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selfie idea: A positive one was a pleasant change – so I was curious to find out how it started, and whether it has been effective, according to Globe and Mail. Director Ravi Jain tells me the selfie idea came not from Factory but from a conference his theatre company, Why Not, hosted in August called This Gen. Conversely, Toronto theatre companies that have programmed plays only by white Canadians – by accident rather than design, according the artistic directors in question – have been the subject of shaming hashtag campaigns. It brought together diverse and dynamic artistic leaders from across the country, as well as the U.S., the U.K., Nigeria and Turkey. We thought: Wouldn't it be great to buy a Factory season and put our money where our mouth was recalls Jain, who directed a superlative, sold-out production of Salt-Water Moon at Factory Theatre last season, but whose upcoming next projects will be with Soulpepper and Mirvish Productions. At the end of the conference, many of the Canadians in attendance ended up talking about how historic Factory Theatre new season was – and wondered how they could support it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.