Created by Rachel Flood in 2001, The Sistahood Celebration started as a one-day event featuring an all-female line up of spoken word and hip hop performers and filmmakers. Since then Sistahood has grown into an annual multidisciplinary arts festival that is the only event of its kind in Western Canada. Sistahood is produced by the Working Arts Society, a non-profit organization.

In recognition of International Women's Day, The Sistahood Celebration is a festival designed to advance audience and artist development across a spectrum of diversities. Sistahood provides a safe space for creative expression for emerging and established women and gender-diverse artists involved in a range of artistic disciplines, and facilitates dialogue between these artists and the local community. Each year the artistic vision and programming is used to provoke critical thinking on social, political and cultural issues; and to illuminate new strategies for integrating broad community development with individual artistic practice.

working arts society

The Working Arts Society believes there is a place between star and starving. It’s called working.

Working Arts produces events and programmes that creatively explore contemporary issues. Our signature event is Sistahood. The Working Arts Youth Project is our arts education programme for young people. The Working Arts Society has been in operation as a registered non-profit society in BC since December 2001.

volunteer for sistahood 2010!

A community based festival like Sistahood needs the support of volunteers like you to make it happen. See some great shows, meet new people, and get plugged in to one of the best events Vancouver has to offer. (See full volunteer position descriptions below).

All Sistahood volunteers are asked to commit to 2 shifts of 3 hours each. Evening events have an early shift a late shift and. You get in free to the shows you work, get a festival pass and receive a charming (and useful) thank you gift.

Don't forget the best way to volunteer is with a friend. So grab a sista (or a brotha) and volunteer together for Sistahood.

volunteer positions

• Street Team - Pound the pavement and get the word out. Put up posters, hand out flyers, spread the word far and wide that Sista’Hood 2008 is here.

• 50/50 Draw: Work it. Use your people skills to get some bills.

• Set Up: Strong arms? Early riser? Help us get ready for the day.

• Child Care: Watch over the wee ones while the kids do their thing.

• Clean Up: Handy with a mop? Quick with a garbage bag? Help us get our venue deposit back.

• Merch Table: sell CDs, t-shirts, Sistahood soaps and other goodies.

• Door: Take money, stamp hands, keep the line up flowing.

Interested? Contact Laura at sistahoodresources@gmail.com. State which events you are available to work (check the calendar) and your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice of roles youd like to work.