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Desh Pardesh fonds
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Grant applications

Series consists of government documents, pamphlets, manuals and information booklets, application reports, proposals and budget reports related to government grants to support, supplement and off-set the costs of organizing and presenting the Desh Pardesh festival and other affiliated Desh Pardesh activities, as well as paying staff salaries. Files have been organized by Desh Pardesh staff based on the main funding organization, namely: the Ontario Anti-Racism Secretariat; the Canada Council; individual and independent funding foundations; the Ministry of Culture; the Ontario Arts Council; the Ontario Women's Directorate; the Toronto Arts Council; and the Trillium Foundation.

Board of Directors records

Series consists of the agendas, minutes and administrative records and reports of the Desh Pardesh Board of Directors.

Committee records

Series consists of agendas, minutes, submissions, evaluations and biographical information created and accumulated by members of the programming committee of Desh Pardesh, in the course of their activities soliciting, evaluating and organizing workshops, seminars, dance, music and theatre performances, literary readings, art exhibits and film screenings.

Publicity and promotional materials

Series consists of administrative records, correspondence, festival programmes, press releases, advertisements, promotional materials, flyers, postcards, bookmarks, pamphlets and posters created and distributed by the publicity branch of the Desh Pardesh Programming Committee and the Desh Pardesh Board of Directors.

Media and reference files

Series consists of media articles and news clippings related to Desh Pardesh participants and events, as well as catalogues, resource directories, periodicals and newsletters used by Desh Pardesh staff for reference purposes. Also includes a list of books, magazines and directories presumably the resource library maintained by Desh Pardesh.

Audiovisual material screened at and recordings of Desh Pardesh

Series consist of video cassettes of films screened at the Desh Pardesh festival or an affiliated event; commercial shorts created specifically for the festival; and audio and video recordings of various events, workshops and performances at Desh Pardesh.

Audiovisual material submitted to Desh Pardesh

Series consists of video cassettes and audio cassettes submitted to Desh Pardesh for consideration, including material from: film makers; spoken word and performance artists; comedians; dancers and choreographers; musicians and vocalists. For the most part, these tapes contain audition material, and it does not appear these materials were actually used or screened in the Desh Pardesh festival proper.

Desh Pardesh fonds

  • F0522
  • Fonds
  • 1993-2002, predominant 1996-2002

Fonds consists of the administrative records, artist submissions, promotional material, fund raising, financial and operational records of the Desh Pardesh organization relating to its annual conference and arts festival and its year-round events related to South Asian youth, women's issues, fund raising, community development and anti-racist efforts. In addition to administrative records, the fonds also includes the submissions of local and international South Asian artists, dancers, film makers, poets, playwrights, photographers and other performers, including audio-visual, photographic and written material, as well as promotional packages and brochures. Fonds is arranged into 11 series.

SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective)

Human resources and building administration records

Series consists of job advertisements, correspondence, job applications, employee evaluations, legal documents, working files, and resumes for Desh Pardesh staff members, as well as correspondence and administrative records related to the Desh Pardesh offices located at 401 Richmond Street, Toronto, Ontario.

Program and project files

Series consists of organizational records, promotional material, correspondence and programmes for on-going programming administered by Desh Pardesh committees and staff, including: film retrospectives; industry-related workshops; community conferences; the publication of the Desh Pardesh zine, 'Avec Pyar'; memorials for Desh Pardesh participants; theatre tour productions and other events sponsored or co-sponsored by Desh Pardesh.

Financial records

Series consists of correspondence, invoices, expense accounts, banking statements, cheque receipts, yearly auditors' reports, budgets, bankruptcy records and policy manuals related to the financial activities of Desh Pardesh.

Fund raising and membership campaign records

Series consists of contact lists of members, participants, performers and supporters of Desh Pardesh as well as fund raising planning documents, promotional flyers, mailing packages, and member cards for various fund raising, membership and support campaigns for Desh Pardesh.

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