Powell Street Festival Society announces an online series, The Paueru Gai Dialogues. In a series of monthly online events, BIPOC artists and activists will share their perspectives on current social issues. The project intends to inspire civic engagement and community building during the disruption of the enduring pandemic.
The second event, On Food & Culture for Community Building, is at 1 pm Pacific/4 pm Eastern on Saturday, February 27, 2021. This event is free.
Guest host erica hiroko isomura will facilitate a discussion with panelists Carmel Tanaka, Kage, and Ingrid Mendez de Cruz as they share stories on how food and culture contribute to their experiences of building community in Japanese Canadian, DTES communities, and beyond.
Panelists will talk about how they use food to build relationships across difference; create inclusive food and garden spaces for community; and support agricultural migrant workers who grow the food that so many of us eat.
Participants will be invited into breakout groups to share their perspectives (and favourite recipes!) with one another. To wrap up the event, everyone will reconvene to offer questions and debrief together.
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