This Wasn't on the Syllabus

“This Wasn’t on the Syllabus is an urgent and deeply compelling collection of narratives that Strickland and Kuzmyk have so compassionately compiled. This collection is both a moving read and a powerful call to action against sexualized violence on university campuses.” – francesca ekwuyasi, author of Butter Honey Pig Bread

Addy Strickland (she/her) is a writer, artist, and facilitator based in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 2021 with a degree in Development Studies and English, through which she concentrated her studies on art and storytelling as tools for community development. She also recently completed a certificate in publishing from Toronto Metropolitan University. While at StFX, Addy was deeply involved in protesting sexualized violence. She co-founded the StFX Peer Support Program, facilitated sexualized violence prevention training, and helped coordinate numerous protests and collective actions alongside fellow activists. Since graduating, she’s remained involved in anti-sexualized violence activism by volunteering with Students for Consent Culture Canada—contributing to the organization’s podcast and supporting other ongoing initiatives. Currently, Addy works in the fields of community development and youth engagement, and enjoys finding ways to bring art into her facilitation practice—continuing to merge art and activism in each new chapter of her life.

Emma Kuzmyk (she/her) is a writer and coffee-enthusiast based in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), the traditional and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people. She graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 2021 with a degree in English. While at StFX, Emma was a student-athlete, students’ union executive, and involved in various activities aimed at ending sexualized violence. She’s proud to have played small roles in different sexualized violence awareness campaigns on campus, at the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre, in the development and facilitation of Waves of Change bystander training, and in the founding of the StFX Peer Support Program. Believing in the activist capabilities and responsibilities of art, in all its forms, Emma has attempted to blend the two by helping to illustrate prevention programs, sharing spoken word poetry at marches, rallies, and protests, and in telling stories grounded in creating images of the future to which we can aspire. Currently, Emma is pursuing her Masters of Fine Arts in Fiction, and plans to continue dreaming about and expanding on visions of utopia and the many ways we might work towards it.

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