seema j (she/her/elle)

I think they call it Collision because 30,000 people are literally walking around heads down on their phones, bumping into each other, hustling to make the next session. @CollisionHQ

Such great news 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Moderator @ejalon from @cfccreates is leading a great discussion on ways organizations can foster inclusive practices and cultivate future leaders with Seema Jethalal, Stéphane Gauthier from @LeCarrefour, Sirish Rao from @VanArtGallery and @PattiPon from @CalgaryArtsDev. #CAS2023

Quoting @andsoitseems on @PaulTaylorTO /Evenings and Weekends highlighted two criteria for a recent job posting. 1. Ability to Centre Joy in the work. 2. Ability to work in Canada. We have the ability to think about HR differently. #CAS2023

Day 2. #CanadianArtsSummit @sirishr @andsoitseems @PattiPon @ejalon discuss Representation and Engagement. ‘Our strategy has Treaty 7 worldviews at its heart’ -Patti Pon on changing the ethos at the foundation of our cultural spaces. #CAS2023

“If people have been historically excluded from spaces we have to purposefully invite them back” - Jason Murray of @BipocSearch #CAS2023 @BusinessftArts

“We need to build up our immunity with discomfort” - @elamin88 in discussion with Ken Lum re: reinventing the cultural sector #CAS2023 #CanadianArtsSummit @KoernerHall @banffcentre @BusinessftArts

Wise words by artist/ deep thinker Ken Lum of @Monument_Lab : We need the heads of institutions to have a radical reimagination at the molecular level to better serve the ‘invisible’. It’s not a money problem, it’s a courage problem #CAS2023

There's something rotten in the state of performing arts in Canada. @sarahgstanley and I have been thinking about why so much feels so bad/hard/wrong right now, and we have some ideas for how it could be better: bit.ly/manifestonow Would love to hear what you think.

A sea of sarees here at @masseyhall … what a beautiful day. @ZakirHtabla

Norwich City Council endorses the #PlantBasedTreaty becoming the 3rd city in the UK following @EdinburghCC & @HHTCNews. The motion, introduced by @CllrAlexCatt, seconded by @jajo_osborn & supported by @PBCouncils will improve food security & accessibility to plant-based food.

@dukeredbird once told me there’s a reason we were created with two ears and one mouth…

Checking in on others is a love language.

End of an era! Congrats @Cl_Hopkinson on 17 impactful years at the helm of @TorontoArts and @TOArtsFdn.

If you grind hard everyday but simultaneously abandon your own needs, avoid your inner work, and do not take care of your body - you’re hustling backwards. The real work is inclusive of you.

100% percent of any of my NFT collection sales will be donated back to the origin artist creator - Iranian artists need our support, especially during this revolutionary time #MahsaAmini I have the original painting of this beautiful and bold work by @AghaeeMariam ❤️

“Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.”@prentishemphill via @adriennemaree #PleasureActivism

Introducing my new gorgeous yellow sculpture by @HeidiArtist as part of her “Reaching” series, a statement about western society’s constant craving for something more, to be somewhere else.

The role of the artist is to make revolution irresistible - Toni Cade Bambara via @adriennemaree

feel like > should