This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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Story Story Afrikan Experience
In-person
Storytelling Intercultural History & heritage Poetry & spoken word MusicDate and time
Location
The Whiteboard Collective
1212 Kingston Road
Toronto, ON
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
About
Story Story brings together Afrikans in Toronto to share their immigration and diaspora journey with a live audience. Rooted in the cultural tradition of storytelling for social integration, communal support and peer empowerment, this event aims to hold space for the journeys of Afrikans from the continent in the city.
It will also include a hands-on journaling and crafts workshop to engage audiences of all ages.
OPEN CALL FOR PRESENTERS
Your journey matters, want to present your story? Sign up to be one of the keynote community members who will share their stories: https://forms.gle/HLtKbBiPuP8FY3XM6
As Afrikans, storytelling is not limited to professional performers. This presenting opportunity is open to all.
Links
- Register to attend eventbrite.com
Organizer
Boma Afrikan Artists Association Toronto and Sababisha Podcast
Story Story is co-curated by Chelsea Laria (Sababisha Podcast) and Zarita Adhiambo (Boma Afrikan Artists Association Toronto)
Sababisha Podcast is produced in Toronto and tells the stories of Kenyans around the world through their lived experiences.
Boma Afrikan Artists Association amplifies the work of Afrikan artists in Toronto, provides professional development and opportunities for work referrals or collaborations. It is building a database of Afrikan artists to make them visible and strategically placed in the arts and culture industry.