News & Events

(This page will be updated with news and future events that are being planned )

- September, 2008 - Production for Phase Two of the campaign.

- August, 2008 - Phase Two production partners are confirmed.

- August, 2008 - Creative development for Phase Two finalizes and creative is ready to go in to production.

- June, 2008 - Creative development for Phase Two begins.

- November, 2007 - TD Canada Trust provides additional funding for Phase Two.

- October, 2007 - The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General provides additional funding for Phase Two.

- March 1st, 2007 - Phase One of campaign launches

- November - February, 2007 - Production for Phase One of the campaign.

- November, 2006 - Lux VFX and GGRP come on board for production of the campaign for Phase One.

- October, 2006- Search for production partners begins.

- May, 2006 - The City of Surrey partners with the campaign

- April, 2006 - The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General partners with the campaign.

- February, 2006 - Remaining funds necessary being applied for.

- January, 2006- Creative development for Phase One finalizes and creative is ready to go in to production.

- January, 2006- CORSA Foundation partners with the campaign.

- December, 2005- Youth Against Gang Violence advisory board assembles and starts to assist with direction of creative and campaign initiatives.

- November, 2005- Campaign research phase completed. Phase One Creative development phase begins with scripts and storyboards.

- October, 2005- Campaign research phase begins.

- Thursday Sept 22nd, 2005- Youth Against Gang Violence attends the 27th annual BC Crime Prevention Association's Information exchange with an information booth.

- Friday Sept 9th, 2005- Youth Against Gang Violence dinner was a success raising $7,000 !


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- September, 2005- Brian Jessel BMW supports campaign and has vehicle at fundraiser.

- August, 2005- TD Canada Trust partners with the campaign.

- August, 2005- DDB Canada partners with the campaign.

- August, 2005- Talks with other organizations regarding working together begin.

- July, 2005- Global Television partners with the campaign.

- July, 2005- Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Society partners with the campaign.

- July, 2005- Doxa Productions LTD. and Bandra bay Films LTD. headed by
Daljit DJ Parmar and Kabir Shaukat Ali take the Youth Against Gang Violence campaign to the community to get produced.