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Now is not the time for Canadians to be sanctimonious. It is time for us to be prudent and active.

Vivek Shraya

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I continue to explore poetry.
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I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives.
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My interest in language is steadfast, but I think each project and its accompanying intentions dictate how language must be used.
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When I do book readings, I always incorporate music or singing.
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I am more likely to get paid for my art if it's presented alongside a white artist, so the questions around value and agency arise: What choices should I make, or do I have to make, if I want to be compensated for my work? Why isn't my art valued on its own?
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Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning.
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My art career often feels less like an art career and more like a career in educating, usually by using my body.
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When I was writing, I wanted every word to be not only deliberate, but musical. Precious.
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Writing about racism requires a directness that writing a love story does not.
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I have dedicated a significant portion of my time and artistry to making art that addresses various forms of oppression, including white supremacy, misogyny, and biphobia.
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Making music has been connected to one of my greatest heartaches, because my own music has never quite connected with audiences. But it was this heartache that pushed me to explore other artistic avenues, like writing and filmmaking, and I ultimately feel most at home in a multidisciplinary environment.
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I would love to see more dialogue around the responsibilities of art consumers - how can audiences better financially support artists we love, artists who are doing the work, so that artists have a more solid foundation upon which to make art?
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When I wouldn't leave home without my blue contacts or when I was bleaching my hair, I didn't have the language to articulate that I was trying to assimilate to whiteness. If anything, I was trying to look normal.
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I am always hesitant to call myself an activist, mostly out of respect for the activists who are using their bodies and voices to protest or activists online who are constantly engaging and educating others.
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Children are receptive to talking about gender creativity, confirming the importance of the book as a means to instigate this dialogue at an early age.
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Despite the fact that I'm not highly skilled in any visual art, aesthetics have always played a strong role in my art, including my first albums.
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I have been and continue to be committed to art as a tool to ignite, comfort, and discomfort.
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Music is my first love, where my artistic journey began.
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I tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre.
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