from Versus,Versus,Verses by Gabrielle Tyrie
In-person Community Gathering
Friday November 15 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm PST
With catering by Tamam: Fine Palestinian Cuisine
and Raffle for Mutual Aid with proceeds going to Crips for E-Sims for Gaza
Location: What Lab, 1814 Pandora Street
This event is free to attend!
As we draw our focus in on our local community this year, we invite past and present F-O-R-M audiences and artists to gather together outside of the cinema. Throughout the evening one-take videos made during our FORMations: Movement and Filmmaking Jam will be screened on loop, as well as a donation raffle, with all proceeds being put towards mutual aid efforts. Join us in celebrating the ongoing work happening in our midst, both on and off screen.
Mutual Aid Raffle
Proceeds from our raffle draw will go towards Crips for E-Sims for Gaza, a mutual aid effort dedicated to purchasing eSIMs for individuals in Gaza to use. These eSIMs enable vital connectivity, helping people stay in touch with loved ones, and access + share crucial information during a time of immense need. Your support will directly contribute to keeping communities connected.
Accessibility Measures for this Event
Mask Mandate
Throughout the festival wearing masks is highly encouraged for all events when possible as a practice of collective community care. With the festival taking place during the peak of flu season, we strive to be able to gather in groups while being mindful of our own and others’ health needs. We will have masks available on site throughout the festival. For events with smaller gathering spaces air purifiers will be on site to assist with providing clean air and circulation. We are encouraging Masks by:
All staff will be wearing masks throughout the entirety of the festival events, only when we are speaking on a stage at a distance from folks during speeches/talkbacks will we remove our masks to help support our ASL interpreters and lip readers
Printed signage will be posted throughout our event spaces, as well as included in our screening slides that play on loop prior to the start of each screening stating "Masks Highly Encouraged"
We will have volunteers stationed before our box office and will be handing out masks to each individual who enters the space
Currently we have surgical masks available for audiences, and are in the process of trying to secure more masks that are either N95 or KN95 (we currently do not have these confirmed)
** 2 air purifiers will be in the space at this event
⚠️ This event will be catered; unmasking will be taking place to eat food
** Stim Toys will be available to borrow
Venue Accessibility
What Lab is located at 1814 Pandora Street. There is no dedicated parking, only street parking. The venue is on the second floor, up a flight of stairs, but there is a ground level accessible entrance through the back of the building. If anyone needs to use this entrance, please let us know in your rental request form. There is one single-occupancy, gender-inclusive washroom. The washroom is not big enough for larger style wheelchairs to completely turn around in while the door is open.
For more information about our accessibility measures, visit our FAQ page.