Starting from a young age, the books we read,  the shows we watch, the words of our friends and family reinforce stereotypes about people from other backgrounds.  Over time these can leak into our social media, poison our public spaces and manifest in macro-aggressions against people from other groups. Our workshop will be a space to notice the microaggressions we experience on a daily basis and confront them before they do deep harm.

Guys, let us ask you some questions: When it comes time to get serious, who do you go to? Do you find yourself opening up only to the women in your life? Do you find yourself feeling the need to act as if you aren’t trying in school? There is a crisis among men symptomized by an epidemic of feigned nonchalance and hardened outer shells, rooted in a hesitancy to open up. We all enjoy some good banter. You should feel you can let them know when it all gets to you. Honestly speaking, this is a social justice issue, and it impacts dudes and everyone around them. Clearly, we feel these emotions; we deserve to talk about them. Together, let’s understand how more supportive relationships between you and your guy friends can help to improve yourselves, your community, and the world around you. Come with your boys. While we hope this conversation will benefit all genders, with this workshop, we seek to create a space for men.

You won't know our faces, our names nor the place of our belonging, and you will have to work with others to guess who we are. We live in a society that gives us worth based on how we look, so we will take away this ability - we will take away your sight and you will give us worth based on that. This workshop will be about race, culture and gender, and how it affects the value and prejudice society gives individuals by taking away one of your senses; sight. Please note you will be wearing masks over your eyes during this workshop

This workshop will be a look into how mediums of youth and internet culture can shape the world we live in today, empowering students with tools they already have to impact change. From cancel culture and boycotts to memes and infographics, we will identify and discuss how we are already leveraging youth culture in our day to day lives and how to further increase our impact.

This workshop will take a deep dive into personal understanding and identity using colour theory and the effects of colour to help create a better understanding of self. We'll discuss the power each colour has on self and find a way to use this to better understand our feelings and the feelings of those around us. Using this information Deniché will help you create a self portrait with your new understanding of colour. A dive into how colour correlates with our perception of self and those around us.

Ever wonder what you can do when confronted with microaggressions, harassment, or identity-based hostilities?  In  this workshop you will learn how to react when you encounter an unjust or hostile situation and the steps you can take to speak up or safely diffuse the situation

All poetry is political, all a form of protest. This workshop will explore that statement and devise techniques that will help create the backbone of your own protest poem, whether personal or global, intimate or epic. Expect intensive writing that leads to powerful performance. Write and perform your own protest poetry

This interactive workshop offers an introduction to the complex system of the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) and its role in mass incarceration, primarily focusing on the US context, while also drawing parallels with the UK.  We will delve into how this system disproportionately impacts marginalized communities and |  perpetuates cycles of inequality.  Through engaging activities, cultural prompts, and thought-provoking tasks, we will break down the interconnected elements of the PIC, examining its historical roots, present-day realities, and potential avenues for change.  We will also explore why Britain has the largest prison population in Western Europe, placing the UK's system within a broader global context.  Furthermore, we will examine the intersection of the PIC with other critical issues, including climate change.  Specifically, we will analyze how the use of incarcerated firefighters, like those deployed during the recent LA fires, highlights the exploitation of prison labor within disaster response and raises questions about environmental justice and the systemic vulnerabilities created by mass incarceration.