Serendipity Visual Arts

Meet our second speaker who led Workshop 3 on Legal Rights and Resources: Maryam Hassan

Maryam is a third-year law student at Osgoode Hall Law School and a long-time resident of St. James Town.
Maryam is passionate about serving her community and advocating for equity-seeking groups. She is interested in pursuing a career in criminal defence to protect the liberty and human rights of marginalized groups from the abuse of police and state powers.

Maryam co-founded Serendipity Visual Arts and uses her interests in the visual arts as a way of bringing positive social change to her community. Her advocacy work has been recognized by the Women’s Law Association of Ontario, Mayor John Tory, the St. James Town Service Providers' Network,
and several other legal and community-based organizations.

Thank you to our wonderful Guest Speaker Swetha Srikanthan for joining our Workshop 2 on August 10th and sharing her important insights about mental health with us! Youth participants also learned about various mental health resources they can access, envisioned their brave and safe spaces, as well as engaged in mindfulness activities. The mental health workshop later inspired youth’s thoughtful collages on visualizing and making meaning of safety in their community.