Black Grrl Magik: Film and Discussion

Join us for a screening of "Black Grrl Magik", followed by a discussion with director Kyisha Williams and performer SlimThick Monroe, Mother of The House of Pinklady and Godmother to The International House of Monroe.

This event is planned in partnership with Northern Voices Rising for the "Unapologetic Abundance" event series. Also check out "Shade the Theft Away" and "Vogue 101"!

WHEN

Fri. Nov. 20 @ 6pm

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WHERE

Zoom

COST

$10 / PWYC

AGE RESTRICTION

All ages welcome

EVENT FORMAT

This event will feature a QTBIPOC Q&A after the screening and discussion.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Register beforehand:

https://fb.me/e/4M44sH4N5

BLACK GRRL MAGIK

Watch the trailer here:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=303332764264504

KYISHA WILLIAMS

https://www.kyishawilliams.com/

Kyisha Williams is a Toronto-born actor, model, director and health promoter. Kyisha fuses public health (MPH) and digital media by creating socially relevant content that discusses health and promotes healthy sexuality/ consent culture. They believe that the screen is a beautiful teaching and engaging tool. Kyisha created their first film Red Lips [cages for Black girls] (2010), with the support of the Inside Out Film Festival’s New Visions Film Program. In 2016, Kyisha completed the Black Women Film! Leadership Program and in 2017 their team won the BravoFact pitch competition allowing them to create Queen of Hearts (2018), now getting International attention. Kyisha has acted in over 20 TV commercials, PSAs and short films, including one that is set to air on CRAVE TV in 2020. Kyisha studies Film Production at the Toronto Film School.

SLIMTHICK MONROE

http://www.instagram.com/slimthickmonroe/

One of Toronto’s hottest divas, SlimThick Monroe made her debut in June 2012 at Sodom is Burning where she dazzled the crowd who literally bowed before her as she hit the stage. She then played a sexy Studio 54 diva at Sodom Warhol where she mowed down Andy Warhol with a machine gun. SlimThick Monroe has been a member of House of Monroe since 2011 and in 2019 became GodMother Monroe. She has competed many times in Toronto’s ballroom scene as well as at the Latex Ball in New York. Categories she often enters include body and best dressed. SlimThick was born in Trinidad but grew up in New York City and moved to Toronto at age 15. She is involved in community development though the Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance as Mother Pinklady of The Iconic International KiKi House of PinkLady, a youth-led organization that builds self-confidence by using ballroom arts including voguing and runway and the newly appointed GodMother of the first Canadian Mainstream Ballroom House, The House Of Monroe. She is also part of the Woman, Butch, and Trans Ballroom Coalition, an organization that helps marginalized people in the ballroom scene. Also becoming her own ambassador as BLACK GRRL MAGIK embracing the "Big Gurl" culture. Letting everyone know that she is here to be seen and heard regardless of how you feel... Especially about her size.

NORTHERN VOICES RISING

https://northernvoicesrising.ca/

Northern Voices Rising is a collective, living in Yukon, working for safety, liberty, and fulfillment for BIPOC Folx. As a group with varying intersections and identities we center Black, Indigenous and POC voices in our consensus based organizing. Consisting of Whitehorse and Dawson based members, we are committed to immediate and meaningful action.

CODE OF CONDUCT

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

www.queeryukon.com