The Himmat Exhibit turns 5 years old today! 🎉
Himmat: Celebrating the Women Around Us was conceptualised to originally deconstruct the identities of every day South Asian women – to document the trials and tribulations of immigrant South Asian women who grew up and lived in the Lower Mainland essentially decades before the current social justice, intersectional feminist and antiracism movements that have emerged during our present time.
A quick social media call emerged into the starting of a powerful storytelling campaign that not only delineates many underrepresented aspects of the immigrant story, but also addresses key issues in South Asian microcultures. We have so much we owe to the women we come from, including the fun fact that the concept and word “himmat” is originally rooted in the feminine in its Arabic origins.
We stand on the shoulders of giants. And we are incredibly lucky to celebrate the strength and tenacity of the women around us.
The Himmat Exhibit is still online for you to check out at himmat.media/himmat or the link in bio!
We are deeply thankful to our exhibit interviewees, without whom the soul of this project would not exist: Anita Lal, Friba Rezayee, Gurdip Dhaliwal, Jag Nagra, Jennifer Reddy, Kiran Kaur, Ragini Kapil, Raj Arneja, Ravinder Dhadli, Seemi Ghazi, and Sobana Jaya-Madhavan
We would also like to thank the following people and organisations for their support in making this exhibit possible:
Partnership: Himmat Media
@himmat.media / Didihood
@didihood
Exhibit Production/Development: Jagreet Dhadli
@champagnejuggi / Roohi Sahajpal
@roo.hi
Formal Mentorship [Jagreet]: Carla Chambers-Jefferys
@hervoiceinblack
Space: 434 Columbia Street
Photography: Joe Carlson
Artistic Direction: Ricky + Rajan
@dontdoze
Signage: Gurkamel
@calligraphybygurky
Logistical Support: Natania & Ajit
@twixytania ajitdhadli_26
Press:
@rumneeek @dailyhive_van
Sponsorship: SFU External Relations, Shahi Catering, The Real Canadian Superstore, Ikea
#WeAreHimmat #HimmatMedia
![The Himmat Exhibit turns 5 years old today! Himmat: Celebrating the Women Around Us was conceptualised to originally deconstruct the identities of every day South Asian women – to document the trials and tribulations of immigrant South Asian women who grew up and lived in the Lower Mainland essentially decades before the current social justice, intersectional feminist and antiracism movements that have emerged during our present time.A quick social media call emerged into the starting of a powerful storytelling campaign that not only delineates many underrepresented aspects of the immigrant story, but also addresses key issues in South Asian microcultures. We have so much we owe to the women we come from, including the fun fact that the concept and word “himmat” is originally rooted in the feminine in its Arabic origins.We stand on the shoulders of giants. And we are incredibly lucky to celebrate the strength and tenacity of the women around us.The Himmat Exhibit is still online for you to check out at himmat.media/himmat or the link in bio!We are deeply thankful to our exhibit interviewees, without whom the soul of this project would not exist: Anita Lal, Friba Rezayee, Gurdip Dhaliwal, Jag Nagra, Jennifer Reddy, Kiran Kaur, Ragini Kapil, Raj Arneja, Ravinder Dhadli, Seemi Ghazi, and Sobana Jaya-MadhavanWe would also like to thank the following people and organisations for their support in making this exhibit possible:Partnership: Himmat Media @himmat.media / Didihood @didihoodExhibit Production/Development: Jagreet Dhadli @champagnejuggi / Roohi Sahajpal @roo.hiFormal Mentorship [Jagreet]: Carla Chambers-Jefferys @hervoiceinblackSpace: 434 Columbia StreetPhotography: Joe CarlsonArtistic Direction: Ricky + Rajan @dontdozeSignage: Gurkamel @calligraphybygurkyLogistical Support: Natania & Ajit @twixytania ajitdhadli_26Press: @rumneeek @dailyhive_vanSponsorship: SFU External Relations, Shahi Catering, The Real Canadian Superstore, Ikea#WeAreHimmat #HimmatMedia](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_25114065716140126565266971712511232671696525_0_1bdac97fd8d8611d40f945bd0531fcd2.jpg?o=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&h=5a44bf57a4945d08913afdd27f8b5b65)
