Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion

This pilot program is for Black, Indigenous, and non-Black racialized residents of Hamilton (age 18+) who are feeling fear, anger, sadness, etc, in response to increasing public displays of white supremacist groups/language and want a community-centred space for wellness and to build connection with others.
HCCI is partnering with Facilitator and Expressive Arts Specialist Susanne Dorder who applies Culturally Focused Decentering Framework including uses of storytelling through the arts to support participants from communities that face discrimination and racism. Susanne will guide participants across 4 sessions held biweekly using tools like collage, sculpting, and community arts. No experience with art is required.
This is not a space where participants will talk about direct or specific ways to address white supremacy in our city.

This space is for breaking isolation and addressing feelings that come when community spaces do not feel safe. The goal is to use mutual support to create capacity for community collaboration and wellness.
Sessions run in person in the evenings starting Tuesday April 14 and run every 2 weeks for 4 sessions total.

Exact time and location will be confirmed with registration for safety reasons.
Space is limited to 10 participants for this pilot. Register using the link in our bio or through the QR code.

About: Susanne Dorder is an expressive arts healer, educator, and practitioner with nearly two decades of experience integrating creative expression and psychotherapy to support mental health wellness, empowerment, and community resilience. She brings a multicultural lens, rooted in her diverse Caribbean heritage, to her work, prioritizing culturally responsive and sensitive practices that affirm the lived realities and creative identities of racialized peoples and communities.

Link for registration: https://forms.gle/q1GAfzgGaYV4ZAfG6