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Art of Decolonzation Workshop Series
OISE Room 2198, 252 Bloor St. West, Toronto
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
6:00pm - 9:00pm
About:
Community Arts Ontario and OPIRG-Toronto present…
“The Art of Decolonization Workshop Series”
Participatory workshops will explore how Indigenous peoples express the experience of colonization across artistic disciplines; how art contributes to the maintenance and recovery of culture; the intersections of decolonization work for both racialized and indigenous communities; and how relationships within and among communities are built using artistic processes.
Date: August 24, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: University of Toronto – OISE (Room 2198)
$25 for single session [*Students and CAO members: 20% discount]
Schedule
**August 3 Cancelled** Check back later for re-scheduling of this workshop: On August 3: Award-winning author Lee Maracle discusses resisting colonization through art and cultural reclamation.
**August 10 Cancelled**: Activist and writer Zainab Amadahy looks at how recovering, creating and sharing Indigenous women’s music contributes to indigenizing our ways of thinking as well as our relationships on Turtle Island (North America).
**August 17 Cancelled**: Amai Kuda—singer/songwriter and community activist—examines the importance of spirit and spirituality in the process of decolonizing, and the role of art as a primary vehicle for spirit's expression. Addressing the socio-political and personal, theoretical as well as practical, the workshop will probe the questions of 'how do we listen to the voices of our ancestors?' and 'how are we the voices of ancestors?'
On August 24: Filmmaker Malinda Francis explores the idea of decolonization through video. She delves into the importance of educating youth about the negative images which bombard them every day, and empowering the youth to create their own images.
For more information or to register call (416) 598 1128, email cao@communityartsontario.ca.
Visit http://www.communityartsontario.ca/ for complete workshop descriptions and presenter bios.
Community Arts Ontario is a provincial service organization comprised of arts service organizations, cultural centres, community arts groups, municipalities, artists and public supporters. CAO cultivates and connects the arts, artists and people across Ontario from urban, rural and remote communities, and provides network, exchange, and professional development opportunities for community arts practitioners.
The Ontario Public Interest Research Group at the University of Toronto is a student-funded, volunteer-driven, non-profit, community/campus organization mandated to facilitate research, education, and action around issues of social and environmental justice. OPIRG-Toronto strives to provide an anti-racist, trans and queer positive, accessible, harassment-free space for students and community members to utilize and further develop their skills as community organizers while making links with larger movements in working for social change. OPIRG-Toronto also provides information and resources to its members and broader community.
Fee:
$25 single session; 20% discount for students and CAO members.
