Nothing about us without us.
This initiative, designed and led by people with lived and living experience, aims to recognize the expertise gained through their lived experience. The content, events, and activities are co-created by an organizing committee made up of people with lived and living experience and allies.
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"Why 'Expressing the Invisible'?"
"Expressing the Invisible" brings attention to the people, experiences, and realities that often go unseen or unheard. By creating space for these stories to be shared, it encourages understanding, recognition, and meaningful dialogue.
To express, is to recognize art as a powerful means of self-expression, empowerment, connection, and social change.
The invisible, refers to the people and experiences that society tends to make invisible or marginalize, as well as the knowledge and expertise that emerge from these experiences and too often remain unrecognized or excluded from decision-making spaces. By creating spaces led by the people directly concerned, the initiative helps bring these voices forward, recognize their value, and foster dialogue that challenges prejudice and power dynamics.
Our approach
Leading Through Lived Experience — By us, with you!
People with lived experience expertise are at the heart of these projects and provide their leadership. They define the vision, priorities, and direction, and take an active role in governance, design, implementation, evaluation, and knowledge sharing. Grounded in lived experience, these projects are developed by those directly concerned while engaging and benefiting society as a whole.
Allies Working Toward a Shared Vision
Allies and partners contribute to these projects through their expertise, resources, and networks, while respecting the leadership and direction defined by people with lived experience expertise.
Art and Self-Expression as Catalysts
Exprimer l’invisible contribue à un changement social positif en faisant de l’art et de la création collective des leviers d’expression, de mieux-être, de mobilisation, de dialogue et d’innovation sociale. À travers des activités, des projets et des événements bienveillants, stimulants et sécuritaires, l’initiative crée des espaces propices à la rencontre, à la collaboration et à la transformation.
Recognition of Lived Experience Expertise
Lived and living experience is recognized as a form of expertise in its own right and as an essential contribution to transforming practices and services. The time, work, and expertise of people with lived and living experience are recognized, valued, and fairly and equitably compensated.
Accessible and Inclusive Participation
These initiatives aim to reduce barriers to participation and create conditions that foster meaningful, safe, and accessible involvement of people with lived and living experience.
A Documented Approach
All initiatives are either documented or include a research component aimed at generating transferable knowledge and advancing best practices.
Celebrating the Art and Lived Experience Expertise of Marginalized Communities.
Key Partners
