Virtual Event
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Queering My Story: An Introduction to Telling Stories About Being LGBTQ2S+ (Online)
September 25 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Event
Instructor: Jeffrey Canton
Workshop Fee: $25 ($21.75 + HST)
This workshop will be held online during the following date and time:
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | 6:30-8:30pm
Workshop Description:
Interested in learning how to turn a memory or anecdote into a more substantial story about your life as a member of the LGBTQ2S+ community or an ally? Jeffrey Canton has been telling personal stories for nearly 30 years as well as teaching ways to give them the shape and power they deserve. Now you can join him for this “teaser” for his course, Voices Seldom Heard: Telling and Preserving LGBTQ2S+ stories that Storytelling Toronto will be offering later this fall. Participants should bring a photograph, a small object or piece of memorabilia that you connect with your being LGBTQ2S+
About Jeffrey Canton:
Over the last three decades Jeffrey Canton has shared original stories based on Toronto history, personal stories from his own life, and a wealth of folk and fairy tales gleaned from his years working alongside storyteller-librarians at the Toronto Public Library. In 2023, in partnership with the ArQuives in Toronto, he created Voices Seldom Heard: An Introduction to Telling LGBTQ2S+ Personal Stories, the first specifically LGBTQ2S storytelling course. Jeffrey has taught students at York University, and has been a teacher with Storytelling Toronto since 2020. He has performed at the Toronto Festival of Storytelling, the National Library of Canada, the British Library, and Toronto’s Nuit Blanche.
The registration deadline for this course is Monday, September 23, 2024.