Queering ARTivism Free Forums for Youth

“Queering ARTivism,” is a free, bilingual program is for 2SQTBIPOC youth* aged 16-29 across Turtle Island who are interested in learning hands-on about the power of art as a form of activism and 2SLGBTQ+ history and storytelling.

Register for Forum: British Columbia and Alberta 
(January 26th, 2023 from 9 AM to 4 PM PST)

Participants will join us for a full-day online youth forum featuring artist-led workshops, keynote addresses, and activities centering the importance of art as an alternative form of learning and its power as a vehicle for advocacy and sharing history within Two-Spirit, queer, and trans Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (2SQTBIPOC) communities. By doing an arts-based forum, we aim to showcase the many ways that art can be a tool not only for self-exploration and discovery, but as a way to intersect with activism, memory, and storytelling in connecting communities throughout time. 

*Given the history of the intersection between art and activism and how it has historically been led by marginalized folks, particularly racialized and queer/trans artists, these forums will be a closed space for 2SQTBIPOC (Two Spirit, Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) participants, artists, keynotes, and facilitators, in order to create a safe, affirming, and supportive virtual learning environment for both participants and honorees. 

Further information about “Queering ARTivism,” can be found on the project’s webpage (here is the link: https://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/programs/queering-artivism/), or in the Queering ARTivism Information Package we attached in this email (this Information Package is also available in French if that would be helpful to share along as well). The link for youth participants to register is also accessible here, but can be also accessed on the webpage