GETCA 2025: Full Schedule

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10:20am MST

Activism Through Art: Four Projects to Engage Students in Social Change Using Skateboards, Protest Music and Street Art

Friday February 28, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST

This session will give participants a synopsis of four engaging school based projects that students completed through various grant initiatives with a social justice focus. Project one details include having students create an art piece using skateboard decks as a canvas to engage and invoke a conversation around poverty and homelessness in youth. Project two included the writing, recording and performance of a protest song; “Scream For Change”. Project three included students using various “street art” techniques to raise awareness of a chosen social justice issue and the fourth project learn how students formed a band and put out a 7” record. Participants will walk away with resources and ideas to implement their own social justice themed projects in their school, social studies or art classroom.

Speakers

Kristian Basaraba

Kristian Basaraba (he/him) is a father of two, teacher, lead singer in the punk rock cover band Dad Religion, podcast host, semi-retired skateboarder and the founder of the community organization known as Rad Dads Edmonton. He is currently on a secondment from his school board working... Read More →

Friday February 28, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST
ECC - Salon 19/20

Art, Social Studies

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Room Details ECC - Salon 19/20 (Edmonton Convention Centre (ECC), Max capacity for 50 people)
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