Update regarding “I Don’t Even Miss You”

After internal discussions at CGAS and conversations with the Tiny Bear Jaws team, CGAS is supporting Tiny Bear Jaws in their decision to cancel the remainder of I Don’t Even Miss You. We have heard our community’s call for accountability, and we take that very seriously. As soon as we received your feedback, we mobilized ourselves into discussion with each other, with stakeholders, and with community. This communication today is the result of a rigorous internal process. 

Common Ground’s mission states that we believe in people and process over product, that we will never stop striving to provide the most caring platform for artistic development. It is with these guiding principles in mind that we support the decision to cancel I Don’t Even Miss You. 

If you would like to share your thoughts about this matter, you are welcome to reach out to the Common Ground Board of Directors at board@commongroundarts.ca. Out of care for the people involved, we ask our community for patience and respect for individual privacy as we navigate these complexities.

We also want to remind our community of our safe(r) spaces policy and procedures on our website. Community members can always submit a comment on our website (anonymously or not). 

If you reached out to us to share your concerns, thank you for your trust in us and for your bravery. As a small, non-profit arts organization where many board members and staff are artists in their own right, we are incredibly grateful to be part of this artistic community.