Project: Maritime Makers was a grassroots cooperative project co-organized by Jessika Hepburn and Fatema Sidat to demonstrate new economic paradigms led by women of colour and creative entrepreneurs. We hosted some of Atlantic Canada's largest markets attracting over 10,000 visitors at a time to support hundreds of local artists and makers along with pop-up markets, workshops … [Read more...] about Maritime Makers
BIPOCSS (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour South Shore)
Project: Organized grassroots collective of BIPOC residents in rural South Shore, Nova Scotia to address racism and create community spaces for youth and adults. Hosted events, community dinners, Spill The Tea parties, Black Lives Matter gathering, drop in youth cafe and rallies to support Mi’kmaw moderate livelihood fisheries. Dates: 2020-2021 … [Read more...] about BIPOCSS (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour South Shore)
ENRICH Project Branding Design
Client: The Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Project (ENRICH) is a collaborative community-based research and engagement project on environmental racism in Mi’kmaq and African Nova Scotian communities. Date: 2020 … [Read more...] about ENRICH Project Branding Design
On Distance: Paul Robeson and the Rolling River of Resistance
This is a story about distance, that is a story of resistance, as most stories worth telling are. It is both a warning and reminder that words have power to unite or divide, heal or harm. Take for example the distance between Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter. Whole lifetimes and generations of meaning exist between these six words. Words that wound, hold histories … [Read more...] about On Distance: Paul Robeson and the Rolling River of Resistance
South End Environmental Injustice Society Branding & Reports
Project: South End Environmental Injustice Society (SEED) was founded by Louise Delisle in 2016 as a direct grassroots response to the siting of the Morvan Road dump in the historical Black and working poor community of South End Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Details: Logo and brand design, Community Well Proposal, annual report … [Read more...] about South End Environmental Injustice Society Branding & Reports
