Voices & Culture Summit: AGENDA

DAYTIME SCHEDULE: COMMUNITY ARTS & LEARNING

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Opening Ceremony & Art Exhibition — Auditorium

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Workshop: The Magic of Drag! Workshop — Auditorium

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Workshop: Reclaiming the Sacred: Two-Spirit Art in Queer Spaces — Room 203

11:15 AM – 12 PM

Art Exhibition Viewing/Break — Lobby

12 PM – 12:30 PM

Lunch Break with Drag Storytime — Auditorium

12:30 PM – 1 PM

Panel: Pride Organizers — Auditorium

1 PM – 1:45 PM

Workshop: Wiggle without Apology; Beautiful on Purpose – Belly Dance — Auditorium

1 PM – 1:45 PM

Acrylic Landscape Painting — Room 203

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Community Art Projects/Networking/Art Exhibit — Auditorium

2:30 PM – 3 PM

Panel: Entertainment — Auditorium

3 PM – 3:30 PM

Panel: Two-Spirit Identity & Expression — Auditorium

3:30 PM – 4 PM

Art Exhibition Viewing/Networking — Lobby

3:50 PM

Film Trailer Screening and Closing Remarks — Auditorium

Full Day

Collage until noon, Pride Press Zine Workshop 12–4 — Room 201

Full Day

Creative Closet Clothing Swap — Lobby

The Magic of Drag!

An interactive workshop focusing on the history and foundations of DRAG! We will discuss the origins of modern drag performance, especially its roots in ballroom and queer cultures.

Next, Iris will share her three keys to making drag magic:

• Performance
• Aesthetics
• Spirit

Each key topic will have an interactive discussion on the basics, the how-to’s, the 123’s, and some expertise from Iris herself.

Wiggle without Apology; Beautiful on Purpose

This welcoming belly dance workshop invites participants to explore movement as a celebration. Designed for all experience levels, this session emphasizes listening to your body, honouring your natural curves, and moving with confidence in a judgment-free space.

Centered on self-trust and positive body image, participants will be guided through supported movement, self-acceptance, and confidence in a nurturing, inclusive environment designed to explore belly dance as a powerful tool for embracing bodies exactly as they are… because we are all beautiful!

Come as you Are and Move like you Belong!

PRIDE PRESS ZINE MAKING

Come explore the radical queer tradition of zine making!

Zines are DIY booklets used to exchange ideas without conventional publishing barriers. No algorithm. No censorship. No smoothing over rough edges. Loud and proud, zines are easy to make and share!

Drop in between 12 PM – 4 PM to learn how to make a basic one-sheet zine.

Hosted by Aubrey, a PG-based zinester gluing together drawings, collage, and prose that can easily fit into back pockets!

Aubrey is currently writing about poverty and queerness in their zine Queer Economic Justice. Their zine about non-binary top surgery, Hope Chest, is distributed by Sheer Spite Press. They have previously contributed to vOid, MANMADE/MADE MAN, and Midwest Queer Collective.

All materials for this workshop are provided.

Panel: Entertainment & Production

Entertainment is political, joyful, and deeply cultural. Creating queer entertainment in northern and smaller communities takes creativity, care, and hard work. This panel brings together show producers and performers to share how they build performances, support artists, and create vibrant queer spaces in places like Northern BC. Learn what happens behind the scenes and how entertainment shapes local queer culture.

Rooted in culture, story, and resistance, this panel highlights Indigenous Two-Spirit experiences through art and lived identity. Panelists share what Two-Spirit means to them, how they express it creatively, and how this identity shapes their lives in a colonial world.

Through art, dialogue, and reflection, they reclaim space, voice, and visibility.

Panel: Two-Spirit Identity & Expression Through Art

Rooted in culture, story, and resistance, this panel highlights Indigenous Two-Spirit experiences through art and lived identity. Panelists share what Two-Spirit means to them, how they express it creatively, and how this identity shapes their lives in a colonial world.

Through art, dialogue, and reflection, they reclaim space, voice, and visibility.

Organizing Pride in Northern Communities

This panel explores Pride through the lens of the people who build it. Pride organizers discuss how they create inclusive programming, navigate challenges, and keep Pride grounded in both joy and activism. Panelists will share their experiences organizing in smaller and northern communities, and what it takes to make Pride louder, safer, and more meaningful for everyone.