THE MEETING PLACE

On May 4, 2025, kin + care collective hosted another evening of art, community, and Scarborough love at…

entrance banner that says "kin and care collective presents, just between us, the meeting place. welcome" with arrow to the right showing the way to the event. There are purple and yellow balloon tied on top of the banner.

THE MEETING PLACE

Since 2023, kin + care collective’s community arts program, Just Between Us, has been using the arts to explore systemic racism and its impact on the mental health of racialized youth in Scarborough.

pile of purple card placed on top of wooden table with a question that asks "what is your earliest childhood memory? the meeting place"
"Hopes for the future, imagine we're in the future, 5 years from now. How have things changed? What is new, what is different" prompt on top of sticky notes.
Picture of a bulletin paper with questions such as, "what's something that brings you joy?" with answer "to have my me time with God and being spiritual". Other question says, "what so you hope for the future of Scarborough?" with answer "hope for th
a picture of a person behind all the foods. she is seen smiling straight to the camera wearing a red glass and denim shirt. they are a lot of food in front of her.
photograph of welcome banner and some reminders about filming and photography and how to keep in touch with kin and care.
a photograph of Scarborough map with a text that says "in our scarborough" with white backdrop.
A close up photo of the Scarborough map
Close up photo of vegetable samosas tray and mushroom tibs tray.
A overview photo of table full of prompts such as hope for the future and some chairs around the table.

The program’s second cohort of young artists created and shared beautiful artwork around the themes of mental health, identity, migration, community, and the power of our stories.

photo of the people in the meeting place seen talking to each other or doing the prompt in front of the table. Some are with a head down writing, and some are talking to each other.
a photo of two participants facing each other while sitting on the bench, talking. One of them wearing a white shirt and the other is wearing a black shirt.
Photos of participants sitting and standing in front of the table conversing with each other.
photo of participants looking through the arts and standing in front of the table.
10 photos of the artist smiling through the camera, there are 5 of them in front of the other 5 behind.
picture of Theyva, Daisy, and Sun (left to right) hugging each other in front of a sunset.
Another photo of 9 people smiling in front of the camera.

THE MEETING PLACE was a celebration of our youth and our community. Thanks to everyone who joined us!

Thanks to our funders, the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Youth Opportunities Fund; to Half Note for sharing their gorgeous space with us; and to our friend Ziyaad Haniff for the photos above.

That’s all for now but, just between us, we’ve always got more in store…👀

Designed by Louise Abrena