In episode one “Love As Rest”, co-hosts Karmella and Lexi chat about intentional rest as a form of resistance and a necessary practice in sustainable growth and meaningful revolutionary change making.
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BIPOC Art Ecosystem
The BIPOC Art ecosystem is a creative environment that is inspired by the structures, functions, processes, and symbiotic relationships found on the land where we live. As well, the ecosystem honours the wisdom and teachings of the host nations on unceded territories to which we (Karmella + Lexi) are uninvited guests. We are a part of centuries of microscopic transformations and changes, and we carry on the work of our ancestors as we centre art and community-building in the continuous fight for liberation, sovereignty, and environmental justice.
What Storm, What Thunder: An interview with Commissioned Author Myriam J. A. Chancy
One of the epigraphs at the beginning of the novel is an invocation to the Loas. Ma Lou’s section also begins with an incantation to one of the manifestations of Erzulie. I wanted the reader to feel right away that they were being brought into a place where spirituality animates the culture in the best of ways—to accompany the characters in their lives.
The Indigenous Brilliance Podcast – Episode 6 (September 18th, 2021): Issue 44.3 Indigenous Brilliance
In this episode of the Indigenous Brilliance Podcast, we celebrate the long awaited Issue 44.3 Indigenous Brilliance going to print (IN FULL COLOUR)! In honour of this special occasion for the Indigenous Brilliance team, co-host Karmella Benedito De Barros shares...
The Indigenous Brilliance Podcast – Episode 5 (May 31st, 2021): Archives LIVE from Massy Books
Stories hold the incredible power to heal wounds, connect people, and bridge generations. This is an incredibly important time to be centering the brilliance of our communities through Indigenous storytelling across diverse mediums. The Indigenous Brilliance Podcast...
>codex_ Exhibition
As a part of the 2020 Growing Room Literary & Arts Festival, Thu Le curated a beautiful visual art exhibition, >codex_, at Emily Carr University. This exhibit featured the work of June Tang, Taryn Sheppard, and Flavourcel Animation Collective, and was an...
Notes on Abundance
from LooseLeaf Magazine In 2015 I had a wild dream to start a publication for pan-Asian writers and artists, and that winter, in partnership with a bunch of equally naive and down-for-anything Asian creatives, LooseLeaf Magazine emerged. Like a lot of other grassroots...
Artist Spotlight: Artwork by Alisha Sian
To celebrate the publication of issue 44.1 Growing Room, we’re delighted to share artwork by the Alisha Sian, who was intended to be a part of our first ever festival marketplace at the 2020 Growing Room Literary & Arts Festival. You can also find more of Alisha's...
Artist Spotlight: Divya Kaur Photography
Divya Kaur Photography is the work of Divya Kaur, a queer neurodivergent punjabi artist living in diaspora on the stolen territory of the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen, Qayqayt and Tsawwassen First Nations, colonially known as Surrey BC. In her photography,...
Plasticnic and Plasticpoems by Fiona Tinwei Lam
Below are short, animated poems created by Fiona Tinwei Lam in collaboration with Vancouver animators Tisha Deb Pillai and Nhat Truong. These short, plastic-pollution-themed video poems were intended to be screened at the 2020 Growing Room Literary & Arts...
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Step back with Room into the past, to parents, to childhood homes, and to people once known and loved; dig into themes of grief and healing; and ultimately explore what it means to come full circle in literature.
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