Panel Discussions (Gym)

 both panels are free, advanced registration not required

Saturday May 14th: 11am -12:30pm

The Art of Accessibility 

Let’s celebrate the bravery it takes to disrupt the status quo and make change for diversity, equality and  accessibility. Join a panel of Erring artists and organizers for a conversation about the art of accessibility. Erring  embraces the power of making mistakes out loud in contrast to an education in being quiet and sitting still. Have  you ever gotten detention for breaking the rules? How does our education system and the culture it serves create  barriers and how can we open the door? 

Moderator: Dr. Nadine Changfoot 

Speakers: Jen Elchuk, Elizabeth Jenkins, Ian Guest

Saturday May 7th: 11am – 12:30pm

King George, Kaawaate 

Join a panel of Erring artists who’ve taken over the school at an interesting moment in the history of this land on  which it stands. The current generation of students, many of whom began their institutional education at King  George Public School, will graduate from Kaawaate. What is in a name? What has changed and what has stayed  the same as a new school was physically and conceptually rebuilt in Nogojiwanong on the traditional territory of  the Anishinaabe? We come together to examine the juxtaposition of these two buildings and consider how we can  continue to work toward decolonization as artists, educators and treaty people. 

Moderator: Angela Connors 

Speakers: Alice Williams, Kelli Marshall, others tba