Photo Gallery

Feeding the Fire - Kwasi Dunyo

Reverand Robert B. Jones - Sing us the BLUES!!

Alice with a presentation on the Residential Schools

Deb - our quilter - telling us the history of stories on cloth

Happy students frpm Grade 7 at Valley Central!

Deb showing the students the "Freedom Quilt"

POW Camp prisoners coat from the Thunder Bay Historical Museum

Skates and wire snippers made by Prisoner of War used in an escape attempt. The prisoner tried to Skate away on Lake Superior! He did not get very far....

How the Media Enslaves our Youth presentation by Rita Zavagnin

Local historian, Jean Morrison, presenting on the Draft Dodgers or the "War Resistors" from the Vietnam War

Norma Wynn from the Thunder Bay Quilters Guild with her presentation on Hidden in Plain View and the History of the Enslaved People.

Some grade 5 students at Valley Central checking out the handiwork a little more closely!

Grade 5's at Valley Central working with Lise to create the music

Sweet music!

Lise giving guidance with joy!

Eleanor working with the grade 7's to improvise ideas and themes in the play

A grinning grade 7 who is creating parts of the quilt! Sew on dude!

Our first integrative/collaborative session - everyone experienced all 4 of the various arts disciplines (writing/visual art/music and video) Cool! I'm on camera!

Future musicians....Rock? R & B? Heavy Metal? Who knows!!

Eleanor and Lise collaborating on ideas with the script and the music for the Freedom Documentation Project

Deb at a crucial stage in the student design of the quilt...there is just so much amazing work to choose from!

Lise with the grade 5's - "Any Excuse Will Do" song

Eleanor working with one of the writing groups to generate ideas for the remaining scenes to be written by the students

The Valley Central freedom Quilt is taking shape!! WOW!

Our wonerful St. Patrick's high school students being mentored in the documentation area by artist Anne Elizabeth O'Brien

Second collaborative session where all three groups shared where they were at with script development, music and the quilt. We're getting there!

The "Freedom Machine" with Martin Luther King and a beautiful pair of pop-riveted wings!

Everyone is proud of what they are contributing to the "bigger picture"!

The creation of the flaming 18 wheeler "Peace Mobile"! Alright!!

Sewing and cutting and threading and choosing and mixing and matching....

The quilt is really happening now....

Powerful "Sticks and Stones" music soundscape from the grade 5's...Strong and incredible...

If you help me then I'll help you - cooperation is best!

The first read through of the script with Eleanor, students and artists....Great work everyone!

Carly - our Stage Manager with a tiny version of the set