VANCOUVER, October 27, 2011 – In a show of solidarity with the survivors of the recent earthquake in Turkey, the Turkish Canadian Youth and Harvest Festival will be postponed in alignment with the rest of North American Turkish civil organizations as well as official institutions and government offices in Turkey.

“We have decided to postpone our Festival and focus our energy to support the survivors of the terrible earthquake in Van, Turkey and be united with all other similar organizations in North America as well as our people and government in Turkey and all around the world,” said Vancouver festival Coordinator Feza Sanigok.

The City of Vancouver will be holding a flag ceremony and one minute of silence, to pay respect for loss of lives at the earthquake disaster, October 29, 2011 at 11:00 at the Vancouver City Hall North flag pole with Deputy Mayor Tim Stevenson, Hon. Hedi Fry, MP Vancouver Centre, Hon. Harry Bloy, Minister of Multiculturalism, BC, and Turkish Ambassador, H.E. Dr. Rafet Akgunay.

For more information or to make a donation to the benefit of earthquake survivors in Turkey through Red Cross or Red Crescent, please visit www.turkishcanadiansociety.org

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The Turkish Canadian Youth and Harvest Festival is a new one-day cultural festival of Turkish art, culture, history and language. Our festival will highlight the unique community identity of Turkish Canadians and Canadian people in Vancouver.

In commemoration of the birth of the Turkish Republic, we are celebrating the cultural influences of multiple civilizations in Turkish history.

The activities will start at Creekside Community Centre on October 29 at 10 am and finish at the Colours of Anatolia at the UBC Chan Centre in the evening. Our daytime expo will feature vibrant musical, dance and artistic workshops, food vendors and performances from Turkey and other parts of the world.

Once the sun has gone down get ready to be blown away by the talented mosaic of cultural singers and dancers performing at the Colours of Anatolia. Our evening gala will be a beautiful celebration of multiculturalism at its finest.

Click here for complete listings of events as well as performances and workshops.

Just as you can find every culture in Turkey, you can find almost every culture at the Youth and Harvest Festival.

Come, come, whoever you are,
Wanderer, idolater, worshipper of fire,
Come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times,
Come, and come yet again.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.

–Rumi