Casey Mecija

Asa Cy is 8! Happy birthday my love.

Raah recap! Thanks to everyone who came out to Monday’s talk with Dr. Casey Mecija, despite the transport challenges, and joined us for such an illuminating conversation. It was a fantastic evening, and we’re so grateful to Dr. Mecija for the engaging and inspiring discussion! Next up, we have Rahul Mukherjee joining us for a talk 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, in partnership with GEM and the Platform Lab. Check out our pinned post or website for more details! — Un grand merci à tous ceux qui ont assisté à la conférence de lundi avec Dr. Casey Mecija, malgré les défis de transport, et qui ont participé à cette conversation si éclairante. Ce fut une soirée fantastique, et nous sommes reconnaissants envers Dr. Mecija pour sa discussion engageante et inspirante. Prochainement, nous aurons Rahul Mukherjee pour une conférence 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧, en partenariat avec GEM et le Platform Lab. Consultez notre post épinglé ou notre site web pour plus de détails !

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Casey Mecija to the Raah Lab on November 3 at 5:30 PM for a talk - Sounds that Mark Our Words. 📍November 3 | Raah Lab (FB 630.17) | 5:30 PM Together, we’ll explore how sound shapes connection, care, and resistance across the Filipinx diaspora. Come listen, learn, and share space with community as we tune in to the ways sound brings us closer. Everyone is welcome! - Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir la Dre Casey Mecija au Raah Lab le lundi 3 novembre à 17 h 30 pour une conférence — Sounds that Mark Our Words. 📍 3 novembre | Raah Lab (FB 630.17) | 17 h 30 Ensemble, nous explorerons comment le son façonne la connexion, le soin et la résistance au sein de la diaspora filipinx. Venez écouter, apprendre et partager un moment en communauté, en découvrant comment le son peut nous rapprocher. Tout le monde est bienvenu!

Asa Cy is 7! Happy birthday to my sweet boy. You are the engine of my heart.

You can read my essay on Lan “Florence” Yee’s recent exhibition, Do Weeds Still Grow in Heaven? French translation is also available. Exhibition runs from 11.9 - 12.14, 2024 Gallery 101, Ottawa “The notion of weeds serves as a structuring concept that coheres a narrative about the persistence of survival, especially for those who have been too easily disregarded, isolated and undermined. Ultimately, what underpins this work is a hope for renewal that is borne from reorienting our relations to what we might presume needs to be “weeded out” of our lives. The insistence of “survivorship” infused in Lan’s work harnesses the energy and drive that has also necessitated their creation.” Find the full essay on Lan’s website, link in bio. 📷 by Maryn Devine The exhibition was made with support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.

The music video for One Thing I Can Afford by Louie Sanchez will premiere at the Reel Asian Film Festival in Toronto on November 15 at 8:00 PM at the TIFF Lightbox. Ticket link in bio. The video is a broad address of queer and trans friendship in the diaspora, Filipinx masculinities, and everyday enactments of transgenerational care. Director: Casey Mecija   Featuring: Eirene Cloma and Mel Racho With appearances by Phemynina, Sissy Nein, and Jun Roculan Director of Photography: May Truong 2nd Camera: Immony Men Editor: Maureen Grant Colour: Studio Feather Executive Producer: Jaclyn Morga Colourist: Tricia Hagoriles Colour Assistant: Dima Zui Chu   Thank you: Emma and Francisco Mecija Jenny Mecija Jun and Mercy Roculan Neri Nichols Theodore Lim Michelle Campos Castillo Alicia Filipowich Hannah Dyer and Asa Cy Dyer-Mecija   Special thank you to New Ho Queen, Christine Wildman, and Pleasant Ridge Saddlery & Western Wear   We acknowledge the support of the following funders: Philippine Studies Group at York University York Research Support Grant & Dias:stories.

Our mighty triad. Thank you @maytruong_photography ! You always get to the essence of who is on the other side of your camera. ❤️

Asa Cy is 6!

It is our pleasure to share with you “When the Sun is Above the Horizon: Stories from Asian Diaspora” is a multimodal exhibition that engages in themes of Asian diasporic representation. Unfolding in three chapters, the exhibit moves through the sonic, virtual, and kinetic registers of Asian diasporic subjectivity. The sun holds conflicting meanings across Asian diasporas. As symbolic of life, spirituality, and resistance against injustice it is also associated with imperial aggression and violence. As a framing device that threads the exhibition together, the sun resists its romanticized associations and instead plots out the messy, celebratory, mundane, and painful textures of Asian diasporic life. Curated by Dias:stories, a community research group focused on supporting the creation of digital stories about Asian experiences, this exhibit features work that emerged out of three workshops: Future Through Memory, Sounding Stories, and tender curiosities. This project is developed by researchers and artists from OCAD University, York University and the Public Visualization Lab. Dias:stories is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Featured Artists ————————— Aysia Tse Beau Gomez Bryan Hong Caitlin Chan Derek Souvannavong Emerald Repard-Denniston Gladys Lou Jade Macatumpag Jeanette Kong Joshua Lue Chee Kong Khiem Hoang Lilian Leung Marie Sotto Matthew Shu Pi Meena Rizwan #art #torontoartist #canadianart #vr #projectionmapping #sound

I wrote a piece for Sounding Out! on the queer inheritances of music. Scroll through to the end to watch a performance featuring my son, Asa Cy, and me with The Queer Songbook Orchestra. Link in bio. Video directed by: @colin.medley Featuring: @christinebougie on guitar @j_a_w_k_n_e_e on keyboards Filmed at the Opera House on December 20th, 2022, as part of Roasted Chestnuts VII, @queersongbook 's annual holiday fundraiser.

Our mighty triad ❤️. 📷 Jenny Mecija #clipon

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