Heather Robertson

ALT Multi-media Program includes: Itah Sadu presented by Storytelling Toronto will share the rich oral traditions of the Caribbean, Africa and North America with students and teachers. Her stories, workshops and keynotes often address issues of racism and equity as well as demonstrate the wealth of knowledge, experience and wisdom gained from oral traditional cultures of the African Diaspora. Storytelling Toronto is an organization that continues to teach, celebrate and explore the art and tradition of oral storytelling. They are the producers of the Toronto International Storytelling Festival – to be held May 6-15, 2022. ‘Griot: Six Writers Sojourn into the Dark’ In 2021, Nia Centre for the Arts, launched Black Pen, a series of weekly learning, creation and sharing sessions facilitated by Whitney French. The result is ‘Griot: Six Writers Sojourn into the Dark’ an anthology of short fi