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Our Stories, Our Histories
May is South Asian Heritage Month, and we’ve been working closely with the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians on its promotion and the launch of the Brown Canada project. Our friends over at CASSA have been (very) busy organizing a series of events this month, which we’re honoured to be a part of:
Asian and South Asian Heritage Month Reception at Toronto City Hall
May 14th, 5pm–7pm. Members’ Lounge, Toronto City Hall
The Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter (CCNCTO) and the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) invite you to attend a reception at the City Hall to celebrate Asian and South Asian Heritage Month. This year our panel and speakers will speak about our theme: “Our Stories, Our Histories”. We will also discuss the role of the City of Toronto in regard to our theme.
The panel discussion and reception will be held in the Members’ Lounge, City Hall at 5 pm followed by a networking reception with refreshments.
The agenda for the reception is:
5:00–5:30 Reception and Greetings by CNCCTO and CASSA
5:30–6:20 Panel Discussion — “Our Stories, Our Histories”
6:20–6:40 Questions and Answers
6:40–7:00 Networking and refreshments
To confirm your attendance, please RSVP to Nadia Wasti at nadia@cassa.on.ca or 416-932-1359 ext. 16 at your earliest convenience.
Young South Asian Women Reclaiming Space in the Media — A Workshop!
May 22nd, 5-7pm. Don Montgomery Recreational Centre 2467 Eglinton Ave East Toronto.
Sheila will be facilitating a workshop for the South Asian Women’s Action Collective (SAWAC). In this free workshop, we’ll deconstruct the ways in which mass media is used to perpetuate colonialism, racism and gender-based violence, and start to shift the conversation into our own reclamation of this space. By the end of the session, participants will have laid the groundwork to explore the use of independent media (eg. podcasting, video-making, blogging and zine-making) in defining our own narratives and creating space for the world we want.
Please email hadia@cassa.on.ca to register. This workshop is open to women between the ages of 16-30 only. Food and Tokens will be provided.
