At the moment, I’m trying to find someone to collaborate with for my workshop at the Artivism Festival. I’ve had the chance to interview two different people, both of whom could be very interesting additions to the project. The one I’m most excited about is Asma, the director of the East End Women’s Museum. She is absolutely brilliant, and I think the museum’s mission aligns closely with my personal interests.

I really like the idea of collaboration. Initially, I felt a bit conflicted because this project felt very personal, like something I needed to do on my own. However, I now believe it will be much richer with the perspectives of experts and having someone who could confront me about the gaps I have in my ideas.

Thinking about how I could further expand my “Flag the Gap” project, I came up with the another idea of doing an intervention at the festival. I was inspired by an installation at the Olympics where people were asked, “What is the hardest challenge you have overcome?” and they wrote their responses on gold medals.

For my intervention, I could create an interactive stand where I leave a bunch of red flags and pose an open question like:

“What is the biggest sexist and misogynistic red flag in our environment that we have normalized? What gender gap we have normalized in our evironmet?”

On another table, I could add green flags for positive actions or spaces that promote equality or a radical thinking.

This way, participants can engage by both identifying problematic areas and celebrating the spaces that are making progress.