The historically-shaped violence embedded in ongoing relations of colonization and imperialism for both refugee and indigenous women across the globe are stories mostly told in reports and statistics.
Read MorePerformative arts, dance and theatre holds great potential for telling unseen stories. Embodied performance can initiate a learning process into reality-based experiences of people who have been subjected to extreme oppressive circumstances.
Read MoreNo Woman’s Land interprets experiences of refugee women, focusing an artistic lens toward their resilience and courage. In 2016, Roshanak Jaberi began working with her research collaborators Doris Rajan, of the Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society (IRIS), and Dr. Shahrzad Mojab, of the University of Toronto. Interviews were conducted by community facilitators with women who have come to Canada as refugees.
Read MoreOn the heels of the #metoo movement and continuing dialogue on the representations of sexual and gendered violence on stage, Amelia Ehrhardt leads a discussion on representation in contemporary dance practices.
Read MoreThis brochure was created by JDT as part of the No Woman’s Land production, and includes statistics on women in refugee camps, as well as a list of agencies and research reports as of 2019.
DownloadAs part of our mandate, we are committed to supporting organizations that share our values and who work tirelessly to advocate for the most vulnerable. This year we are supporting Sea-Watch, a non-profit organization that conducts civil search and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean. Since 2014, they have saved thousands of refugees and migrants, and continue to advocate for rescue operations by European institutions and legal escape routes.
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