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--> New Photographic Arts Group Putting The Community in Focus CCPAC photo - Kids play in Malvern Park - Stephen Wei By Stephen Weir Six months ago Toronto photographer and videographer Anthony Berot began approaching fellow Caribbean Canadian photographers about forming an association. The goal of the proposed non-profit group? Documenting the Canadian Caribbean experience and inspiring social change through film and digital images. President Anthony Berot Berot, the official photographer and videographer of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival and contri butor to many newspapers and TV networks in the city, turns out to be a persuasive talker. The Canadian Caribbean Photographic Arts Collective (CCPAC) already has a website, close to a dozen members, bi-weekly meetings and has booked its first exhibition in January! “Photography is a powerful tool for social change and a means by which we can establish our place in society,” reads the mission statement of t