THE DOPE CONTENT

Events

Open mics, panels,
rooms full of people

We host open mics, conferences, panels, and youth sessions that encourage expression, develop confidence, and build collective knowledge.

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When the next open mic, panel, or workshop is scheduled it will appear here with the date and location. The fastest way to hear about it first is the Discord, where sessions get announced before anywhere else.

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Past events

Where we have been

Photos and video from previous events live in the gallery.

  • Two men in conversation on stage in front of a screen reading Northbound, Canadian Videographer Conference
    PastWe covered this3 media

    Northbound Conference

    · Toronto, Ontario

    Not our event — Northbound is a Canadian videographer conference in Toronto. THE DOPE CONTENT attended as a community partner and produced coverage: interviews with speakers and attendees on site.

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  • A man in a BIPOC ACCESS branded t-shirt gestures while speaking
    PastCo-produced3 media

    BIPOC CREATE x R.I.S.E. Edutainment

    · KPL Theatre, Kitchener, Ontario

    A livestreamed creative showcase co-produced with R.I.S.E. Edutainment for African, Caribbean, Indigenous, and Latinx creatives — performances, an open mic, and a digital marketing workshop.

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  • A performer at a vintage-style microphone faces a small seated audience under purple stage lighting
    PastWe covered this3 media

    Chudear Oyual’s Open Mic

    · KYNGDOM Studios, Waterloo Region, Ontario

    Her event, not ours — Chudear Oyual, winner of BIPOC ACCESS’s 2023 Adele Murray Award, staged this open mic with support from the award. THE DOPE CONTENT covered the night at KYNGDOM Studios.

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  • Recording equipment in the foreground as a group in orange shirts gathers around a fire in an open field
    PastWe covered this3 media

    Truth and Reconciliation, with Anishnabeg Outreach

    · Anishnabeg Outreach, Kitchener, Ontario

    Coverage produced for Anishnabeg Outreach, an Indigenous-led non-profit, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — part of BIPOC ACCESS’s work supporting Indigenous-led programming.

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  • Two attendees talking beneath a sign reading The BIPOC ACCESS Web3 Conference, powered by THE DOPE CONTENT
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    BIPOC ACCESS Web3 Conference

    · THEMUSEUM, Kitchener, Ontario

    A two-day Web3 conference for BIPOC creators, powered by THE DOPE CONTENT, at THEMUSEUM in Kitchener. Sessions covered getting started in Web3, crypto wallets and exchanges, and what cryptographic keys actually are — including The Creator’s Guide to Web3. Day two closed with the Adele Murray Award.

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