Call for Participants: A gathering for urban agriculture workers
Marina Fathalla
Solidarity Seeds:
Call for Participants: A gathering for urban agriculture workers
June 21, 2025 1-4pm.
Growers! Friends! We are launching the registration of our urban farmer half day gathering! Are you a queer and trans urban farm worker, work on a farm outside the city or have worked on a farm previously?
On Saturday, June 21, we’ll be hosting a half-day gathering for urban farm workers to learn about their labour rights, and have open conversations about the labour issues they have faced. The day will begin with a speaker panel on farm labour rights, organizing, and more. In the second half, participants will break into small groups to connect with others, and learn about worker solidarity, discuss grievances, and creating a more just future in farming.
Insights from this half-day gathering focused on co-learning urban agricultural and land liberation practices will be transformed into a collective zine and a series of ceramic seedling pods — vessels that carry both story and seed — to be shared with the public through an exhibition at Arcadia Gallery from August 21 - September 13, 2025.
Led by Toronto based artist Anélia Victor and Fatin Ishraq. Anélia Victor is a mixed media textile artist. Their work rely on the act of re/membering; talking and feeling the body in the present about the past and the connections to self and others. Fatin is a community organizer, photojournalist and writer exploring the intersections of climate and racial justice. Through documentary photography, they tell stories examining social issues through a critical lens and nuanced understanding of the subjects.
Participant Criteria
Interested in exploring and co-learning urban agricultural and land liberation practices
Based out of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
Identify as queer/trans racialized farm worker
All levels of agricultural experience are encouraged. If you are no longer in the field, you are still welcome to apply
Senior leadership is ineligible to apply
🗓️ Apply by June 6, 2025: www.whippersnapper.ca/peers or Register here.
Location: Scadding Court Community Centre: 707 Dundas St W, Toronto.
📅 Apply by June 6, 2025: www.whippersnapper.ca/peers
📧 Questions or access needs? Contact Marina at progr...@whippersnapper.ca