The Powell Street Festival Society’s ninth and final Paueru Gai Dialogues event features an online panel of artists and architects debating the need for monuments. It takes place November 20 at 1 pm Pacific Time; find more information and register here.
Called Monumental Reckoning, the talk is hosted by landscape architect, artist, and writer Kelty Miyoshi McKinnon. She’s joined in conversation with Downtown Eastside resident, activist, and artist Skundaal Bernie Williams- Gul Kiit Jaad; landscape architect Joe Fry; and celebrated artist Ken Lum, who will join forces to rethink and reimagine what “monument” means and why memorialization might be important.
Some of the questions they’ll discuss: Do we need monuments and, if so, why? What do monuments mean, and for whom? How are monuments being rethought?
As with past Paueru Gai Dialogues, participants will be invited into breakout groups to share their perspectives with one another. To wrap up the event, everyone will reconvene to offer questions and debrief together.
The online series has brought together BIPOC artists and activists to share their perspectives on current social issues, with a goal of inspiring civic engagement and community building during the disruption of the pandemic.
This post was sponsored by the Powell Street Festival Society.
