Diva Girls' Blog Post - March 18 (UofT Collaboration)

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Regent Park Focus is partnering with the Youth, Arts, and Engagement Program at the University of Toronto to produce a media product that is based on the community. This is the seventh session.

This session began with a skype call from a representative from SAALT (South Asian Americans Leading Together), Lakshmi Sridaran, who talked about what the organization does and why they were created. SAALT is a non-profit organization that fights for the rights of South Asians in America.



She then talked about the Christchurch Mosque Shootings and asked the group if they had anything they would like to talk about in regards to that. There was conversation around islamophobia, double standards, gun control, etc. After this conversation Lakshmi talked a little bit about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans), and the Muslim ban. 

After this conversation, the participants got into their groups and continued working on their projects. Many of the participants went out into the community to take pictures and get inspiration for their pieces, The On Air Police started their podcast this session with police officers from the community. 


Amna Quaid Azam

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