March/Break! – Activating Artists for the Climate

Artists for Climate & Migrant Justice and Indigenous Sovereignty is so excited to invite you to take a little March Break together. This will be a full weekend for artists and activists to gather to learn, build community, and engage in arts activism projects. We are getting ready to take the streets and smash the status quo. That’s right, it’s… March/Break!

AT THIS EVENT WE’LL:
– Learn from some powerful and inspiring Indigenous artists and activists
– Meet like-minded people and spend time together imagining and creating
– Brainstorm ideas for arts-based protest activities and form teams that can make them happen
– Address the climate crisis through the power of storytelling and imagining the world as it could and should be

At the end of the day, we hope you will come away with concrete actions that you can carry out. We are building our community of comrades who can create arts-based protest actions, and who can show up to animate them at whatever level of engagement we are each capable of. Together we’ll be ready to March! and Break!

ALL are welcome at this event, whether you have identified as an artist or activist in the past or not.

DETAILS:
– We are meeting at Trinity-St.Paul’s United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts (427 Bloor St. W)
– Lunch will be provided
– We welcome anyone who is interested, whether you have identified as an artist or activist in the past, or not
– Feel free to drop in for any part of the event, although in-depth participation is encouraged

SATURDAY (10am to 5pm, plus evening social)
Morning: Two workshop sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to learn from wonderful Indigenous knowledge-sharers, as well as from each other
~ Lunch ~
Afternoon: Breakout groups working on existing and new arts activism projects
Evening: “Campfire” social and singalong

SUNDAY (1pm to 4:30pm)
Community bagel brunch
Continued work on projects, opportunities for peer knowledge-sharing
Performance/share-back opportunity

COST
This is a CIYL (Contribute If You Like) event. The cost to put it on is about $16 per person. If you are able to contribute the cost of your attendance, or more to help cover costs for others, great. There is absolutely no requirement to contribute.

Please register so we can keep track of numbers and access needs! Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdla-I4nlVaR1_5895sYvFnI-XM8wvitmM7Iy7AwYvImuBJGA/viewform?usp=sf_link

ACCESS
> Washrooms and main meeting rooms at TSP are wheelchair accessible via an entry ramp. Some “breakout” spaces are only accessible by stairs and groups will be assigned spaces accordingly.
> There is a gender neutral washroom
> The atmosphere for the day will be focused, but relaxed – feel free to come and go as needed
> All ages are very welcome
> If you require any other accommodation to help participate in the event, let us know in the RSVP form.

If you have any questions at all, send us a message at artistsfortheclimate@gmail.com.

Trinity-St. Paul’s sits on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Wendat peoples, and we are so completely grateful and stoked to be able to do this work on the land where people have been telling stories & caring for the land and water for thousands of years, and continue to do so.