WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM

This article is posted anonymously to protect the identity of the authors. 

The brutal killing of Mahsa (Jina) Amini by the “Morality Police” over “improper hijab” sparked strong protests by Iranians all over the world. These protests soon grew into a women-led revolutionary movement for freedom in Iran. Its slogan, “Zan – Zendegi – Azadi,” which translates to “Woman, Life, Freedom,” has been a recurrent theme in many art pieces created over the past few months to express the disdain towards the regime and to raise international awareness.

YOUTH MENTORSHIP AT THE AGGV

By April Caverhill, New Extreme Mentorship Coordinator

The New Extreme Mentorship Program has begun in a burst of energy and enthusiasm!

REFLECTIONS FROM THE WOVEN IN OPENING CELEBRATION & OPEN DIALOGUE

By Shaylin Allison

I first experienced Woven In: Indigenous Women’s Activism & Media at the opening celebration and dialogue at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.