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Unraveling Colonial Threads: An Online Panel About True Tribal
Thursday, June 27
Dion Kaszas, the artist and curator of True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices, will moderate a panel discussion with Nathalie Standingcloud, Nolan Malbeuf and Tristen Jenni Sanderson, three of the artists featured in the exhibition.
The panel will explore the resurgence of Indigenous tattoo practices and how the artists reconnect with traditional skin marking techniques, reinterpret ancestral designs and meanings, and revive traditional application methods. This event will be hosted online and is free, but registration is required.
ResiStories: Building Community Futures
Saturday, June 29
At this lunch-and-learn inspired by Mirage: Disused Public Property in Taiwan, we ask: who are built environments in Vancouver for and why? What can be done to address the inequities of public space-making?
Two graduates of the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) will present their research and proposals on the local urban planning process and its effects on community spaces and futures. After the presentations, political geographer Dr. Eugene McCann will lead a panel discussion along side SALA professor Young-Tack Oh. Registration fee includes lunch and admission to the Museum. Sign up here.
Shades of Brown: Defying Racial Categories
Thursday, July 4
Who is “brown” in Vancouver? Who decides? Over time, “brown” has been used to categorize different people, including people from different cultural communities and people with mixed heritage. Who fits into which racial category, especially where “brown” is concerned, is never clear—and it shifts over time. In its ambiguity, brown presents the flaws of categorization and in doing so, the anti-racist possibilities that exist beyond it.
Chris Patterson will present his academic and creative work on brown histories, politics and identity-making. Following Chris’ presentation, three fellow storytellers—Anne Claire Baguio, Sharanjit Kaur and Hari Alluri, who are defying racist and colonial systems in their own creative community-based work—will join him in conversation. Register here.
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