The Young Indigenous Women’s Utopia
Thu, Nov 24
|Toronto
The Young Indigenous Women’s Utopia (YIWU) Girls Group uses ceremony, culture and arts-based activism to combat gender-based and colonial violence. Learn about their work and participate in a series of hands-on interactive workshops!
Time & Location
Nov 24, 2022, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST
Toronto, 198 York Blvd, North York, ON M3J 2S5, Canada
About the Event
The Young Indigenous Women’s Utopia (YIWU) Girls Group uses ceremony, culture and arts-based activism to combat gender-based and colonial violence.
Join us on November 24th to learn about their work, launch their newest book and participate in a series of hands-on interactive workshops!
All events are free, open to the community, and will take place in HNES 140 on York University’s Keele Campus!
Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-young-indigenous-womens-utopia-book-launch-and-workshops-tickets-465819698257
11 AM-1:30 PM “Authorship and Storytelling: What does it mean to us?” Reflect on the process of Indigenous storytelling and authorship through an interactive collage making workshop. (Includes lunch for attendees).
2:30-4:00 PM Book launch, reading and presentation of “KÎYÂNAW OCÊPIHK” Hear from Indigenous young women in Treaty 6 about what it means to challenge gender-based and colonial violence through culture, ceremony, storytelling, and the arts! (Includes refreshments).