The Trent Centre for Women and Trans People
Room 202 Sadleir House K9H 7P5 Peterborough, ON, Canada

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Black History Month 2021 Artists & Performers Callout BLM Nogojiwanong wants to invite YOU to help create content for the upcoming Black History Month (February... 2021). To honour this month we want to support your art, creativity, and passion to memorialize this time and your experiences. As we honour and remember our past, we create and change the future. We are looking for Black and Indigenous creators and artists to participate or collaborate with us! Honorariums will be provided to all eligible participants. To be eligible, the submission must be created by a Black or Indigenous person, must not harass or display violence, must not discriminate against any group, and must match the values of BLM Nogojiwanong. The value of the honorariums will be determined by the number of applicants. Performer Callout: Black History Blowout 2021 Do you sing, dance, play an instrument, perform poetry, have a short story to share, or have some other talent? Then this opportunity is for you. All performers are asked to pre-record their performance as an MP4 and email it (or a link to a drive or uploaded video - ie. YouTube, Vimeo, or DailyMotion - can be attached if the file is too large to email) to [email protected] with the subject line BHM Submission. The recording should be no more than 10 minutes but can be as short as 30 seconds. The email should also have your performance name(s), a description of who you are, and a description of the art/work you do. Artist Callout: BHM ArtZine 2021 We are also creating a digital zine of artwork (or written art) created by Black and Indigenous artists, with a focus on amplifying work with the themes of BIPOC lived experiences. Digital work or photographs should be submitted as a 300ppi PNG (or a link to a drive can be attached if the file is too large to email) via email to [email protected] with the subject line BHM ArtZine Submission. Traditional art pieces should be submitted as high quality (300ppi) photographs or scans. The email should also have the name you would like printed alongside your piece and any other relevant information. An artist’s bio and art blurb are recommended but not mandatory. Printed versions of the final zine will be created and sent back to the submitters chosen. We acknowledge that while the hardships felt by the Black and Indigenous people might overlap, they do not equate. We have chosen to make these opportunities available to both Black and Indigenous people because we are aware that the needs of both groups have been unmet/ignored/exploited by current and past administrations and groups of Peterborough/Nogojiwanong. We want to make an actionable change and show our integrity and accountability because land acknowledgements made by allies without action are meaningless gestures that perpetuate and enable white supremacy to have power.

Save our children.

Want to look at Zora online before you purchase? Now you can! Physical copies of Zora are now on sale for $15, with all proceeds going towards our BIPOC Outreach Programs! If you'd like to order a physical copy you can do so here: https://www.trentcwtp.com/order-zora... Special thanks to Casandra Mei-Fong Lee for her graphic design work and Ethel Nalule, last year's recipient of the Charlie Earle Memorial Micro-Grant, who's photography is featured in Zora. And of course a special thanks to all those who contributed their phenomenal art and writing!

Don't forget to apply! The deadline is next week! If you're not eligible please consider donating to the fund!

Right now, there are no curriculum expectations in Ontario to educate students about Black identities or race, and teachers are not required to include anything... about the history of Black people in their lessons. Without the Ministry mandated curriculum, Black identities and histories are not being taught in a meaningful way, and ultimately left to the discretion of the teacher. This approach will not uproot systemic racism in our schools, and there needs to be a change in the curriculum given to teachers. See more

We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with Alex Bierk to distribute Lost A Friend To An Overdose t-shirts and hoodies in the community. We have a ...range of sizes available - from Small to 4XL and T-Shirts are $20 and Hoodies cost $40. All funds raised will support Harm Reduction programs in Peterborough and the Four Counties. If you are interested in purchasing a shirt, please contact Dylan DeMarsh at [email protected] to arrange payment and pickup. For this week, we will be doing curbside pickup on Friday between 1pm and 3pm at the PARN office at 159 King Street. We hope to have a mail-order system ready to launch next week.

A great tool to help us identify where we are on a spectrum of Crisis to Thriving!