International Women’s Day Lecture with Amanda Parris

Social Justice in Art and Media: The Power of the Platform

Amanda Parris – Artist, Educator, Playwright, Writer and Scholar

HOST: EXHIBITIONISTS and MARVIN’S ROOM, CBC

CO-FOUNDER: the alternative education organization Lost Lyrics

CREATOR: The Ride or Die Project, inspired by women supporting loved ones who are incarcerated

CONTRIBUTOR: Rhymes to Re-Education, a Hip Hop education resource guide

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:  Wombmanifesto, the first celebration of women and trans people in Hip Hop culture  at the Manifesto Festival

This event is open to the public.

This space is accessible (wheel chair and sign language symbols)

Sponsors: Women & Gender Studies Institute; Women and Gender Studies Student Union