Violence in Motion

Happy Pride Everyone! We are proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community to continue to fight for Human Rights, and celebrate lives of honesty and love. ... We pledge to continue to learn to be better community members and allies which will make us better teachers, fight directors and artists. As always, our goal is to makes our classrooms and rehearsal halls a safe place for every student/artist. Here are some LGBTQ+ arts organizations to follow: https://buddiesinbadtimes.com https://insideout.ca/ https://arquives.ca

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day! If you haven’t yet watched it, we encourage our fellow artists to watch the Ndo Mshkawgaabwimi: We Are All Standing Strong discussion from yesterday (if you missed it you can watch over at @stratfest YouTube channel). Thank you to all those that shared their experiences and knowledge. We at Violence in Motion are committed to continuing to learn how to be better co-workers, artists, fight directors, teachers, family members and nei...ghbours. Violence in Motion mostly operates in Tkaronto, but no matter where we are working across Canada and Turtle Island, we acknowledge the stolen land we live and work on, and commit to working against racism and building a better future. Some Indigenous Non-Profits you can support: https://indspire.ca http://legacyofhope.ca https://primary-colours.ca

Black Lives Matter. To our students, our friends, our family, our community in pain: we see you. We fight alongside you. We at Violence in Motion stand in solidarity with members of the Black community. We strive to make our classes a safe space for our students, both mentally and physically, and hold this responsibility deeply at this time. ... Some ways to support: AcrossBoundaries.ca/donate BlackLivesMatter.ca/donate BBPA.org

Right now we all need to do a different kind of fight. Due to the current pandemic we have decided to cancel our broadsword class on March 26. We will keep you updated as to any other upcoming class cancelations, based on the government advice during this unprecedented situation. ... Any classes left on this semester’s pass will be valid for the summer semester. Can’t wait to see you all healthy and happy once again. Fight on, friends.

It’s Julia Dyan teaching this week! Get focused for this week’s unarmed class. Sign up here: https://squareup.com/store/violence-in-motion/