Decolonial Love Circle
Founded by Amel Zaazaa, the Decolonial Love Circle offers a space for decolonial reflection and practices to descendants of colonized peoples, activists, thinkers, and agitators from all walks of life engaged with contemporary political issues.
« If I must die, let it bring hope. »
« إذا كان لا بد أن أموت فليأ ِِت موتي بالأمل »— Refaat Alareer
Founded by Amel Zaazaa, the Decolonial Love Circle offers a space for decolonial reflection and practices to descendants of colonized peoples, activists, thinkers, and agitators from all walks of life engaged with contemporary political issues. It’s also a space for collective healing from the systemic violence experienced by racialized women and non-binary individuals and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people who live in the various unceded Indigenous lands commonly referred to as Canada.
As a gesture of hospitality, for once the circle – in the context of a carte blanche from FTA – is open to all, aiming to promote in-depth consideration of the issues and build decolonial alliances and communities.
Curated by Karla Étienne + Amel Zaazaa
With contributions from Karla Etienne + Yara El Ghadban + Duha El Mardi and Aayah Amir of the Sudan Solidarity Collective + Brintha Koneshachandra + Kama La Mackerel + Mohamed Masmoudi + Dona Nham + Sarah Patier + Webster + Amel Zaazaa
Amel Zaazaa (Tio’tià:ke)
A decolonial feminist activist, author, and speaker, Amel Zaazaa is the co-founder of the Observatoire pour la justice migrante, whose mission is to promote the rights of migrants in Quebec and Canada, and the founder of the Decolonial Love Circle.
Karla Étienne (Tio’tià:ke/Montreal)
A dance artist of Haitian origin who now lives in Tio’tià:ke/Montreal, Karla Etienne is the executive director of the Canadian Dance Assembly and co-curator of the FURIES Festival.
Edition 2024
Performances
- Fri24May5 p.m.
