Diyas for Diversity
Date: Oct 24
1:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Culture Days
What does your mental health look like? How does your identity influence your mental health experiences? Join journalist/columnist, filmmaker, playwright and author Prajwala Dixit as she holds space for participants to individually reflect and express the themes of mental health and neurodiversity while painting a Diya, a clay oil lamp lit during Diwali to signify the victory of knowledge over ignorance.
Community partners include the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries, Black Lives Matter, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Social Justice Co-op, Newfoundland and Labrador, BIPOC Creators of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quadrangle and Anti-Racism Coalition Newfoundland and Labrador.
Pre-Registration is Required. To register, please contact Visitor Services at 757-8090. Please register for one of the following times:
1:00 pm / 2:15 pm / 3:30 pm
All sessions are family-friendly (all ages).
Space is limited and restrictions due to COVID 19 will be in place for everyone’s safety.
Masks Required.
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Included with cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.