Belinda Kwan
TERRA FIRMA (TF) is dedicated to strengthening the technologically mediated relationships between arts organizations and Black, Indigenous, and Disability Justice (BIDJ)-centred communities. It seeks to support, amplify, and learn from the stated communities' techno-cultural knowledge stewardship, accessibility, and harm reduction models. It aims to apply such learnings by prototyping and implementing organizational tools in close consultation and collaboration with the stated communities, distributing resources and sharing knowledge throughout artistic, cultural, and technological ecosystems on Turtle Island and beyond.
TF strengthens relationships between arts organizations and Black, Indigenous, and Disability Justice-centred communities through a technology-based knowledge-sharing model.• Tech Literacy & Accessibility: TF builds capacity within arts organizations for culturally nuanced accessibility, informed by Black, Indigenous, and Disability Justice.• Reducing Harm in New Media: By incorporating harm reduction and community consultation, TF disrupts tokenistic approaches to accessibility, encouraging meaningful engagement and representation.• Data & Knowledge Stewardship: TF’s model promotes data sovereignty by preserving and sharing knowledge from BIDJ communities, fostering inter-organizational support and growth.