DIY LOVE: Queer Knowledge & History Then, Now, and Forever

Created by Kaythi, Seiji, Will Carpenter, Natalie Mark, John Wigle, Maya Wilson-Sanchez, and Lex B, DIY LOVE was created to exhibit and celebrate LGBTQ2S+ activism, knowledge, history, experiences, and bodies.

In partnership with Recruitment and Admissions and OCADSU’s Xpace Cultural Centre, the Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives (ODESI) supported students to create a public art installation and community engagement initiative at the 2017 Pride Toronto Street Fair. The DIY Love Installation featured a wheat-pasting workshop in celebration of LGBTQ2S+ activist knowledge and sought to involve BIPOC, transgender, and disability activism in Pride celebrations and to highlight the LGBTQ2S+ community’s collective endurance and resilience, its diversity of life experience, and revitalizing role as creators and listeners!

Drop by the Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives (ODESI) to pick up your own copy of a poster! Located on the ODESI table at 230 Richmond St. W., Floor Six.