We'd like to thank G101, Carmel Whittle, and the No Borders Art Festival for their advice and support, and of course, we thank our presenters: Grandmother Francine Payer, The Ottawa Raging Grannies, Hélène Lefebvre, and filmmaker Carlos Cortés.
The link to the chat page is HERE
The link to the Notes Page (on which you can share more information is HERE
This was our program for the evening:
1 Short intro by cohosts Dawn Dale, cj fleury, and Petra Halkes.
2 Short presentation by Grandmother Francine Payer who will say a few words about the importance of the river in the Anishinabe culture, about plans for another Water Walk, in August 2021, and how to become a supporter.
Grandmother Francine,
Aki Songideye Ikwe, Mikinak dodem
Chi Kokum anishinabe Kwe. mamiwikwe,
nin todam Nibi onji
I do it for the Water
Grandmother Francine is an Anishinabe traditional knowledge keeper and a medicine woman. Her know-how was passed down to her by her maternal grandmother and mother. Traditional keynote speaker, she is also a Water Walker raising awareness about the challenges and the importance of Water. In 2018, she was invited to speak at the United Nations Pre-Session in Geneva, Switzerland representing the Anishinabe Grandmothers’ Water Walkers defending our human rights to Clean Water. In 2016, she represented the International Council of the Grandmothers of the Moondance at the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico to speak on behalf of the Water and to meet with NASA and the United Nations. In 2013 she wrote a chapter on Water in the book " Words of Peace in Native Land"
http://www.anishinabesacredcircle.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/863741123975472
3 Short intro by Carlos Cortés about his documentary film Nibi Wabo on Grandmother Francine's Water Walks Ceremonies.
Carlos Cortés is a filmmaker born in Colombia. At a young age, he exiled to Canada because of the political situation in Colombia. He completed his Bachelor's in Cinema at UQAM in 2017. Since then, he focuses on documentary productions and research. He’s particularly interested in showing new and old ways to connect to and preserve the environment in the context of our modern society of consumerism.
Link to temporary website: https://carlosmaodirector.myportfolio.com/
4 Screening of Nibi Wabo,
5 Presentation and screening by Hélène Lefebvre about her project Open Water, which was shown at Knotspace, the project room at DARC (formerly Saw Video) in 2019.
“For a sustained six months, Lefebvre revisited the same precise location upon the river at regular intervals to perform observational, sensorial, and physical field research, ultimately translating her explorations into video form through the hand-held camerawork of Robert Cross.”
https://www.sawvideo.com/knot/projection/open-water
Hélène Lefebvre’s practice is an inquiry into identity and alterity, weaving links between visual art, culture, and society. The body in movement, sensorial active listening, and improvisation are central to her work. She takes inspiration from studies in visual art, contemporary dance, and authentic movement. In recent years, Hélène’s work has taken the form of performance, installation, and video, which she has presented and performed at a number of galleries and festivals in Canada (Ontario, Québec, and Nova Scotia), Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. She has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Ottawa.
https://gn-o.org/artist/helene-lefebvre/
6 Presentation and screening by Jo Wood, of the Ottawa Raging Grannies:
We are the Ottawa Raging Grannies, a group of older women who use songs, signs, and street theatre to make the world a better place for our grandchildren. We rage for the environment, peace, human rights, and against poverty, racism, and corruption. Today we will show you two of our songs that rage against a massive nuclear dump to be placed near the Ottawa river, near the Chalk River nuclear reactor”.
www.ottawagrans.net/
www.facebook.com/ottawagrans
7 Q and A will start between 8:20 and 8:30
We'd like to thank G101, Carmel Whittle, and the No Borders Art Festival for their advice and support, and of course, we thank our presenters: Grandmother Francine Payer, The Ottawa Raging Grannies, Hélène Lefebvre, and filmmaker Carlos Cortés.
RIA Research in Art: https://researchinartottawa.wordpress.com/
This event is organized by Ria Links Artists for Climate Change, an online program that emerged in 2020 from RIA Research in Art, Ottawa. We are an all-volunteer organization, based on reciprocal learning. All our events are free and open to anyone interested in art.
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