On the weekend of JUNE 29, 30 & JULY 1, Cap City Cyphers will be partnering with the Vietnamese Canadian Centre and the Youth Leaders Advisory Council to have three days of cyphers featuring a cypher competition AND a cypher sketch competition with $300 in cash prizes.

Day 1 - 2019.06.29 - SAIGON SQUARE CYPHER :

JUNE 29 at Saigon Square there will be a yard sale from 8AM until 3PM. The CYPHER TAKES PLACE 11AM-1PM and there is open mic surrounding throughout the day for those who wish to perform their works. There are also 20 selling tables ($20/table) available to those who wish to participate in the yard sale on a first come first served basis; contact ottawavietcancentre@gmail.com or (613) 230-8282 to register table or fill out this form: https://forms.gle/bjxNV4C9zzQj99g66

Day 2 - 2019.06.30- TRUE NORTH STRONG: ANANSI STORYTELLING: JUNE 30 at Future Cities tents on Major's Hill - The CYPHER TAKES PLACE 5-6:30PM between a full day of events from 11AM to 7PM including Sankofa Drumming Circle, Elephant Stories Garden, Canadian Barber Throwdown, interactive art installation, and various cultural exchanges with urban storytellers through the Connecting The Dots “Take A Story, Leave A Story” Virtual Reality activation zone. More details at https://bit.ly/2X1oEXq

Day 3 - 2019.07.01 - TRUE NORTH STRONG: ANANSI STORYTELLING ctd: JULY 1 at Future Cities tents on Major's Hill - a continuation of the day before with the CYPHER at 6-7PM. On this day we will be announcing the winner.

Competition Rules:

Coming soon. For now, keep these words in mind -

reconciliation,

solidarity,

unity,

community,

Ubuntu,

peace,

freedom,

unceded,

decolonize,

TurtleIsland,

TrueNorthStrongFree,

Algonquin,

Settlers,

BlackEmpowerment,

reparations,

Justice4Abdirahman