Families
Art At Home LIVE | Sharing Stories and Voices with I Dream Library
Wed Aug 11, 2021 | 4 PM
Vancouver Art Gallery
Wednesday, August 11 | 4 PM
Taking inspiration from the exhibition Stories that animate us, join Aisha Kiani, Founder and Executive Director of I Dream Library, Taylor Lee Koble of Takeover Skateboarding and the Gallery’s Family Programs team to celebrate the power of telling YOUR unique story!
Aisha will share stories and ideas from I Dream Library’s curated selection of children’s literature as we consider ways that reconciliation, diversity, allyship and anti-racism can be moved into action through storytelling, listening and education.
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ABOUT I DREAM LIBRARY
I Dream Library offers a systemic shift toward equity for Black, Indigenous and Communities of Colour through education. They are Canadian leaders in curating K-12 stories that centre diversity, inclusion and self-love for racialized and marginalized children. Their services include: resources and training for teachers on how to create safer classrooms and consulting on equitable practice for school districts, universities, government, private and non-profit organizations, publishers and community groups. With this community education model, they interrupt the colonial hierarchy of human value and create cultural momentum toward kindness for all.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Aisha Kiani is an anti-racism / DEI consultant, intersectional diversity educator and founder of I Dream Library (IDL). Their 2021 focus is achieving provincial support for inservice and preservice intersectional anti-racism training with IDL tools. They support teachers, schools, districts, government, public and nonprofit organizations. Aisha is queer, nonbinary, and an IPoC immigrant to Canada. Their experience as an entrepreneur, writer, activist and parent inform their work.
Taylor Lee Koble is a Michif Cree multidisciplinary artist and educator from Treaty 6 territory, currently residing on the land known as Vancouver on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam First Nations. As an educator, Taylor works primarily with Indigenous youth hosting skateboarding, arts and cultural activities, and workshops. As the co-founder of Takeover Skateboarding, she strives to foster safe spaces full of play and joy for BIPoC individuals as an act of intentional resistance.