behind every idea is a community.

We want to thank everyone who made it possible for In Our Tongues to come to fruition. Before creating this series, we reached out to and continue to receive support from the following:

  • Jamaal Jackson Rogers, immediate past Poet Laureate of Ottawa; co-founder, The Origin Arts and Community Centre.

  • Ben Ladouceur, Artistic Director, Tree Reading Series; 

  • Natalie Hanna, former Administrative Director, Sawdust Reading Series (no longer in operation from 2019); 

  • Danielle Gregoire, storyteller, poet and event organizer behind a new creative space, Curious & Kind; 

  • Amanda Earl, Founder/Director of Bywords.ca and the Small Machine Talks podcast

  • Amanda Lowe Warnakulasuriya, musician/singer/songwriter

  • Khaleefa Hamdan, former co-director of Urban Legends

  • Little Jo Berry’s

 

Featured Interviews

Listen to some interviews where we were guests on other people’s shows talking about In Our Tongues.

Kilam Media designed our logos, our website and all our marketing and branding.

Kilam Media designed our logos, our website and all our marketing and branding.

A.R.T. In Action Ottawa sponsored our Artist honorariums for our launch.

A.R.T. In Action sponsored our Artist honorariums for our launch.

Queer Soup Night fed our guests delicious soup and eats during every in-person gathering.

Queer Soup Night fed our guests delicious soup and eats during every in-person gathering.

Curious & Kind helped us with both of our Community Relief Funds during Covid-19.

Curious & Kind helped us with both of our Community Relief Funds during Covid-19.

Queer Arts Collective helped us provide micro-grants to six BIPoC artists who identified as LGBTQ2s+.

Queer Arts Collective helped us provide micro-grants to six BIPoC artists who identified as LGBTQ2s+.