Our work is to imagine equitable futures and do everything we can to make them real.
Our vision is collective liberation from systemic oppression.
Our mission is to be deeply connected and grounded in the stories of those most impacted by systems of oppression and to write new narratives together.
When we care enough to imagine alternatives and believe they are truly possible, we simultaneously need to grieve for how that alternative doesn’t yet exist for us. This work requires solidarity with those in resistance with the status quo.
What Does This Look Like In Practice?
Land Acknowledgement
The Department of Imaginary Affairs is situated on the land and waterways that have known human activity for thousands of years, long before it was ever called Canada. We are extremely privileged to be able to live and work on this land and owe gratitude and thanks to every caretaker of the land – past, present and future. We operate on the land within the Dish With One Spoon Covenant. This agreement made amongst Indigenous Nations governs how to share the resources that the land and water provide. At the heart of the agreement is the image of a single dish that holds all the bounty and one spoon to draw from that dish. The agreement that everyone will take only what they need, always ensuring that something is left for those who follow. The Dish With One Spoon agreement remains in effect to this day. We are all responsible to live by these terms.
This is an ongoing and active practice.