AMES DisPLACEMENT
AMES is a small but powerful organization in the Salish Sea. AMES’ programs take a community-based approach to cultural production and outreach, while fostering concrete skills development. They create works that prompt critical dialogue, expanding horizons and fostering imaginative visions for change.
DisPLACEment is a media arts production and outreach program that brings Indigenous, migrant + refugee youth together to make + share short videos that challenge biases. They creatively explore changing ideas of ‘home’ and ‘belonging’, while shining a light on systems that lead to displacement.
Using a combination of media, storytelling, creative facilitation and interactive activities, peer-facilitated workshops are designed to foster intercultural understanding, while inspiring crucial, timely conversations about decolonization to motivate change.