This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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Teach Me About You
In-person
Indigenous Intercultural Poetry & spoken word Self-guided Storytelling Theatre Truth and Reconciliation Writing & literature Interdisciplinary LGBTQIA2S Performance Deaf & Disability arts History & heritage Comedy Climate Action Nature & outdoors Visual artsDate and time
Location
The Gathering Place Community Centre (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh))
609 Helmcken Street
Vancouver, BC
Directions: The event will take place in the theatre. Directly to your right when you enter the building.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible, has gender-neutral washrooms, will have a sign language interpreter, and is a relaxed performance.
About
Ashleigh will facilitate a storytelling workshop grounded in Indigenous storytelling traditions and Talking Circle practices. Open to all who are curious about self-expression through writing, poetry, or spoken word, the workshop offers a welcoming, culturally rooted space where participants are gently guided by prompts and invited to share. Centring connection, creativity, and personal truth, the experience fosters a sense of community and reflection.
If needed, please kindly request American Sign Language interpretation for this event before September 25, 2025 by contacting Nazanin Shoja at [email protected]
Links
- RSVP GOOGLE FORM docs.google.com
Organizer
Ashleigh Giffen - BC Culture Days Ambassador
Ashleigh Giffen is a 26 year old mixed Oji-Cree multi-disciplinary artist exploring fragmented histories, place, and futurisms. Her first play, Kamwatan Nipe (Quiet Water) held its first reading at the Arts Club Theatre company, followed by a silver commission and artist in residency at the Arts Club. Her work has been featured in Briarpatch Magazine, Canadian Arts and Stories, and she was the second place winner of Room Magazine poetry contest. Her stop motion film, Pesowan, created in collaboration with Maura Tamez, was featured in the Lake Country Art Gallery and was also featured at the Kelowna Art Gallery as well as her multimedia collage work. She currently lives in the territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) with her two kitties.
This event is part of a hub:
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