Tea for Tara, Episode 5: Art & Activism
Join us for Tea for Tara Episode Five-
Art & Activism with special guest speaker from Toronto the incredible “Mikiki” in conversation with Dr. Cara Tierney.
Sunday, June 7th, 1-3 PM
Live from the Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset St. W.
FREE Admission. Live Audience Masked and provided.
Limited Seating – Must Register on Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tea-for-tara-episode-5-art-activism-tickets-199038550161
Or watch the live stream on the Ottawa trans Library Facebook and YouTube pages.
Mikiki is an artist and queer community health activist of Acadian/Mi’kmaq and Irish descent from Ktaqmkuk/Newfoundland, Canada. Their work is grounded in over 30 years of experience in HIV/AIDS activism, sexual health education, and harm reduction. Mikiki has held frontline and governance roles across Canada, including developing the country’s first sexual health promotion programming for gay men living with HIV. They have contributed to national and international research, policy, and training initiatives with organizations including Canadian AIDS Society, Canadian Treatment Action Council, and GNP+’s Beyond LIVING, championing stigma reduction, community care, and autonomy.
Raised in Tio’tiake|Montreal, Tierney is a Scottish/Irish/Italian/white/settler, trans*, creative whose work sits at the intersection of art and education. Currently a prof at the University of Ottawa and the Academic and Public Program Specialist at Carleton University Art Gallery, Tierney has taught at Algonquin College, the National Gallery of Canada, and has designed and delivered arts and arts-based anti-oppression workshops on unceded Algonquin land, the area surrounding so-called Ottawa, since 2004. Globally minded, locally-rooted, Tierney approaches their work as an endless series of opportunities to bridge creativity and knowledge-sharing in the service of social transformation.
T4T – Tea for Tara – A Trans Community Storytelling Program
A year-long, community-rooted storytelling program created by Trans and Non-binary people, centered on monthly gatherings where participants share, witness, and preserve lived experiences.