Building Armour
Instagram stories by Channdika Thayver
The session Building Armour, organized by Maneesa Veeraveyil, was about self-care: identifying creative needs, defining boundaries, holding space, and knowing when to let go. In this video, one of the Building Armour panelists, Channdika, a trained yogi, anti-violence counsellor, singer and writer, as well as, poet, activist and healer, discusses the ongoing process of creating an oxygen mask in the different spaces she encounters as a creative BIPOC femme.
Channdika is a Tamil, Poet, Queen, Yogi and facilitator living on unceded Coast Salish Territories. Her ancestors hail from Tamil Nadu, her parents were born in what was known as Malaya during the British colonization of Southeast Asia. She was born in what became known as Singapore post-independence. She is grateful to live on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations, located on the north-west coast of the Canadian Colonial Project (Canada). Channdika stands in solidarity with those seeking to decolonize themselves and their worlds. She believes in using her respective privileges to bring attention to the systemic oppressions that less privileged individuals and communities face on a daily basis.
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