Québec Relations Webinar: Anti-Oppressive and Non-Hierarchical Practices for Arts Organizations

Are you interested in implementing anti-oppressive practices within your arts organization? Our next Québec Relations webinar is for you! Join us on May 26^th from 5 to 7 PM as we welcome representatives from articule, an open-access artist-run centre dedicated to social engagement, experimentation and interdisciplinarity, to discuss their own firsthand experience in implementing non-hierarchical structures in their organization. During this session, our presenters will discuss the multi-year development of articule’s anti-oppressive practices and describe how the non-hierarchical, horizontal structure functions for board, staff and members. They will also share perspectives from members who have participated in the development and implementation of these structures.

Spaces for this session are limited, so reserve your spot today via our registration form here. If for any reason you can’t attend after RSVPing, please let us know so we can make your spot available for someone else.

Land Acknowledgement

ELAN is an official minority language organization within a country that recognizes two languages as official. ELAN is located in Tiohtià:ke, the original name for Montreal in Kanien’kéha, the language of the Mohawk—also known as Mooniyang, which is the Anishinaabeg name given to the city by the Algonquin. While we are based in this city, our projects have also taken place in many regions across Quebec.

We acknowledge the colonial origin of English and French in Canada, and recognize that both languages benefit from official status throughout the land. The province that we know as Quebec is an amalgamation of the traditional territories of the Innu and Inuit nations, Algonquian nations, as well as the Mohawk nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Kanien’kéha and Anishinaabemowin are but two of the original languages of this province; Atikamekw, Cree, Inuktitut, and Innu-aimun are also among the many Indigenous languages spoken across Quebec as majority languages, all well before French and English.

ELAN acknowledges the important work being done by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to revive the traditional languages of these territories, and their advocacy for the official status of Indigenous languages.