To our Muslim friends: This city is your city. This country is your country. We stand with you in solidarity and peace.
In a continued effort to support the Mi’kmaq, we are extending our project further to raise some funds, with your help. A short run of 25 tote bags with our “All Eyes On Mi’kma’ki'' artwork have been beautifully printed by Rezonance print shop, and are available on the SC Store for $25 each, with all proceeds being donated directly to those on the frontlines in Mi'kma'ki.
ALECIA BRYAN
With a keen sense of reality, no frills, and nothing ostentatious, Alecia Bryan is on a mission to make people feel more at home. For the non-binary artist, this requires not just a comfortable sofa to accommodate our new plugged-in way of living, but moments of self-care, empathy, and self-reflection with a unique warmth and tactility.
YAYA’S POP UP SUPPER CLUB
It’s a chilly Saturday night in Old East Village but inside YAYA’S Kitchen, all things are warm: the conversation, the candlelit-dotted tables and of course the food. Yaya’s Kitchen Pop-up and Supper Club began as a backyard get together in 2017 and has since grown into a full kitchen and dining room experience; hosting monthly Pop-ups with an entrancing blend of supper and storytelling.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION ACTIVISM
The public library as the cultural and scholarly heart of the community invites a deeper look into presenting hidden and oftentimes uncomfortable histories. This puts public libraries at the forefront of information activism, as their role to the community aims to erode structural and socioeconomic barriers. They do this by providing free access to multiple insightful resources.
SC X BLACK ARTIST FUND
in our campaign to further the advancement of black voices, we have created a fund that, with your help, will directly pay for the contributions of black artists and visionaries as they share their stories through our platform. The See Collective Black Artists Fund will offer local visual artists, photographers, writers, etc. an opportunity to showcase their work. Our hope is that this fund will help to localize the global issue of anti-black racism, empower black art; and in doing so, provide some much-needed perspective.DONATE HERE
ESMAA MOHAMOUD
Mohamoud often uses her work to explore identity; she erases the socially constructed lines of gender, unearthing the truth that is buried underneath today’s face on race. Despite inciting some backlash, Mohamoud is incapable of changing the terms of the conversation. For her, there is purpose in dialogue, even at the cost of a few rattled cages along the way.
While the entire world is suffering immensely due to the coronavirus pandemic, the reality is that members of the Black community are dying at an exponentially higher rate than other groups, while continuing to be subjected to undue violence. Disturbing as this is, we have found some solace in the hope that our unified efforts will help to further dismantle systemic racism.
SISTERHOOD MEDIA
Sisterhood Media is a streaming platform for and by people on the margins that is changing the narrative for marginalized communities in the media. Their work aims to start discussions about topics surrounding identity, community, and self-actualization through a variety of different audio and visual mediums.
TWO SIDES NOW
Amidst all the suggestions out there for ‘projects you can do while staying home,’ Lauren FitzGerald suggests the project of researching how London’s small businesses are continuing to provide their signature high-quality food, beverage and grocery services and making a small business connection scheduled (and delightful!) part of your week.
Nancy Finlayson
The Garden at 100 Stanley Street.
Envision, if you will, a green space bustling with local plant and insect life; a sanctuary from the nearby downtown streets. Picture a family of newly minted monarch butterflies perched in a bed of purple cone flowers, or a peckish yellow finch drinking rainwater from a cup plant during the peak of summer’s heat.
