Join us for an exciting panel discussion featuring voices from the LGBTQ2S+ tech community across Canada, including gaming, music, art, programming, and AR/VR. We will be chatting about exciting projects and initiatives taking place in the tech world, the experiences, victories, and challenges faced by queer-identifying folks in various industries, as well as tips and advice for those looking to pursue a career in the field.

Alisson Escobar, a Toronto-based ESL Latinx "super-spy" whose work is concerned with the power of images, technology and the degree to which identities are shaped by consumer capitalist culture and mass media sensationalism.

Omar Rivero aka Driftnote, a musician and multimedia artist whose work is centered around improvisation, interactivity, audio visual installations and 3D imaging. He is interested in themes of cultural erasure, systemic oppression, race and identity in the African/Indigenous diaspora.

Amelie Rosser, a creative developer based in Toronto. She uses code as a medium to create art and sculpture and works at Jam3 on experimental and creative-driven projects focusing on AR and WebGL, such as East of the Rockies and Love Lost.

Moderating the panel is Vanessa Dion Fletcher, a Lenape and Potawatomi artist who creates art using composite media, primarily working in performance, textiles and video to reflect on an Indigenous and gendered body with a neurodiverse mind. She has exhibited across Canada and the US and is a 2020-2021 Jackman Humanities Institute fellow at the University of Toronto.

This event is part of our Pride Month celebrations for June 2021. For events, reading lists, videos and more, check out TPL's Pride Celebrations webpage.

Queer Tech: Pride Month Panel Discussion