Survivors Totem Pole

A project in Vancouver, Canada by Sacred Circle Society
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A Totem Pole will be raised in Fall 2014 as a lasting community art & action project, symbolizing resistance, persistence & inclusion.
Backers: 237
Average Pledge Per Backer: $81

Funded: $19,093 of $15,000
Dates: Jun 28th -> Aug 4th (37 days)
Project By: Sacred Circle Society
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Latest News

Handmade Earrings

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Folks we have only 52 hours left and we still really need to make $2,000. I'm confidant we will make our goal. But actually I am contacting you all to let you know about our earring and necklace rewards. Originally $150, now $175 for the earrings... (Read More)

A minor setback

July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
We just got a quote for the steel base and back structure. It is $5,000! We had never imagined it would be so high. This means that we really need to make $20,000 from our campaign in order to get the pole safely up. We are also pursuing ways of... (Read More)

Wow! Thanks Everyone!!!

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We made our goal !!!!  We wanted to thank all of you for helping us get there. We still have 4 days and the campaign isn't finished. Following the sage crowdfunding experts, we asked for the smallest amount we would have to make in order to complete... (Read More)

New Donation from Oppenheimer Tent City

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
On welfare day, Oppenheimer Tent Village made a collection for the Survivors Totem Pole from campers and just donated $75! The survivor's totem pole is more than just symbolic to the DTES residents, even though they have very little money, it was... (Read More)

New Article In Rabble

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Generous donators. We managed to pass the $10,000 mark over the weekend! Thanks so much for your help to get here! We thought we would celebrate with a new article from... (Read More)

Article and correct link

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Apologies, it looks like the campaign link sent out yesterday did not work. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/695807368/survivors-totem-pole But it gives us a chance to share a recent article in the Metro News... (Read More)

Thank You! We past Half Way!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We want to thank each and everyone of our 89 supporters and those who sent them to our campaign for helping to raise $8,403! It is an all or nothing project and we have 19 days to make $15,000. So we are asking you to help us one more time. Please... (Read More)

Community is Gathering

July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Kickstarters and Friends.  Thank you for being part of our circle of supporters.  Here is the "thank you" that we sent out to the amazing community that came to our open house about a week ago plus just a handful of the photos taken by Suki:... (Read More)

We've launched!

June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Skundaal:  "This pole comes from Haida Gwaii, it's 980 years old. This log has weathered many years of storms, like our community."  Open House song by Noel Abrahams Thank you to the first 22 contributors that are helping us to raise this totem... (Read More)

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