Regent Park FEMME Collective!

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Femme is a collective of two young women reaching out to other you women to join their community group called “Femme”. They meet up and discuss important events and issues, while doing workshops and cool activities. The goal of the project is to allow culturally diverse young women to create new and memorable experiences, make new friends, gain sisterhood, and build leadership.

Located in Regent Park, in the Daniel Spectrum Arts Center. Meetings take place in the third floor community meeting room, every Wednesday from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The program started in July 2022 and will be completed in April 2023.

The experiences gained during the project could have life-long benefits. Offering young people in the community an opportunity to create a youth oriented magazine. Participants would be engaged with photography, print journalism, and magazine design. An honorarium of $300.00 is provided to each participant.

Some of the members have claimed the project is both fun and entertaining, activities included are picnics, scavenger hunts, and workshops. Additionally, a weekly snack is provided as a way of furthering social bonding and building group cohesion.

All the activities created by the group will be documented and later formatted into the FEMME online magazine. This is a great opportunity for project participants to feel empowered and to embrace their skills and creativity while having fun.



By: Siyana Balasundaram

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