I offer workshop facilitation services!
Here are a few examples of workshops that I offer:
What the Heck is a Zine, and Why Should I Make One? A Hands-on Zine 101 Workshop
Have you heard about zines before and wondered what all the hype is about? Are you new to zines, or do you have some experience with them but want to learn more? Would you like to make a zine in a fun, collaborative group setting?
Join me for an interactive workshop all about zines! In this workshop, we will:
- Review what zines are.
- Discuss the many reasons to make zines.
- Read zines together.
- Make zines together! (Instructions and supplies will be provided)
- Learn about the history and genres of zines.
- Review various examples of zines.
- Look at lots of helpful zine resources, including local ones.
- Discuss our experiences with and questions about zines, their benefits and limitations, and different ways to create them.
Zines as Popular Education Tools for Empowerment, Community, and Activism: An Interactive Zine Research Workshop
What is a zine? What is popular education? How are zines popular education tools? How can we use zines in education and research?
Oppression, exploitation, disempowerment, isolation, alienation, and inaccessibility run rampant among the populace in our hyper-capitalist, neoliberal society (Blacker, 2013; Choudry, 2015; hooks, 1994). As injustice and inequality proliferate, marginalized people must have access to as many “tools of resistance” as possible (Valli, 2021, p. 39). In this workshop, I address this research problem by organizing my presentation into the following three themes. I discuss how zines, as accessible popular education tools, can be used by adult learners outside of formal education to 1) empower themselves and others, 2) build communities and facilitate dialogue, and 3) engage in activism and praxis. I present zines as popular education tools that everyday people can use to resist systems of domination, such as neoliberalism and capitalism.
In this workshop, we will:
- Define key concepts like popular education and zines.
- Review and discuss the themes of empowerment, community, dialogue, activism, and praxis as they pertain to zines.
- Develop and share our research questions about zines.
- Engage in activities and discussions about zines, education, and research.
- Discuss our critiques and the limitations of zines.
- Dialogue about using zines in popular education and educational research.
I can also facilitate workshops on zine-making for youth, creative writing, poetry, art, DIY, self-publishing, LGBTQ+ issues, and more! I would be happy to create a custom workshop to suit your needs.
I can facilitate workshops in person in Montreal, Quebec and online.
I can also manage workshop administration, registration, and promotion, such as room booking, purchasing supplies, setting up Eventbrite pages, and answering attendees’ questions.
Please contact me for my rates and further details.
