Sara Kendall

Sara is a creator and facilitator of arts-based and empowerment-focused processes. Much of her work is dedicated to youth oriented and youth driven initiatives; all of her work comes from a passion for joining creative expression with personal development in the context of supportive community.

Sara grew up training in the circus, and grew into a career of travel and performance. She performs spoken word, music, and circus - independently and collaboratively - in venues ranging from highschool classrooms to nightclubs to international festivals. Her background as a community activist thoughout the Americas informs her work both locally and while away from her Vancouver home and family.

Sara is the program coordinator of two Vancouver-based organizations, A People’s Project; the Vancouver Child and Youth Rights-based Monitoring initiative, and Peer Perspectives, a project of the Access to Media Education Society. Entirely youth-led, A People’s Project investigates how the rights of children and youth are being met or unmet, and brings the stories and visions expressed by young people to government and service providers and communities. Peer Perspectives utilizes story-telling media created by youth of colour, first nations youth and queer youth in participatory anti-racism and anti-homophobia workshops for youth and educators.

Some other organizations that Sara facilitates with include:

• Momentum An urban arts empowerment and social change facilitation collective
• Power of Hope An inter-cultural/generational arts-centered awareness and empowerment multi-day programs for youth
• Projections A mentorship partnering professionals from the film & television industry with street-involved youth in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
• Diversity through Hip Hop A self-discovery and education workshops with incarcerated youth