Creative Connexion

In the past, scholars have conceptualized development as a process predicated on economic growth and conformity to Western institutions. This creative submission seeks to articulate African development through a different lens – one that helps the audience find Africa among misinformed, misinterpreted, and primarily Western rhetoric.

In The Garden Burning Flowers is a book-based photo project that thinks about vulnerability, hope, animals, mortality, and the fragility of truth. Made after dark among the woods and rivers of Ontario and Quebec, the work consists of black and white photographs rendered in a flash-documentary style, driven by an interest in the sensation of

Oliver’s series consists of three paintings, Resistance from Food, The Elves of the Shallow Sea, and Consequence. All three pieces examine the interactions between climate change and animals, taking inspiration from current events, including overfishing and irresponsible disposal of waste.

Jocelyn’s work depicts how Mother Earth would react to the arrogance and cruelty of human greed. It incorporates themes of extraction and exploitation, with the first painting depicting Mother Earth angrily grieving over uprooted trees. The second piece imagines a celestial, divine Mother Earth who plans to rebirth the entire planet. This series aims to

Épisode 1: COVID-19 et déplacement – Dans cette série en trois parties en collaboration avec la Semaine de développement international (SDI) 2021, Karina et Huwayda vous ferons découvrir le parcours du réfugié pendant la COVID-19. Cet épisode se concentre sur les impacts plus larges de la pandémie sur les réfugiés.  Épisode 2: À la recherche

Episode 1: COVID-19 and Displacement – In this special three part series for International Development Week (IDW) 2021, Karina and Huwayda take listeners through the journey of the refugee during the pandemic. This episode focuses on the broader impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on refugees. Episode 2: Seeking Refuge in a Pandemic – In episode

Advocacy 101: A Guide, explores foundational themes that exist in the world of advocacy. Such themes include how to get started as an advocate, exploring “voluntourism”, humanitarian and development aid, unconscious biases, “white saviourism”, and more!