Canada is in a housing crisis with over 35,000 Canadians homeless on any given night. Declining wages, withdrawal of federal government support, reduced benefits, and a severe lack of affordable housing are all factors that contribute to this crisis. At this event, Dr. Alex Abramovich and Cathy Crowe, leaders in homeless research, address the ways […]
This event features Raven Sinclair, a two-spirited Cree/Assiniboine/Salteaux from Gordon’s First Nation and Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Regina, who leads a workshop on community accountability & the process behind her film A Truth to be Told: The 60’s Scoop in the Splatsin Community.
From “Elephant Man” to “The Theory of Everything”, Hollywood cinema often presents disabled subjects as either pitiable or inspiring. Art and media by disabled people themselves tells a different story. Artist and activist Dr. Eliza Chandler discusses her work about the development of disability arts in Canada and shares skills in the technique of digital […]
LGBT people played a key role in Ukraine’s Euromaidan revolution; they were also among the first to be targeted by the Russian occupation in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. This forum features Ukrainian human rights activist Anna Dovgopol speaking about the current situation of LGBT people in Ukraine and the state of feminist and queer activism […]
The workshop, led by Merritt Kopas, highlights the work that women are doing in games and the alternative forms of play being built by women and other marginalized groups. merritt is the author of games like HUGPUNX, and Take Care and is the editor of Videogames for Humans, a Twine anthology published by Instar Books. […]
Reena Katz AKA Radiodress discusses how she uses live and recorded talking, whispering, singing, yelling, and listening to consider bodies as sites of knowledge, and media communication as social and political practice. Her artist talk will focus on two recent projects Love Takes The Worry Out of Being Close: Public Assemblies In Bed With Queers […]
Min Sook Lee discusses art and activism and how her films about/with migrant workers are a tool for migrant worker justice at this event. Showing excerpts from her award-winning documentaries, she talks about building a sense of authorial voice and strengthening community engagement over time followed by a conversation and Q&A moderated by Chris Ramsaroop […]
In the wake of police crackdowns on civil liberties across Europe, a critical look at the role of police and state in civil society is more important than ever. Featuring OISE professor and activist Dr. Rinaldo Walcott, documentary filmmaker Amar Wala, new media artist Cheryl L’Hirondelle, and photographer Abdi Osman, this event invites artists and […]