Iterative Activism and Listening for Resilience

This final keynote explores how the concepts of resilience and listening are variously connected to activism and advocacy that is committed to community wellbeing.

Ailsa Craig is a cultural sociologist and queer and trans activist whose work focuses on art, inequality, gender, sexuality and community. A professor and administrator at Memorial University, Ailsa is invested in bringing academic insights into practice that builds and explores vibrant community, and has helped build and/or worked with a wide range of queer and trans initiatives in NL and Ontario, including the Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency, Make it Better NL, The Trans Needs Coalition, Toronto Pride, Xtra! Magazine, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, and the LGBT Youthline.