Dialogues of the diaspora

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Building bridges between communities for inclusion and diversity

This bilingual project aims to build bridges between young women from the African diaspora and the various other communities that make up Canadian society. A project full of surprises that will put clichés to shame!

Thanks to the financial support of the Government of Canada, throughout 2024 we'll be bringing together women from the African diaspora and other communities that make up Canada's social fabric. These discussions will challenge some of the preconceived ideas about women of the African diaspora, but also about other minorities across the country.

Dates: March 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Budget: 158 400$

Dialogues of the diaspora is...

  • 3 awareness campaigns

    aimed at highlighting the realities of different population groups on topics such as intersectionality, stereotypes, gender or sexual identities, mental health, systemic racism and many others.

  • 3 events open to all

    during which the visual arts, the written word and the spoken word will come together in the most beautiful of ways to tackle these subjects from different angles and allow you, whatever your sensibility, to express yourself.

  • 3 practical guides

    intended for everyone, to popularize the concepts evoked and help raise awareness and educate all the people who make up Canadian society.

  • Research

    The publication of a research paper based on surveys conducted in partnership with researcher Pascale Caidor of the Université de Montréal.

Dialogues of the diaspora Podcast

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Episode 1

On what criteria should one commit to a relationship? - Sayasfeels season 2

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Episode 2

How to navigate beauty standards?

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Episode 3

Sexuality, let’s talk about it! Taboo subject or open discussion?

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Episode 4

Online identity, does it matter?

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Episode 5

The clash of cultures

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Episode 6

Go tell that to your parents!

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Event activations

Dialogues of the Diaspora #3: Systemic racism, inclusion: from words to actions

On December 7, 2024, the 3rd and final event of the Diaspora Dialogues took place. Some fifty participants from the African diaspora, but not only, joined us to learn how to identify systemic racism and find ways to deconstruct it! It was also an opportunity to discuss the role of allies in the journey towards a more inclusive society!

Dialogues of the Diaspora #2: Breaking stereotypes: An afternoon of art, exchange and discovery

Join us for the second Dialogues of the Diaspora, an immersive 4-hour event that this time tackles the prickly issue of stereotypes affecting different communities!

Dialogue of the diaspora #1: Intersectionality

On August 10, we welcomed some 50 participants from the African diaspora to the Factry.

3 awareness campaigns

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    Theme 1: Intersectionality

    What is intersectionality?

    To speak of systemic inequalities is to speak of a jargon in which different concepts are intertwined, essential to understanding and deconstructing forms of oppression. Let's talk about systemic inequalities,...

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Theme 1: Intersectionality

Gender in the African Diaspora: History tells a different story

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Theme 1: Intersectionality

Origin and class: double discrimination

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Theme 2: Stereotypes

Origins of stereotypes

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Theme 2: Stereotypes

Stereotypes and mental health

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Theme 2: Stereotypes

Debunking Stereotypes through Dialogue

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Theme 3: Imagining a more inclusive society

Systemic racism: understanding and combating it

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Theme 3: Imagining a more inclusive society

Allies in the Fight for Inclusion: A Commitment to Change

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Theme 3: Imagining a more inclusive society

Reimaging A More Inclusive Society

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