OVOS
Our Voices, Our Stories.
A community-based research initiative centering the lived experiences, stories, and perspectives of Black Muslim womxn across Canada through storytelling and photovoice. Rooted in the diverse histories, cultures, and realities of Black Muslim communities, this project creates intentional spaces for connection, reflection, healing, and collective dialogue. Through community-centered research and creative expression, Our Voices, Our Stories seeks to uplift narratives that are often overlooked or marginalized while contributing to broader conversations on belonging, wellness, safety, identity, and social change within Canadian society.
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How You Can Engage
OVOS offers welcoming ways to learn, connect, and participate through research, gatherings, and community-centered collaboration.
Research & Approach
Our work is grounded in the lived experiences, knowledge, and voices of Black Muslim womxn across Canada. Guided by community-based and participatory approaches, we view storytelling not simply as a method of sharing experiences, but as a powerful tool for reflection, resistance, healing, and social change. Using a photovoice methodology, participants engage creative and visual storytelling to document their realities, identities, and relationships to community, belonging, wellness, and safety. Through this approach, we aim to foster deeper understanding while contributing to more meaningful, community-informed conversations, research practices, and pathways for change.
Gatherings & Community Moments
We create intentional community spaces that foster connection, reflection, dialogue, and collective care while introducing the vision and goals of the Our Voices, Our Stories (OVOS) research initiative. Rooted in the richness and diversity of Black Muslim communities across Canada, these gatherings invite participants to share experiences, build relationships, engage in meaningful conversation, and explore ways to contribute to and shape the research journey together.
Join the Research
Take part in a supportive and community-centered experience grounded in storytelling, reflection, and photovoice. Through guided creative and reflective engagement, participants are invited to share their lived experiences, explore questions of identity, belonging, wellness, and community, and contribute to a collective process rooted in care, connection, and meaningful dialogue
Rooted in Community, Built Together
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Share Your Voice
We invite Black Muslim womxn to take part in a meaningful research experience that centers your voice and story.
Get in Touch
Have questions or want to collaborate? We’d love to hear from you. Stay connected for updates on events, research opportunities, and community initiatives.
@antiblackislamophobia.project