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      <title>Atelier Ados à Montréal !</title>
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<div class="xt0psk2" style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline;"><h1 class="_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="color: rgb(var(--ig-primary-text)); font-size: var(--system-14-font-size); font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular); padding: 0px; font-family: var(--font-family-system); line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important; display: inline !important;">Vendredi le 28 novembre dernier, <i>self checkout</i> est d&eacute;barqu&eacute; &agrave; Montr&eacute;al pour un premier atelier-discussion ados anim&eacute; par Lamont <span class="Apple-converted-space"></span>en partenariat avec<span class="Apple-converted-space"> Jeunesse Lambda et Altherh&eacute;ros.</span> &#129321; </h1><h1 class="_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="color: rgb(var(--ig-primary-text)); font-size: var(--system-14-font-size); font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular); padding: 0px; font-family: var(--font-family-system); line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important; display: inline !important;"></h1><h1 class="_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="color: rgb(var(--ig-primary-text)); font-size: var(--system-14-font-size); font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular); padding: 0px; font-family: var(--font-family-system); line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important; display: inline !important;">Nous avons jas&eacute; de cr&eacute;ation et de la vie d&rsquo;artiste, puis c&eacute;l&eacute;br&eacute; l&rsquo;imaginaire queer en cr&eacute;ant du son sur le looper ! </h1><h1 class="_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="color: rgb(var(--ig-primary-text)); font-size: var(--system-14-font-size); font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular); padding: 0px; font-family: var(--font-family-system); line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important; display: inline !important;"> </h1><p dir="auto" style="color: rgb(var(--ig-primary-text)); font-size: var(--system-14-font-size); font-weight: var(--font-weight-system-regular); padding: 0px; font-family: var(--font-family-system); line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important; display: inline !important;">L<i>a machine &agrave; sons</i> &#127872;&#10024;<span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #212529;"><br><br></span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-size: medium; float: none; display: inline !important;">La formidable &eacute;quipe de l&rsquo;Ast&eacute;risk &eacute;tait sur place pour faire visiter l&rsquo;espace communautaire, pr&eacute;senter les services offerts et partager le code de vie. Situ&eacute; dans le Centre-Sud de Montr&eacute;al, ce lieu de rassemblement et d&rsquo;information s&rsquo;adresse aux jeunes 2SLGBTQIA+ &acirc;g&eacute;&middot;e&middot;s de 14 &agrave; 30 ans et propose du soutien ainsi qu&rsquo;une programmation vari&eacute;e.</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #5f727f; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #666666; color: #212529; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important; text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span><br><br>Cet atelier a &eacute;t&eacute; r&eacute;alis&eacute; dans le cadre d&rsquo;une r&eacute;sidence du collectif propuls&eacute;e par Parcours Cr&eacute;&rsquo;Ados pour un spectacle qui sera pr&eacute;sent&eacute; &agrave;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> Tangente </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span>en hiver 2027.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/parcourscreados/" role="link" tabindex="0" style="color: rgb(var(--ig-colors-button-borderless-text)); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; outline: currentcolor; border-inline-width: 0px; margin-inline: 0px; text-align: inherit; border-inline-style: none; padding-inline: 0px; list-style-type: none; box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; background-color: transparent; display: inline; padding-bottom: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">#parcourscreados</a><br></p></div>





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      <title>Toronto Youth Performance Summer Intensive</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><p style="text-align: center;"><u>Announcing our Youth Performance Summer Weekend Intensive in Toronto&#129321;&#9728;&#65039;&#10024;</u><u><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"></u><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"> </span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"></span><u><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></u><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;">&#128198; Friday July 4th to Sunday July 6th 2025</span><u><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></u><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;">&#128205;George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre (50 Sousas Mendes Street)</span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"></span><u><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></u><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;">&#128150; 14-20 yrs old</span><u><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></u><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;">&#128526;Facilitated by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> Lamont and Rowan-Muriel O&rsquo;Sullivan</span></span><u><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></u><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;">It&rsquo;s FREE ! Spots are LIMITED ! All levels welcome ! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"></span><u><a href="https://forms.gle/8XG2LLLhc7ioyceC7" target="_blank">FILL OUT THIS FORM TO REGISTER !</a><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></u><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;">&#127752;We especially encourage registration from youth who identifies as part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and youth who regularly partake in</span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span>activities<span class="Apple-converted-space"> from the community centre.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"></span><i><u><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></u><u><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></u></i><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"><i>self checkout</i> is presented by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> Lamont</span></span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>, with the generous support of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> Dancemakers</span></span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"><span style="caret-color: #000000; font-size: 14px;">. It is FREE for participants thanks to the support of our community partner, the George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre. Special thanks to the Toronto-based team members:</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> Chantelle Mostacho, Audrey Sides, Aidan Mc Connell, Sebastian Urmom, Jasmine Liaw and Celia Green.</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></span><i><u><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></u></i><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"><i>self checkout </i>acknowledges that activities will take place in the city of Tkaronto, situated on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and M&eacute;tis peoples.</span><u><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></u><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"></span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; float: none; display: inline !important;"></span></p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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      <title>Wrapping up the third iteration in Vancouver !</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-8bc1a11a-7fff-a689-9420-83acb5925838" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-a44b68fe-7fff-e5a7-c4e6-9f660558eb7c" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lamont here! Though a few weeks have passed since the project came to a close in Vancouver, the echo of our final night&mdash;March 22nd&mdash;still lingers. I find myself returning to it, letting the memory breathe a little longer. I&rsquo;d like to offer this blogpost as a final trace of this process&mdash;an attempt to catch what&rsquo;s still vibrating. To lead this project was to grow within it, and through these words, I hope to hold that growth gently in the light.</span></b></b></p>
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<p><b id="docs-internal-guid-29e980bb-7fff-47b5-d291-4510410c7403" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In times of rain, loneliness, heartache, and violence, the program&rsquo;s structure and approach proved once again their relevance&mdash;the work is doing the work, offering us purpose and a shared goal to move toward, together. United by a shared interest in performance, queer culture, and cowpokes, we create space for creative energy to flow between us, guiding choices in choreography, character, and set design. This year, participants stepped into the world of space cowboys&mdash;exploring choreography, live sound looping, and heartfelt love letter readings.</span></b></p><p><b style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-39ddb44e-7fff-dfb5-a525-560f3372265e" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As part of my ongoing research into embedding care within the framework of my project, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">self checkout</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is committed to recognizing the often-invisible labour behind rehearsals and creative processes. It also strives to acknowledge the systemic barriers faced by members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. By doing so, it aims to carve out new paths for art-making and explore innovative approaches to leadership and facilitation practices. This year, we were proud to offer a care fund to each team member&mdash;on top of their regular wages&mdash;as well as a wellness-inspired goodie bag for each youth participant.</span></b></b></p><p><b style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;"></b></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Acknowledgments</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A big congratulations to all the incredible young participants who joined us for the intensive&mdash; Rio, Baz, River, Farynn, Shiloh, Evie, Laura, Rayne, Frankie, and Ripley. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Your energy and contributions shaped the experience in such a meaningful way.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This project was truly a collaborative effort and wouldn&rsquo;t have been possible without the time, care, and creativity of my peers: Maxx Sadler, Alyssa Favero, Jaime Hewat, Ryan Jackson, Rose Butch, Aya Santos and danielle Mackenzie Long. I&rsquo;m so grateful to have shaped this work with you.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you to everyone who came out to support the project on the evening of the 22nd ! We had a packed room&mdash;over 40 people!&mdash;and your presence brought so much life to the space.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Deep thanks to our community partners for this iteration: Collingwood Neighbourhood House, What Lab, Rio Theater, Earnest Ice Cream, Qmunity, and Peer 2 Peer.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> And finally, a special thanks to our funders&mdash;Dancemakers, ArtStarts in Schools, and the City of Vancouver&mdash;for making all of this possible.</span></p>


<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What&rsquo;s next ?</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The project is launching its next chapter in Tkaronto, with monthly workshops hosted from April to June at The George Chuvalo Neighbourhood House, in collaboration with their trans and gender-diverse youth group.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We&rsquo;re excited to welcome a new team of local artists for this iteration: Sebastian Urmom, Aiden McConnell, Jasmine Liaw, Chantelle Mostacho, Rowan Dorian, Audrey Sides, and Celia Green. </span><b id="docs-internal-guid-bf2c30a0-7fff-d314-12ff-d49f27e8a922" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;"></b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;"><br></p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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      <title>Closing Night ~ March 22nd 2025 !</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><p>We are getting ready to celebrate a third year of creativity with self checkout ! Friends and families, please come and support us at the closing event of the youth spring break intensive! Let's celebration youth, queer joyful narratives and community-engaged art&#10084;&#65039;&zwj;&#128293;&#10084;&#65039;&zwj;&#128293;&#10084;&#65039;&zwj;&#128293;</p><figure><img src="https://px-web-images5.pixpa.com/oFuG9TJXZN2QWSfQtfONcBv8q7KExjWC9ybc4SaKr_A/rs:fit:1200:0/q:90/czM6Ly9waXhwYS10ZXN0L2NvbS9sYXJnZS83NDM5ODUvMTc0MTYyOTY5OS01ODA0My1zY2V2ZW50YnJpdGViYW5uZXIyNS5qcGc=" data-srcset="https://px-web-images5.pixpa.com/oFuG9TJXZN2QWSfQtfONcBv8q7KExjWC9ybc4SaKr_A/rs:fit:1200:0/q:90/czM6Ly9waXhwYS10ZXN0L2NvbS9sYXJnZS83NDM5ODUvMTc0MTYyOTY5OS01ODA0My1zY2V2ZW50YnJpdGViYW5uZXIyNS5qcGc= 640w, https://px-web-images5.pixpa.com/oFuG9TJXZN2QWSfQtfONcBv8q7KExjWC9ybc4SaKr_A/rs:fit:1200:0/q:90/czM6Ly9waXhwYS10ZXN0L2NvbS9sYXJnZS83NDM5ODUvMTc0MTYyOTY5OS01ODA0My1zY2V2ZW50YnJpdGViYW5uZXIyNS5qcGc= 1200w" data-sizes="auto"></figure><p>Date: Saturday<strong> </strong><strong><strong>March 22nd</strong></strong><strong> </strong>2025</p>
<p>Time: Doors at 7pm / event at <strong><strong>7:30pm</strong></strong></p>
<p>Location : at <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/QT86ENJZAVjDvqqH9" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0">What Lab Studio (1814 Pandora Street, Vancouver)</a></p>
<p>It&rsquo;s completely <strong><strong>FREE</strong></strong><strong> </strong>! Donations from supporters are always welcomed.</p>
<p><b><span style="color: #f06595;">Spots are limited. Please DM <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_self_checkout_/" target="_blank">self checkout</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lamont_anna_gne/">Lamont</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/light3r.fluid/">Maxx</a> on Instagram to be sent the link for registration !</span></b></p>
<p>&#127987;&#65039;&zwj;&#9895;&#65039; self checkout is a family-friendly <strong><strong>queer/trans positive space</strong></strong> and we are collectively responsible for holding this value during the event.&#127987;&#65039;&zwj;&#127752;</p>
<p><strong><strong>Accessibility Info</strong></strong><br>There is no dedicated parking, only street parking. The venue is located on the second floor up one flight of stairs, but there is a ground level accessible entrance through the back of the building. Seating is typically informal, and will include some combination of chairs, floor seating, couches, and cushions. There is one single-occupancy, gender-inclusive washroom. The washroom is not big enough for larger style wheelchairs to completely turn around in while the door is open.</p>
<p>** If you would like to share with our team about your access needs previous to this event, please send us a DM on Instagram or an email at<strong><strong> annamaudelam615@gmail.com</strong></strong><strong><strong>.</strong></strong> We will do our best to make everyone feel welcome in the space !</p>
<p>This event is produce by Lamont with the great support of <a href="https://dancemakers.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0">Dancemakers</a> and <a href="https://artstarts.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0">ArtStarts</a>, on the S&#7733;wx&#817;w&uacute;7mesh, S&#601;l&#787;&iacute;lw&#601;ta&#660;/Selilwitulh and x&#695;m&#601;&theta;k&#695;&#601;y&#787;&#601;m nations stolen territories.</p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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      <title>Young artists: Register Here !</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><p style="text-align: center;">We are thrilled to open registration for our 2025 youth spring break intensive in so-called "Vancouver"!</p>
<figure><img src="https://px-web-images5.pixpa.com/oPEMQRGd0ZUf-egAtydaJyFv3HaM9nOdH5AsBUZUkwI/rs:fit:1200:0/q:90/czM6Ly9waXhwYS10ZXN0L2NvbS9sYXJnZS83NDM5ODUvMTczOTE2NzU4Ni05ODAxOTUtc2NpbnN0YXBvc3RlcjIwMjUucG5n" width="652" height="652" data-srcset="https://px-web-images5.pixpa.com/oPEMQRGd0ZUf-egAtydaJyFv3HaM9nOdH5AsBUZUkwI/rs:fit:1200:0/q:90/czM6Ly9waXhwYS10ZXN0L2NvbS9sYXJnZS83NDM5ODUvMTczOTE2NzU4Ni05ODAxOTUtc2NpbnN0YXBvc3RlcjIwMjUucG5n 640w, https://px-web-images5.pixpa.com/oPEMQRGd0ZUf-egAtydaJyFv3HaM9nOdH5AsBUZUkwI/rs:fit:1200:0/q:90/czM6Ly9waXhwYS10ZXN0L2NvbS9sYXJnZS83NDM5ODUvMTczOTE2NzU4Ni05ODAxOTUtc2NpbnN0YXBvc3RlcjIwMjUucG5n 1200w" data-sizes="auto"></figure>
<p style="text-align: center;">This year, the project offers an exciting creative journey led by Lamont and Maxx, featuring a performance opportunity, a professional photoshoot with danielle Mackenzie Long, a drag makeup workshop with Rose Butch, and a chance to showcase your own art during an open-mic ! Snacks will be provided daily. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #364fc7;"><b><i><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegbw2QXXFV3dXEB_v9asjIFchLHgMzIAO4YJta_9j3zJzQ1g/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank">Fill out this form before March 10th to sign up !</a> </i></b></span>Spots are limited, so we encourage you not to wait ! You will find a detailed schedule in the form. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out at <b>annamaudelam615@gmail.com.</b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">We are very excited to get into this new creative process with all of you!</p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><em>self checkout </em>is wrapping up its first Pop-Up Workshop Series, in partnership with the All Genders Youth Group at Collingwood Neighbourhood House  !</strong></em></p>
<p dir="ltr"><br>Much of the <em>self checkout</em> process is built around forming slow relationships with local communities to ensure safety and trust in the artistic process. It is very inspiring to us to witness the work that Collingwood Neighbourhood House is doing, and particularly the All Genders Group led by Maxx Sadler, to nurture artistic expression in queer youth. <br></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Between October 2024 and January 2025,<em> self checkout</em> held three workshops in the CNH multi-purpose room during the Wednesday queer/trans and gender-diverse youth group meetings. This workshop series serves as the first step toward the <em>self checkout </em>youth spring break intensive in March 2025, designed for youth who demonstrate a deeper interest in the project. </p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><br></strong><strong>In November 2024, Lamont aka Fairy Boy facilitated a Horror Drag Exploration. </strong>Drag, Filth, Horror, Glamour ! We played with makeup and created scary characters. Thank you to our participants Rio, Baz, Rene and Laura !<br><br><strong></strong><strong>In December 2024, Ryan Jackson aka Ry facilitated a Sound Ecosystem workshop.</strong>We warmed up our voices together and explored the sound of different objects in the room ! Using a loop pedal, we layered sounds and created a unique track. Thank you to participants Rio, Laura, Rene and Ace !<br><strong></strong><strong>       </strong><br><strong></strong><strong>And finally, in January 2025, Alyssa Favero aka Lyzah facilitated an Intro class to w*acking. </strong>We started by learning about the history of the form and watching battle videos. Then, we vibed to the beat, experimented with poses, and connected through collaboration and sharing in cyphers! Thank you to participants Onni, Aaron, Aika and Ayla.<br><em><br></em>Great turn out for our first time doing a pop-up series !! <em>self checkout</em> pop-up workshop series was presented by Lamont, with the precious support of <a href="https://dancemakers.org/">Dancemakers</a> and <a href="https://artstarts.com/stories/artstarts-showcase-2023-highlights">ArtStarts in School</a>. It was <strong>FREE</strong> to participants thanks to the support of community partners : Collingwood Neighborhood House, Peer2Peer Program, Q7 Studios and What Lab Studio.<br></p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 03:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><p style="text-align: center;" class="format_class_removed"><strong><em>self checkout </em>is happy to introduce its first Pop-Up Workshop Series, in partnership with the All Genders Youth Group at Collingwood Neighbourhood House ! </strong></p>
<p>This season, self checkout collective members Lamont, Ry, and Lyzah invite the youth to explore their personal practices with them, featuring a dive into horror drag, an immersive sound ecosystem, and w*acking. </p>
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<p>Workshops are open to youth between 13-18 years old.<br>It's free !  All levels are welcomed ! </p>
<p><strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1450IfgaRgHYkwf5iqVnx0vJ-N1H1mhHHCT-IxXvv34c/prefill" target="_blank">For more information on each workshop and to register to the series, click here !</a></strong></p>
<p>All workshops will take place on Wednesdays, in the Multi-Purpose Room (downstairs) at Collingwood Neighbourhood House <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/SS76K7XW88b5JYXV6">(5288 Joyce Street, Vancouver.)</a> Spots are limited. &#129312;</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>self checkout</em> is presented by Lamont, with the precious support of <a href="https://dancemakers.org">Dancemakers</a>. It is <strong>FREE</strong> thanks to the support of community partners : Collingwood Neighborhood House, Peer2Peer Program, Q7 Studios and What Lab Studio.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>self checkout</em> acknowledges that theses activities will take place in the city of Vancouver, situated on the unceded traditional territories of the x&#695;m&#601;&theta;k&#695;&#601;y&#787;&#601;m (Musqueam), S&#7733;wx&#817;w&uacute;7mesh (Squamish), and s&#601;lilw&#601;ta&#620; (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.</p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:42:06 +0200</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><h4 dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><strong>After two years in so-called Vancouver, </strong><strong><em>self checkout </em></strong><strong>is taking a leap : Lamont is taking on the role of Guest Curator for the 2024-2025 season of Dancemakers in Ontario.</strong></h4>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><em>self checkout</em> is celebrating two years of growth among local communities on Coast Salish unceded territories. As it continues to evolve and shift, Lamont is dedicated to expanding the network of artists and information that enrich the work and uphold its value system.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">For the 2024-2025 season, ideas cultivated over the past two years in so-called Vancouver will take root in Tkaranto, where Lamont will step into the role of Guest Curator with <a href="https://dancemakers.org">Dancemakers</a>. With support from project consultants Celia Green and Danah Rosales, the work will begin by engaging with new queer, youth, art, and dance communities, gradually extending its reach to unite outreach initiatives with creative endeavors.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> A very special thank you to Dancemakers' interim artistic producer Christina de la Cruz for her hands-on production and administrative support!</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><h4 style="text-align: center;">We've completed three performance nights of<em> offline rest [a temporary drop in business activity]</em> !</h4>
<p style="text-align: left;">Last week, <em>self checkout</em> performed the first iteration of their newest work at Boombox (Vancouver, BC) as part of a great triple bill with Marita Michaelis and Toddy! We felt like super heroes. The burst of laughters in the room filled our hearts with pride.<br></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Many thanks to the creative team, the tech team and to all the people who came out to support !</p><figure class="lg-item" data-src="https://web-images6.pixpa.com/C-2f83aiy4H2XP3yGP3iv-yVkMnd1-ybXIURiVstjEk/rs:fit:1200:0/q:90/czM6Ly9waXhwYS10ZXN0L2NvbS9sYXJnZS83NDM5ODUvMTcyMDA1NjgyOS04OTgzNTAtd2hpdGUtbW9kZXJuLWFlc3RoZXRpYy1zdW1tZXItcGhvdG8tY29sbGFnZS1iYW5uZXItZ3JhbmRlLXRhaWxsZS5qcGVn" style="width: 900px; max-width: 900px;"><img class="lazyloaded" src="https://web-images6.pixpa.com/C-2f83aiy4H2XP3yGP3iv-yVkMnd1-ybXIURiVstjEk/rs:fit:1200:0/q:90/czM6Ly9waXhwYS10ZXN0L2NvbS9sYXJnZS83NDM5ODUvMTcyMDA1NjgyOS04OTgzNTAtd2hpdGUtbW9kZXJuLWFlc3RoZXRpYy1zdW1tZXItcGhvdG8tY29sbGFnZS1iYW5uZXItZ3JhbmRlLXRhaWxsZS5qcGVn" data-src="https://web-images6.pixpa.com/C-2f83aiy4H2XP3yGP3iv-yVkMnd1-ybXIURiVstjEk/rs:fit:1200:0/q:90/czM6Ly9waXhwYS10ZXN0L2NvbS9sYXJnZS83NDM5ODUvMTcyMDA1NjgyOS04OTgzNTAtd2hpdGUtbW9kZXJuLWFlc3RoZXRpYy1zdW1tZXItcGhvdG8tY29sbGFnZS1iYW5uZXItZ3JhbmRlLXRhaWxsZS5qcGVn" data-image="9imch3c7g3h4" width="900" height="450" style="width: 900px; max-width: 900px; height: 450px;" data-srcset="https://web-images6.pixpa.com/C-2f83aiy4H2XP3yGP3iv-yVkMnd1-ybXIURiVstjEk/rs:fit:1200:0/q:90/czM6Ly9waXhwYS10ZXN0L2NvbS9sYXJnZS83NDM5ODUvMTcyMDA1NjgyOS04OTgzNTAtd2hpdGUtbW9kZXJuLWFlc3RoZXRpYy1zdW1tZXItcGhvdG8tY29sbGFnZS1iYW5uZXItZ3JhbmRlLXRhaWxsZS5qcGVn 640w, https://web-images6.pixpa.com/C-2f83aiy4H2XP3yGP3iv-yVkMnd1-ybXIURiVstjEk/rs:fit:1200:0/q:90/czM6Ly9waXhwYS10ZXN0L2NvbS9sYXJnZS83NDM5ODUvMTcyMDA1NjgyOS04OTgzNTAtd2hpdGUtbW9kZXJuLWFlc3RoZXRpYy1zdW1tZXItcGhvdG8tY29sbGFnZS1iYW5uZXItZ3JhbmRlLXRhaWxsZS5qcGVn 1200w" data-sizes="auto"></figure>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>CREDITS</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Artistic direction and performer : Lamont</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Creative collaborators and performers:  dani Mackenzie Long, Ryan Jackson &amp; Alyssa Favero <br>Creative collaborator and photographer: Maxx Sadler</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This project was possible thanks to the incredible support of Dancemakers and Boombox !</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:01:42 +0200</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br><em>offline rest [a temporary drop in business activity] </em>will be presented by Boombox on June 26-27-28 !  </h3>
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<p dir="ltr">Our team is back to share ideas that we&rsquo;ve been developing since the first performance research lab last January. This performance opportunity is also a continuation of the creative work led by youth during the last spring break intensive ! We felt so inspired by their spontaneity and commitment. </p>
<p dir="ltr">This piece is like having a zebra and calling it dog. It&rsquo;s a <em>self checkout</em> baby !<br>Tickets are available now for $20. Please reserve by emailing <a href="mailto:vancouverboombox@gmail.com">vancouverboombox@gmail.com</a> (no one turned away for lack of funds)<strong><u><br></u></strong></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><u>Credits </u></strong><br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Artistic director and performer : Lamont</p>
<p dir="ltr">Creative collaborators and performers : Alyssa Favero, danielle Mackenzie Long and Ryan Jackson</p>
<p dir="ltr">Creative collaborator &amp; Photographer : Maxx Sadler </p>
<p dir="ltr">Rehearsal space : Q7 Studios &amp; Boombox </p>
<p dir="ltr">This project is possible thanks to the incredible support of Boombox and Dancemakers!<br><br></p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 03:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><h4 style="text-align: center;"><em>self checkout</em> is wrapping up its 2024 research lab &amp; youth spring break intensive  ! </h4>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The closing event on March 23rd 2024 was a huge success, with over than 35 friends and family members showing up to What Lab to support <em>self checkout </em>! Many thanks to everyone for bringing their great energy to the room. The live performance of <strong>Orange Orchard </strong>by the youth spring break intensive participants was definitely a huge highlight of the night.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The project this year was Lamont's first devised theatre exploration, with an emphasis on ephemeral tableaux that dissolve as fast as they appear. By embracing first impulses as creative prompts and saying YES (always), the team has cultivated a non-judgmental space for the unique interests of each, learning more about the art of collectively taking responsibility for all creative offering to reach its fullest potential. We danced, sang, wrote, played games, discussed, lip-synced, laughed, juggled.... We learned from each other !<br></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The process has led us to play with non-linear storylines, finding comfort and creativity even within tight time constraints. We reflected on the balance between commitment and productivity, questioning how committing fully to an idea in the present time of your embodiment is the first step towards trusting the process! Holding on loosely to the container of the project, but creating depths in its content.<br></p>
<p>A special thank you to Maxx Sadler, danielle Mackenzie Long, Alyssa Favero, Ryan Jackson, &#127818;all the incredible youth intensive participants &#129528;, as well as Julie Lebel from Foolish Operations, Erin Lum from Form Vancouver and many many other artists who have offered meaningful contributions along the way.</p>
<p>This project was produced by Lamont, thanks to the great support of Dancemakers and ArtStarts as well as community partners What Lab, Collingwood Neighbourhood House and Q7 Studios. As you know, the project is a community initiative, entirely grant funded this year. All </p>
<p>activities were free for participants and paid for the team of artists. If you would like to make a donation to support future activities and ensure that they remain free or at a low cost, you can always e-transfer at your convenience at this email: <strong><a href="mailto:self.checkout.lamont@gmail.com" target="_blank">self.checkout.lamont@gmail.com</a>. </strong> One thing to know is we will not be able to offer a receipt for tax deduction, so make sure you are okay with that! <br></p>
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<p> If you have any questions, comments, concerns or thoughts, please let me know. I wish to build the platform in direct conversation with the communities it is serving, so feedback is welcomed.</p>
<p>We hope to see you soon for more activities !<br></p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><h4>We are getting ready to celebrate a second year of projects and creation with <em>self checkout ! F</em>riends and families, please come and support us at the closing event of the youth spring break intensive!</h4>
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<p><u><strong>INFO:</strong></u></p>
<p>Saturday<strong> March 23rd </strong>2024</p>
<p> Doors at 7pm / event at <strong>7:30pm</strong></p>
<p>at <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/QT86ENJZAVjDvqqH9">What Lab Studio (1814 Pandora Street, Vancouver)</a><br></p>
<p>Estimated duration is <strong>60 minutes,</strong> including a live performance and short films !</p>
<p><strong>RSVP</strong> by messaging Lamont (@lamont_anna_gne) or self checkout (@_self_checkout_) on Instagram. </p>
<p>There will be snacks and beverages for all !<br></p>
<p></p>
<p dir="ltr">It&rsquo;s completely <strong>FREE </strong>! Donations from supporters are always welcomed, cash or via e-transfer at self.checkout.lamont@gmail.com.</p>
<p>Join us for this celebration of the youth, queer joyful narratives and community-engaged art. <em>self checkout</em> is a family-friendly <strong>queer/trans positive space</strong> and we are collectively responsible for holding this value during the event.<br></p>
<p>Many thanks to all the wonderful artists participating in the project : Jesse, Yvonne, River, Baz, Navy, Shiloh, Skyler, Alex, Ace, Rio,Sivan, Tanisha, Larkin, Ash, Ry, dani, Lyzah and Maxx.<br><br>If you would like to share with our team about your access needs previous to this event, please send us a DM on Instagram or an email at <strong>self.checkout.lamont@gmail.com.</strong> We will do our best to make everyone feel welcome in the space !<br></p>
<p>This event is produce by Lamont with the great support of <a href="https://dancemakers.org">Dancemakers</a> and <a href="https://artstarts.com">ArtStarts</a>, on the S&#7733;wx&#817;w&uacute;7mesh, S&#601;l&#787;&iacute;lw&#601;ta&#660;/Selilwitulh and x&#695;m&#601;&theta;k&#695;&#601;y&#787;&#601;m nations stolen territories.<br></p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><p dir="ltr">Howdy, Lamont here<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">I have some very exciting news to share with you in regards to my project <em>self checkout. </em>If you don&rsquo;t know anything about it yet, I suggest you read<a href="https://selfcheckout.pixpa.com/self-checkout-blog/untitled-post"> this previous blog post</a>  first !  SO after such a great first iteration in March 2023, I had the desire to keep on developing the project and seeking opportunities to bring it to life again in my community... It&rsquo;s happening ! A second iteration of <em>self checkout </em>will be taking place in so-called Vancouver next March.<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">When asking myself what every level of <em>self checkout</em> could look like, I allow myself to dream big. Therefore, my main developmental focus this year is on investigating the project&rsquo;s transplanting capacity. I believe that by implementing this idea from the start, I am making small steps toward a larger goal of carrying the project over time and into different communities, cultures and places. My thought process is inspired by artist and director Kate Franklin ; she talks about the dance of taking space and making space. While developing my vision and indulging in my artistic endeavors, I open it up for queer youth to explore their own artistry and be inspired. <br></p>
<p dir="ltr">That is the<em> self checkout</em> dance !</p>
<p dir="ltr">This year, the project is possible thanks to the great support of Dancemakers, ArtStarts and the City of Vancouver. Many thanks to our local community partners What Lab Studio, Collingwood Neighbourhood House and Q7 Studios for making this possible. And finally, a special thank you to some of my fellow supporters during the implementation of the project: Karissa Abad, Ry Forsythe, Julie Lebel, Jaime Hewat, Audrey Sides, Alyssa Favero, danielle Mackenzie Long and Ryan Jackson.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><strong>Meet the 2024 team  !</strong><br></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><em>moi, Lamont (they/them</em></strong><em>) ! I am a </em><em>movement artist interested in queering creative practices by questioning normative frameworks and rethinking the ways in which we connect to space, time and each other. I aspire to cast spells and can barely control my loud bursts of laughter. self checkout is a project I&rsquo;m directing for a second year in a row!</em><br></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><em>Maxx Sadler (they/them)</em></strong><em> is a filmmaker and theatre enthusiast who strives to bring queer people and their stories to the forefront of creative spaces and visions. They may look intimidating wearing all black, but under all that they&rsquo;re marinating in their thoughts, eating soup and watching ghost videos.  Maxx a 2023 participant and will be co-facilitating the workshops this year!</em><em></em><br></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><em>&amp; danielle Mackenzie Long (they/them), Ryan Jackson (he/they) and Alyssa Favero (they/them):  </em></strong><em>wonderful artists who generously bring their individual skills to the table and who will participate in a lab during a preliminary phase of research</em></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><br><br><br><em>R</em>egistration is now open until March 14th for the Spring Break intensive! Visit the website to get all the information about dates and locations. There are 12 spots available. <a href="https://forms.gle/S6uu6m75NdRWxBUJ6"><strong>Here is the link to the registration form!</strong></a> Please don&rsquo;t hesitate to contact me at <a>self.checkout.lamont@gmail.com</a> if you have any questions or concerns about the project.</p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><p>Hello there,</p>
<p>This is Lamont for my second and final blog post about <em>self checkout 2023</em>! </p>
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<p>March 14th to 19th 2023 was a week of collaborative creation with the group of participants who registered for the Spring Break intensive workshop of the first iteration of <em>self checkout</em>. My collaborator Jaime Hewat and I met six inspiring artists between the ages of 14 and 18: Baz, Ace, Navy, Maxx, Jodie and Daniel. Together, we created a group performance in less than 12 hours of work, the official title of the piece being <em>Trouble in Cheddardise</em>! </p>
<p>Today, I&rsquo;m sharing with you some reflections I had during this creative process. </p>
<p>Thank you for your interest in my project. Enjoy!</p>
<p><strong>The inherent political value of community-oriented art work </strong></p>
<p>I have been thinking about how the values I held at the heart of this project have given it an inherent political value. In other words, how community-oriented, collaborative, queer creativity is part of an effort to rewrite the way we work outside of toxic educational systems. As a queer emerging artist myself, I carry a lot of questions about queering art practices through care and unapologetic exposure of self. Via<em> self checkout</em>, I reflected on how my facilitation methods could prioritize dialogue as a way to challenge power dynamics and encourage knowledge sharing among artists. Therefore, this community-based artistic project acknowledged, like all others,  that the person in front of the room doesn&rsquo;t necessarily have the best idea in the room! </p>
<p> Without the initial intention of directly engaging in activism, I relied on my instincts, sensibility and the strong reverberations of my teenage years to conduct the project. I trusted the fact that I was queer enough not to fall into queer baiting &ndash; a  marketing technique in which one hints at, but then does not depict 2SLGBTQIA+ representation. This may sound simple but in fact, it is not at all ! I can only hope that doubts make me smarter, because they really won&rsquo;t go away&hellip; Ah, the queer imposter syndrome! Bottom line, I did not identify myself extensively with the participants, nor did I ask them to: I trusted the project and the values placed beforehand.<em> self checkout </em>was a queer creative safer space because I was at the head of it, and because I had put a lot of thoughts into its structure. </p>
<p>Impossible not to mention&hellip; This month the US news has exploded with anti-trans reforms that I can barely read about. The timeline of these events overlapped with the timeline of the self checkout activities, intensifying the social and political significance of the project. I felt the intensity of it. The relevance of queer creative spaces such as self checkout is beyond question. I wanted this project to elevate queer and trans creative voices, and it did so in troubling and dangerous times. At least, without any guarantees other than my own, I can say this: this project has raised my voice and I hold it within me as a catalyst for revolution.</p>
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<p><strong>Complicity and leadership </strong></p>
<p>I am twenty-two years old, so I am officially in the young adult age range myself. Being up close and personal with 14-18 year olds reminded me that my teenage years are not far away after all, whether I like it or not!  I was able to connect with the interests of the participants, build a warm and friendly relationship with each of them, and poof! Before I know it, I have my hands on a Fruit by Foot and a giant screen to play Mario Kart. These connections were very refreshing and rewarding for me, full of complicity and laughter. My energy, enthusiasm, sense of humor and casualness have found a new echo.</p>
<p>That said, I am aware of the teenage paradox: wanting to be treated like an adult before having the maturity to assume all the responsibilities that come with it. It&rsquo;s not always easy to navigate this paradox for those around them. It takes confident and smart leaders to lead a group of teens for three hours in an empty room! Unpretentious, humble leaders. And then, more specifically for Jaime and myself in the context of<em> self checkout</em>, leaders who are on the same page about the importance of elevating emerging queer and trans voices.</p>
<p>As the majority of <em>self checkout </em>participants will soon be making early career decisions, I wanted to make this experience a positive one, that would hopefully inspire them to pursue in the field of performance art. I saw in each of them a unique potential that has renewed my entire perspective on the future of the performing arts. I close this project on a very optimistic note!<br><br></p>
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<p>All in all, the project was a huge success in every way I could think of. It was my first time directing young artists, directing a group piece, organizing an event, coordinating a team of volunteers&hellip; blah, blah, blah, so many new things I&rsquo;ve learned in the past few months! I can&rsquo;t wait to see what the future holds for <em>self checkout</em> and <em>Trouble in Cheddardise</em>! </p>
<p>If reading this has made you want to chat with me about <em>self checkout</em> and the possibilities for development, please do not hesitate to write to me! Let&rsquo;s have coffee! I also invite you to visit my personal instagram page, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lamont_anna_gne/">@lamont_anna_gne</a>, to see my upcoming projects!</p>
<p>A big thank you to the organizations that supported the project: <a href="https://artstarts.com/">ArtStarts in Schools</a>, the <a href="https://vancouver.ca/">City of Vancouver</a>, <a href="https://www.cnh.bc.ca/">Collingwood Neighbourhood House</a>, <a href="https://qmunity.ca/">QMUNITY</a>, <a href="https://foolishoperations.org/">Foolish Operations</a>, <a href="https://www.roundhouse.ca/">Roundhouse Community Arts &amp; Recreation Centre</a> and <a href="https://whatlab.ca/">What Lab</a>.</p>
<p>And a special thank you to people who offered precious help during the project: Ry Forsythe, Julie Lebel, Jaime Hewat, Audrey Sides, Alyssa Favero, Jarin Schexnider, Danielle Mackenzie Long, Ryan Jackson and the one <em>Home Hardware </em>Employee who spent an hour brainstorming with me on how to hide cereal boxes under the seats of folding chairs. </p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Lamont (March 2023)</p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?><p>Hello there!</p>
<p>Lamont here, for my very first blogpost ! I would like to share with you today my process and vision for the first iteration of my most recent project : <em>self checkout</em>.</p>
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<p>In September 2022, the artistic director of Foolish Operations Society Julie Lebel emailed me to recommend I take a look at ArtStarts&rsquo;  <em>Creative Sparks Grants for Emerging Artist</em> program. She wrote: &ldquo;maybe for one of your projects, like the one with Qmunity? Just a thought!&rdquo; <a href="https://qmunity.ca/">Qmunity</a>, if you don&rsquo;t already know, is an amazing non-profit organization based in Vancouver, working with and for the queer, trans and Two-Spirit communities. I joined their volunteer team in the past year, and more specifically the team helping the <em>Youth Program</em> (ages 14-25). Together with danielle Mackenzie Long, we offered a creative movement workshop at one of the weekly Youth Group Drop-In in the Spring of 2022. The workshop was well received and I kept in the back of my mind the intention of further developing this avenue.</p>
<p>So, here we are! In September, Julie pointed me towards the ArtStarts call for projects. I brainstormed (with my mom, the very first advisor for this project!) and developed the outline of what would become a few months later <em>self checkout</em>, a performing arts project offered to youth between 14 and 18 years old who identify as members or allies of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Vancouver. I received very valuable support from Qmunity and Foolish Operations, without which my efforts to obtain resources would not have been possible. Thank you!</p>
<p>As of today, the majority of the project&rsquo;s activities are still to come. However, I wish to share with you the sum of my preliminary thoughts, as an offering to open the conversation : </p>
<p><strong><em>self checkout : what is it?</em></strong></p>
<p><em>self checkout is a project that combines performing art forms with expressions of queer identity to give 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their allies </em><em>(ages 14-18) the tools to foster their own creative ideas. The workshops allow imaginative minds to brainstorm together and generate ideas through dance, theater , writing prompts and more! The project allows a small group to take this process further by engaging in an intensive creative process during Spring Break 2023 ! The intensive focuses on the collaborative creation and planning of a culminating project. The outcome is determined by the ideas and interests of the youth, and supported by myself and my collaborator Jaime Hewat. A presentation for family and friends will take place!<br></em></p>
<p>The core <strong>values</strong> of the project are care, community, celebration of queer narratives and visibility for young emerging queer artists in the performing arts community. </p>
<p><strong>Expectations</strong> are malleable and will be determined through ongoing dialogue with project participants. As an emerging artist, I am learning to cultivate my own ambitions while modulating my expectations of the outcome. In this way, I am not risk-averse, but rather inclined to constantly try new things. </p>
<p>My personal <strong>desires</strong> for this project are to challenge my skills as a creative leader and to strengthen my ties to my community and the values we share. To participants, I wish first and foremost fun! And perhaps a creative spark (or two!).</p>
<p>The <strong>interests</strong> that led me to develop such a project are sustainability in art,  collaborative art practices with a marginalized community to which I identify, the legitimization of alternative creative methods on the periphery of existing institutions, and, of course, performing arts and the contribution of the queer imaginary to the field. </p>
<p>The overarching <strong>question</strong> that has emerged from this project to date is:  what are the responsibilities and methods of those working to ensure a safer space for queer youth?</p>
<p>Julie Lebel has been a very valuable mentor in the development of the project, notably in the planning, promotion, administrative work and revision of documents. I also recognize that my position in communications support for Foolish Operations and my close relationship with Julie provided me with the necessary tools to develop this project! Thank you Julie!</p>
<p>To this day, I still don&rsquo;t know the future of the project and I spare myself the speculation! I let the project work me as much as I work it. I will write a second blogpost to update you in the next few weeks! If reading this made you want to discuss with me about self checkout and development possibilities, feel free to write to me! Let&rsquo;s go for a coffee! If you can think of anyone you know who might be interested in the project or who might want to register, please spread the word! <br></p>
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<p>I encourage you to visit my personal instagram page, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lamont_anna_gne/">@lamont_anna_gne</a>, to learn about upcoming activities for <em>self checkout</em>. Registration is now open until March 8th for the Spring Break intensive! <a href="https://forms.gle/wzcEScC6i2z5iaQk9"><strong>Here is the link to the registration form!</strong></a></p>
<p>Many thanks to the organizations that supported the project: <a href="https://artstarts.com/">ArtStarts in Schools</a>, <a href="https://vancouver.ca/">City of Vancouver</a>, <a href="https://www.cnh.bc.ca/">Collingwood Neighbourhood House</a>, <a href="https://qmunity.ca/">QMUNITY</a>, <a href="https://foolishoperations.org/">Foolish Operations</a>,<a href="https://www.roundhouse.ca/"> Roundhouse Community Arts &amp; Recreation Centre </a>and <a href="https://whatlab.ca/">What Lab</a>.</p>
<p>And finally, a special thank you to some of my fellow supporters during the implementation of the project: Ry Forsythe, Julie Lebel, Jaime Hewat, Audrey Sides, Alyssa Favero, Sam Jin Coates, Maxx Sadler, Sarah Cavanaugh, Han Hugussen.<br></p>
<p> Cheers,</p>
<p>Lamont (March 2023)<br></p>]]></content:encoded>
      
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