We are looking for new folks to join our Intergenerational Council. 

We are seeking members interested in providing oversight on finances and governance as we build relationships with Wiigwaasikaa and the City to steward the land.

For more information contact Karen@childrenspeacetheatre.org

Our current Council has been been doing amazing work exploring emerging models of governance that build relationships amongst the youth, Elders, community and the land.

Mel Mikhail

Mel Mikhail (they) is currently a graduate student of Gender Studies at York University. They came to CPT as a summer intern last year, and is happy to continue working with CPT in their capacity as a council member. Mel hopes to be able to contribute to CPT’s vision of community-building, both as a community member and by applying knowledge gleaned from their own studies of decolonial, anti-racist and anti-oppression theories.

Aruna Boodram (they/she) is a queer, gender expansive community organizer and legal worker from the Caribbean diaspora based in Toronto. She is an educator and facilitator that works in anti-oppression, abolition, decolonization, fertility, queer and trans family planning and other trainings. She is the autonomous-single (by choice) parent of Surya Amaris, a thriving and resilient baby Sagittarius. Aruna is also the advice columnist for Shameless Magazine, council member for the Children’s Peace Theatre in Toronto and a National Family Advisor for the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation.


Zainab Amadahy (she/her) served as CPT’s Intergenerational Facilitator between 2107-2021,  Now semi-retired, her four decades of work in the community sector involved Indigenous knowledge reclamation, women’s services, immigrant settlement, and community arts. Zainab has authored screenplays, nonfiction and futurist fiction. She is a regular contributor to Muskrat Magazine and sits on their Advisory Council. Of mixed-race heritage that includes African American, Cherokee and Seminole, Zainab is currently based in Nogojiwaning on the western bank of the Otonabee River. She is the mother of two grown sons and a highly judgmental cat.

Hannah Conover is a creative, farmer, chef, activist and community organizer. She grew up in Toronto's east end and was raised in a highly creative Jamaican - Canadian household. Currently, Hannah is working as the program coordinator for Ubuntu Community Collective, a grassroots organization working out of the Children's Peace Theatre. Hannah has a long history in the arts, and has been involved with CPT since 2012 since she worked as a youth instructor for peace camp. Hannah brings her passion for arts, politics, and holistic wellbeing to everything she does! 

Samanta Rojas was born in Santiago, Chile and came to Canada at an early age. She has a Reiki practice, works at a Network Chiropractor office as an office assistant, and is a curator and general assistant at Gerrard Art Space (GAS). She lives in Innstead Co-op Housing and has been a member of the board’s finance and maintenance committees for the past 5 years. As a Reiki practitioner it is her calling to support individuals find their true essence and to heal the wounds that block one’s true self and power. Samanta works with children, adults and families, to explore alternative ways of healing. We all hold gifts that are innate to us and one of  Samanta’s goals is to help and see a generation that can freely express their gifts and stand in their truth, allowing that to emanate into the world. Her personal development is intimately connected with her training and passion in dance, her spiritual practice, and her work as a Reiki practitioner. She has designed and presented workshops for End Girl Hate Canada, organized workshops at GAS, and for private group settings. With the intent of making Reiki and consultations accessible to the community, she has created drop-in Reiki in city parks and at GAS.

Advisors

Waasekom is Turtle Clan Anishinaabe from Saugeen First Nation and the Kettle & Stoney Point First Nations on the southeastern shores of Lake Huron. He is an avid paddler having led 4 ceremonial canoe journeys throughout the Great Lakes to raise awareness about Water, Climate Change, and Indigenous sovereign responsibilities. His journey began in response to the Water Walks where he has been a protector and Eagle Staff carrier on 7 Walks.     Waasekom is known for starting Picking Up the Bundles Canoe Journey, Niwiijiiwok Doodemak (Gathering of Clans), the Great Lakes Petition, Gganoonigonaa Zaagigan (The Lake is Speaking to Us), and most recently the Elegy of Ancestors. His great passion is in building generational tools and agency for Indigenous led nation building.  Waasekom was also the recipient of NDN Collective's prestigious Changemaker Fellowship; recognized for his work in restoring Indigenous governance, water protection, and food sovereignty. Waasekom is presently engaged in the formation of an Indigenous Land Trust Charity and in creating the Elegy of Ancestors project.