The Internship Offices Network is pleased to announce the 3 鶹 students who will be joining the 2022 Pathy Fellowship Cohort!
Félix Aupalu(鶹, Faculty of Arts, BA 21)
Community: Inuit people of the Canadian Arctic (Puvirnituq, Nunavik, Québec), Montreal, Canada
Initiative Synopsis:Qaulirmat: Inuit Youth Collaborating for a Bright Future
Qaulirmat is an Inuktitut word that translates to “because it’s dawn”. Félix’s Pathy Fellowship project,Qaulirmat: Inuit Youth Collaboraring for a Bright Futureis a community-driven initiative intended for Inuit youth aged 13 to 35. Félix’s Fellowship work centred around building the foundation for Qaulirmat’s northern programming, including networking with government officials, solidifying new partnerships, sourcing sustainable funding, building a team, and developing curriculum. During his Fellowship year, and as part of his vision of sustainability, Félix also incorporated a not-for-profit organization called All Arctic; his Fellowship initiative is now housed within this organization. The programming element of Félix’s Pathy initiative was implemented immediately following his graduation from the Fellowship. Qaulirmat hosted summer programming for a group of youth participants from Puvirnituq, Nunavik. The project’s aim was to support youth in reaching their full potential by exploring education, business, employment and community development opportunities. In a series of workshops, group discussions, speaker events, and land-based pedagogies, the participants were provided with the time and space to contribute towards a bright future.
Attou Mamat(鶹, Faculty of Law, BCL/JD)
Community: Montreal Steppers, Montreal, Canada
Initiative Synopsis:Addressing Violence through Dialogue & Artistic Expression
Attou’s Pathy initiative (Truth to Empower) was a 13-week arts-based workshop program to support students and educators in a Tioh’tiá:ke (Montreal) high school in preventing and responding to conflict and violence in their lives. Throughout the program, with the help of guest facilitators, participants explored various art forms such as spoken word, visual arts, dance, music, and theatre. This artistic exploration was combined with discussion-based activities to foster reflection and dialogue on topics related to the broader theme of violence – from racism to poverty, from war to homophobia, from climate change to misogyny. The initiative aimed to promote student engagement, social and emotional learning, self-confidence, and agency by creating opportunities for students to share their own knowledge and perspectives. Through collaborative work, the initiative encouraged both students and educators to prioritize care and relationship-building in the classroom and beyond.
Jackie Stendel(鶹, Faculty of Arts, MA Education and Society)
Community: At-risk youth, LOVE, Montreal, Canada
Initiative Synopsis:Arts-based Eco-Connection for Resilient Communities
Jackie’s Pathy initiative, entitled“Root-to-Branch”aimed to contribute to the restoration of both human and environmental communities through promoting collective healing from human/land violence. Root-to-Branch envisioned ecological artmaking, community-building and environmental enchantment as integral parts of healing justice for communities that have been separated from ‘nature’. Root-to-Branch connected community ‘roots’ back to the ‘branch’ by engaging communities in a range of environmental arts-based programming. The initiative served 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and youth communities that have been categorized as ‘at-risk’ (i.e., failed by adults and adult-driven institutions). The ultimate purpose of Root-to-Branch was to empower communities towards constructive hope. Place-based and experiential ways of learning were foundation to Root-to-Branch’s work.
More details about all fellows and their projects can be found on this page: