Mending Workshop with Camila Salcedo

In this workshop, participants are invited to learn mending techniques including woven darning and visible mending to patch holes in their clothing. while reflecting on labour, disability and sustainability, in reflection of Camila’s work around brain injuries for Labour Pains.

Supplies provided, no previous experience required! Optional: bring items you would like to mend.

Labour Pains, curated by Emma Steen, explores how healthcare impacts and affects precarious workers with varying needs, access points, and abilities. Presenting work by by Camila Salcedo, Peter Morin, and Sean Lee with Birdie Gerhl, Labour Pains looks at three major themes that many workers face while attempting to navigate healthcare in this country: privatization and financial strain of freelance employment; Indigenous relations to healthcare and living outside of urban centres; and disability, accessibility, and Crip Politics.

Co-presented with the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre.

The Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (WAHC) was started over 25 years ago by an ambitious and dynamic group of labour historians, artists, and union and community activists who saw a need for a community museum that could celebrate the history of workers and labour. Over the years, WAHC has expanded their vision of work to include both paid and unpaid work, and to be as inclusive as possible of the experiences and histories of the least visible work and workers. As a community museum and arts centre, WAHC offers a diverse array of exhibitions, workshops, educational programs, digital projects, and community events that explore perspectives in labour history, social justice, and contemporary labour issues. WAHC also has a permanent collection of artifacts that relate to labour history and workers’ experiences. The community museum brings together members of community, unions, local arts organizations, workers’ groups, and artists to share and celebrate the stories of working people.