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CANVAS Arts Action Programs

Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 9 Employees
Program Development

CANVAS Arts Action Programs (CANVAS) is a registered non-profit organization founded in 2014 to prevent acts of gender-based and sexual violence, homophobia and transphobia. CANVAS uses interactive, arts-inspired training programs to educate on gender equity, consent, and LGBTQ2S+ inclusion in schools, summer camps, community centres and workplaces. We believe that harmful, discriminatory attitudes are learned, and every person has the potential to critically examine their learned behaviours and beliefs and work towards a more empathetic, equitable and kinder world-view. It is our role to develop a space where that education and personal reflection can take place. Through creative and compassionate workshop facilitation, participants can openly listen to the views of others, recognize the struggles of marginalized groups, and acknowledge their capacity to affect positive change.