2021 Anti-Racism Arts Festival 

The 2021 Anti-Racism Arts Festival was held in Nanaimo BC. The festival brought together people from Nanaimo, across the Island and across Canada to participate and attend the week-long festival online, which featured various art and educational activities free of charge.

Events included the 48 hour film challenge, food and learn series, history of the turban, history of hip hop, sacred hand drum making, language of the Snuneymuxw workshop, evolution and revolution of African braids and so much more.

Note: please view our press release relating to the Anti-Black Racist Zoom-Bombing incident that occurred during the panel discussion of this event.

Completed films

First place

Second place

Third place

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This 2021 national festival was created by the Canadian Cultural Mosaic Foundation, in partnership with Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society. Other partners include Foodshare, Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre, Mid Island Metis nation, Society for Equity and Inclusion, Literacy Nanaimo, Boys and Girls Club of Central Vancouver Island, Nanaimo Youth Services Association, Crimson Coast Dance Society. All partners are contributing in kind through providing space, volunteers and shared responsibility for publicity. We are thankful for funding from the Province of BC and the City of Nanaimo.