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workshops Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered ll was Friday (tic 13th ami thirteen wonic were gathering Jt the Silk Purse in West Vancouver. Nn superstition here! What By four o'clock on Saturday, we had just about completed our checklist. There wci Mill plenty of questions to ask but it was groups in the arts or because people in the arts tend to reveal more of themselves H debatable. In any case, it is beside the Hie World Health Organization estimato that by the year 2000, there will be 30-40 million earners of the HIV vims world- Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered was a great time as well as an incredible lot of learning. Elaine was fun to be with. She 13 women gather on Friday the 13th Facilitator Elaine Smookler was ready with the goods. In two days, she taught us everything (well, almost everything) she of wc. and we will go a lot further b> cooperating. Thanks Elaine, for a couple of wonderful What can arts group--understaffed and overworked as they arc already--do to offset the inevitable losses? iBy losses. I don't mean only loss of staff, but loss of productivity, loss of hope, loss of creativity, etc.) As A/c pointed out, u is best to plan ahead rathei than find yourself scrambling and making decisions you might later regret. 1'lanning ahead means developing a comprehensive policy with regard to AIDS in the workplace, a policy that will cover such issues as confidentiality, human rights, employee education, safety, and more. Canadian Actors Equity was among the first to develop such a policy statement, and this was already two years ago Other arts groups are well-advised to follow suit. If you despair at the thought of striking yet another committee and struggling through such a policy, call Actors Equity. Ask them how they went about it. Talk to other professional groups. Share inform!lion Beuer yet. contact AIDS Vancouver. They have copies of a policy developed by the Canadian AIDS Society that you are more than welcome to crib from. ACT NOW Managing Hl\ and AIDS in the Canadian Workplace explains how to develop and implement an AIDS policy, and offers guidance on how to educate your employees, ll is a\ ail.ible tor SNI through AIDS Vancouver. For infor-mation. phone 687-522(1. Michael Aze is also available for consultation, on a one-to-one or a group basis. He can be reached at 087-5220. Elaine began her career with the Vancouver Chamber Choir in 1984. Her official title was Marketing Manager, a role which often included setting up fundraising campaigns, selling tickets and coordinating those ever-so-valuable volunteers. Elaine learned plenty in her five years with the Chamber Choir and. after a brief stint as Managing Director at Precompany. Today she is one of Vanenmer's most effective arts publicists. Besides producing and promoting many shows in Vancouver, Elaine conducts seminars to share her wisdom, much of it acquired "by the seal of her pants." Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered was especially designed for non-profit agencies. After a stimulating "getting to know you" exercise, Elaine made .1 lisi ot what each participant hoped to leam. Throughout the next two days, we referred to this checklist fill of Many Trades. Fi ecordedon mo albums AIDS in the Arts Workplace h\ Ann Macklem From designing a poster to developing an audience, from special events to volunteer recognition, we tried to cover it all. As financing is a crucial aspect of any project, wc spent a good deal of time on fundraising and sponsorship. Elaine calls "W11FM"-- What's In It ForMe. Whomever you approach, especially for sponsorship, must see some benefit for themselves. This might be an ad in the program, use of their product at an event, or supporting a cause which falls under their mandate. He creative. Before ,i,,l b An employee discloses to his/her employt that he/she has AIDS and requests i onfulentiality As the employee's conditi worsens, it becomes clear that they have be reassigned to less demanding tasks //ON do \"u. as a manager, justify tlu\ to Cultural Honours Presented at Silk Purse On May 8. 1992. North Shore MP Mary Collins presented longtime volunteer Myrtle Mayall with the Lcscarbot Award, in honour of the hulion to culture in the community. These are only some of the scenarios were discussed ai a recent seminar or HIV/AIDS in the workplace. Given f AIDS Vancouver's Michael Aze and sponsored by the Vancouver Cultural Alliance, the workshop was geared specifically to the arts community. Myrtle Mayall has been involved with the West Vancouver Community Arts Council since ils inception in 1968. Myrtle has also served as secretary for the West Vancouver Visual Ans Society for many years. She is a Life Member Of both the Council and the West Vancouver Sketch Club. The Lcscarbot Award was created last year by the Minister of Communications to recognize the contribution of volunteers to the promotion and development of cultural life in Canada. More than 70 people attended the ceremony held in Myrtle's honour. dcattlii geting. ,, . Summer 1992