Fat Fables: Resisting Fatphobia and Finding Fat Joy

Join artists, Jules Vodarek Hunter and Morgan Davis, co-creators of Fat Fables, for an evening of learning, performance and making connections.

Fat Fables is a performance and creation program for Fat Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (2SLGBTQIA+) folks. The facilitators will share its positive impact in celebrating and uplifting different bodies, discuss the origins of fatphobia and how it shapes the current state of affairs on all bodies today.

A brief excerpt from the book Belly of the Beast: the Politics of Anti-fatness as Anti-blackness by Da'Shaun Harrison will be read to spark an open conversation. With size-inclusive seating and cozy welcoming vibes, the facilitators will lead a creative writing session, where attendees can write, share, and participate as much or as little as they want.

The goal of Fat Fables is to create community for fat queer and trans folks, to tell stories, and to dream of a fat future where we all thrive. Fat people deserve to be visible, to be seen and to be artists on stage.

The program aims to help attendees feel empowered, supported, and leave with a full heart.

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How To Prepare: This workshop is designed to provide a safe space for Fat and 2SLGBTQIA+ folks and those with intersecting identities. We ask attendees to help maintain a size-inclusive environment, keeping in mind that everyone has a different personal journey and experience with fatness. Please attend in good faith, with the shared goal of maintaining a positive space to uplift different bodies and identities. If you have any reservations about participating in this workshop, please feel free to express them to us, and we will do our best to support your needs. A limited number of size-inclusive seats will be on-site in an air-conditioned program room.

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Registration, through the Toronto Public Library site, is encouraged.

Free. Doors open for registrants at 5:45pm. At 6:00pm, spots become first-come, first-served until capacity is reached. The program will run from 6pm to 8pm.

This program is produced by Ontario Culture Days in collaboration with SummerWorks as Producing Partner and Toronto Public Library. This program is supported by the City of Toronto.

Ontario Culture Days is a province-wide festival made possible through the support of its foundational partners, the Province of Ontario and the Ontario Arts Council. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada.