Find Your Voice is a writing workshop facilitated by writers Kamilah Haywood and G.L. Glowz. Participants will be guided through the creative writing process to support their individual healing practices and to compose a writing piece that can be included in their portfolios. Participants will have the opportunity to share their work with peers within this private workshop and can offer constructive and uplifting insight about each other’s work to encourage growth in their creative journeys. Within this safe space, participants will bond and create in honour of their lived experience. Newly released inmates requiring programming hours are encouraged to sign up. All are welcome, but priority will be given to previously-convicted artists, entertainers and/or writers.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Confinement and Contagion: COVID-19 & Health in the Prison System is an exhibition for people affected by the prison system to share their work and stories. The exhibition, along with participatory workshops, will bring to light these individuals’ vulnerability to physical and mental illnesses. Learn more.

CONTENT WARNING

Confinement and Contagion: COVID-19 and Health in the Prison System and associated events deal with difficult subject matter including: mental health challenges, addiction, trauma/abuse, racism, violence, and trafficking of youth. Please practice self-care and self-protection when interacting with the exhibition and associated events. If you find something challenging or need support, reach out to someone you trust, like a friend, family member, counsellor, Elder or other people who may be in your support system.

LOCATION

This workshop will be held at Neilson Park Creative Centre, in Studio A1.

• COVID Policies:

NPCC is operating at normal capacity limits within its facilities. All individuals 2 years of age and up inside NPCC must, at all times, wear a mask which covers their nose, mouth and chin or provide proof of a medical exemption from the requirement to wear a mask. NPCC no longer requires proof of vaccination, but may implement proof if necessary. Additional Information.

• Directions:

By TTC: From Kipling Subway Station, board the West Mall 112 bus. Disembark at the intersection of West Mall Crescent and Dundas Street West. Walk to Neilson Park Creative Centre’s parking lot entrance where you will see the building at the edge of Neilson Park.

By Car: Neilson Park Creative Centre is 0.5 kilometers south of Bloor Street West and Neilson Drive, west of The West Mall and Bloor.

• Accessibility:

Barrier-free venue

Closed captioned/live captions

Service animals allowed

NOTE

By registering for this event, attendees acknowledge that Myseum of Toronto has permission to share email lists with our project partners, in this case the project leads of Confinement and Contagion.

ABOUT MYSEUM INTERSECTIONS

Myseum Intersections is an annual city-wide festival that explores arts, culture, and community in Toronto. Throughout the month of April, join us for our first in-person Intersections festival in over two years and rediscover the city through the lens of 5 collaborative projects, with 30+ artists and 10+ community collectives involved. From Parkdale to North York, and Black Creek to Etobicoke, experience free events, exhibits, and workshops that explore contemporary conversations about our city. Learn more.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Confinement and Contagion is presented in partnership with Myseum of Toronto as part of Myseum Intersections 2022. This project is led by Defne Inceoglu and Revital Weiss, with contributions from Kya Publishing, F-You Project, PASAN, Toronto Prisoners' Rights Project, and Literal Change.

Myseum Intersections 2022 is funded by the Government of Canada.

Myseum of Toronto is made possible with the generous support of Diane Blake and Stephen Smith.