With May being Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage month, Threading Change, the Global Shapers Canadian Community, and the Triple C Collective are coming together to host a series of livestream fundraisers to raise money for organizations that will advance anti-Asian racism policy, build educational capacity, and increase the visibility of Asian artists and changemakers in the community.

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Fundraiser Pt 1: Taking Policy Action Against Anti-Asian Racism

Teresa Woo-Paw

Teresa is the first Canadian woman of Asian descent elected to the Calgary Board of Education, the Alberta Legislature, and Cabinet Minister in Alberta. She founded and built 8 non-profit entities in 40 years. A true leader in the field, Teresa received an appointment as the Chair of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation by the Governor in Council in 2018.

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Han-Ru Zhou

Han-Ru Zhou is an Associate Professor of Public Law at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Law, and a past Sproul Research Fellow at the University of California at Berkeley, and Boulton Fellow at McGill University. Professor Zhou teaches, researches, and consults in the areas of constitutional law and human rights law.

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Amy Go

Amy Go is the President of Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice. Chinese Canadian National Council educates, engages, and advocates for social justice and equity for all in Canada. Amy is a social worker by training and has dedicated her professional career to serving immigrants and seniors.

Watch the recording here

**Fundraiser Pt 2: Artists Against Asian Hate**

Join us in this 3-hour event for a fun evening of music, art, and DJ performances by Asian artists and allies. To see the performing artists and ones who donated their artwork to the raffle, click below!
The raffle winners for the 6 gift bundles will be announced throughout the 3-hour event.

Watching the livestream here

Featured Artists

One hundred percent of the donations from the artist tips will be given to the artists. If you like to donate to a specific artist, please indicate in your Paypal transfer. Please send transfers to artists using the Paypal button below.

To learn about each artist and check out their work and socials, click their image!

Paypal: Tip the artists!

Koji Aiken is a DJ, Producer and events manager. His range of music tastes allows him to cater to any audience, ultimately giving him the ability to bring his community together.

He specializes in producing future bass, but is not limited to that on

Hello everyone! My name is Elaine Fang. I have been playing my instrument 柳琴 (Liu Qin) since I was in elementary school. I would like to share what I love, my music and my instrument 柳琴 (Liu Qin) with as much people as I can. If you like my performan

Kristin (she/her) a.k.a Hoopamine (hoo · puh · meen) is a hoop and flow artist that lives and creates on the unceded, ancestral and traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam), Sḵwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil

Canada Capital “ZICHAN-INTERNATIONAL ARTS SCHOOL”（ZIAS）is located in Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. The renowned Guzheng artist, Zichan Yang, established the school in 2001. The school seeks to promote and popularize Chinese musical

tānāshāh is a musical project by Tanya Sharma, an Indian musician currently based in Canada. Growing up in the multicultural city of New Delhi, Tanya explored vocal performance in theatre, French choir, and Sufi music. However, it was upon travelling

Abby Pelaez (she/her) is a writer and occasional community organizer/changemaker. She is a first generation Filipino-Canadian who lives in unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh territory (Vancouver, BC). A critical overthinker, she enjoys mea

Based out of Vancouver British Columbia, Jennay Badger has established herself as an innovative and multifaceted DJ with passion. Notorious for hip-hop samples, disco thumpers and deep bass badger pulls musical inspiration from every corner of the el

Eli Pashnin is a Russian/East-Indian immigrant thats been enjoying the Vancouver Rave/Art scene for a couple years. He is a mixed media artist focusing on painting/drawing and tattooing.

Tesicca Truong 張慈櫻 Trương Từ Anh (she/her) is a community engagement innovator, an anti-oppressive dialogue facilitator, and a serial changemaker. Her passions lie at the intersection of youth empowerment, citizen engagement and resilience building.

Climate Activist. Techno DJ. Fashion Justice Consultant. Public Speaker. Stylist.

THIS IS: KALEIDO. @kaleidosophia

Intersectionality is at the root of what Sophia does. Sophia prides herself in bringing unique and non-conventional communi

TRIOS is a long-time advocate for underground music in his hometown of Vancouver, Canada. He is known to play House, Techno, Trap, or Bass music, while staying true to his signature sound. Every live set is crafted for discovery and emotion

Millie Bee grew up dancing ballet in the Philippines, then hip hop and contemporary dance after moving to Canada in 2003. Having recently discovered her love for flow arts in 2018, she has since performed for various collectives in Vancouver. Millie

Off Topic is a crew of Aliens coming from all regions of the universe. As Indigo children, they’re coming at you live with four unique personalities and high levels of consciousness for these shifting times. Welcoming YK, Tha Soul Child, BbyBoo

Vanessa Lefan Yuen is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in rural northern Taiwan. Inspired by taiwanese folk lore, chinese literature, japanese anime, and the natural world around her, she began exploring music, visual arts, writing, and mov

With her signature look of thigh high lace over fishnets and fluffy fox tail, the Lady in Red flows between the beats with a rhythm suggestive of break dance styles. Casting spells upon the crowd with intricate energetics, She plays with the power re

I’m Jackie. I am a Viet/Chinese non-binary (pronouns she/her/hers) creative. As an Asian Canadian, I majored in environmental science for my degree since there was the pressure to do something “practical”, but I have always had a pa

May IG Posts (3).png — **Enter the raffle prize draw for your chance to win!**

**$2000** worth of prizes, 30 brands, 20 artists, 6 pieces of artwork in the art auction, **countless** guaranteed smiles from your support.
**One hundred percent** of the proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the organizations below.
**Please indicate which bundle you wish to win in the note section of your E-transfer. You can see the bundles you can win below:**

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Organizations we are donating to

One hundred percent of the proceeds from the raffle will be donated to organizations below working to combat Asian racism.

Act2EndRacism is a coalition of concerned citizens and community groups of Asian descent. We aim to focus on Canadians affected by COVID-19 triggered related racism.

Hua Foundation is a youth empowerment non-profit connecting cultural heritage and social change. Our approach is about leading community-based research and action, empowering youth, and building community partnerships and resilience.

Are you an Asian-identifying organizer or collective in need of monetary support to bring your project to life? Register in the google form below and let us know your project idea to get easy access to micro-funding!

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Raffle prize bundles!

Win some awesome prizes & donate to a good cause this Asian Heritage Month! There are nine gift bundles folks in the Vancouver area can win (you must buy raffle tickets to win these), two mystery bundles (no tickets needed, check out our IG post here on how to enter!), and seven gift bundles that can be won by anyone in Canada + USA.

The raffle ends at 6 pm PST on May 27th.

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Enter the raffle with 3 easy steps:

1. You must be following @threadingchange & @triplecthecollective
2. E-transfer Threading Change at giving@threadingchange.org
3. In the e-transfer message include: your email/IG handle for entering the draw, and which gift basket(s) you want

$10 per entry - you choose which bundle. Buy as many as you like!

Send money to enter the raffle