Sharing Black Stories with Care, Intentionality and Authenticity

Bilingual

Join us for an immersive experience that highlights the art of storytelling of black communities. Through a captivating multimedia exhibition, a panel with experts and an engaging interactive component, this workshop invites you to explore how to collect, tell and value these essential narratives.

Whether you’re a creator, researcher, entrepreneur, oral history enthusiast or simply a human willing to share with intention, this event is an opportunity to rethink how we bring the stories of the black community to life. Leave inspired, better equipped and ready to become agents of change through ethical, empathetic and transformative storytelling.

Art and Activism

Martha Nduwayo is deeply committed to amplifying Black voices and fostering mental health and wellness within her community. She co-founded the Black Healing Fund and served as Operations Director at the Black Healing Centre, roles that reflect her dedication to creating spaces for healing and empowerment.

Currently, Martha is the Quebec Regional Coordinator for the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (Q-BEKH), where she bridges academic research and community needs. She is also a co-founder of the Community Capacity Building Initiative (CCBI), a tax and finance clinic providing programming for Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse communities.

Martha recently collaborated with the Black Inc Podcast team to produce a series highlighting Black entrepreneurship and community innovation. Her passion for storytelling continues with this upcoming workshop, where she invites participants to explore the transformative power of Black narratives and their impact on community, identity, and resilience.

Methsaïca Philippe is an independent and creative marketing strategist whose mission is to create a positive and lasting impact within the environments in which she operates by amplifying meaningful voices and fostering innovative creation. Dedicated to empowering creators, entrepreneurs, and small businesses through an authentic and impactful online presence, she specializes in brand strategies, content creation, and social media management. As the co-producer of the Black Inc. Podcast, a platform that highlights the experiences, expertise, and excellence of entrepreneurs and business leaders from Black communities, Methsaïca stands out for her thoughtful and intentional narrative approach. By combining strategy, creativity, and storytelling, she helps build memorable brands and share impactful stories, all while staying true to her mission of inspiring, uplifting, and connecting communities.

Lourdenie Jean is passionate about the humanities, particularly sociology, psychology and anthropology. Beneath this passion for justice lies an unconditional love of the arts, as well as a childlike heart. As an author, visual artist, actress and singer in her spare time, she uses art as the main emancipatory tool in her daily life.

Today, she marries her experiences to express herself through a variety of mediums in the breadth of her personal practices. Today, she marries all of her experiences to express herself through a variety of mediums in the breadth of her personal practices. Her achievements include:

• Founding of the platform L'Environnement, c'est intersectionnel - ECI (2019)
• Publication of her short story Car Tu es avec moi in the book Il y a des joies dont on ignore l'existence (2022)
• Appearance on On est rendu là (2023)
• Publication of her Afrofeminist essay L'amour, l'élément manquant de la justice climatique in the book 11 brefs essais sur la justice climatique (2024)