Connect, Create, Belong: in Hamilton – OCE SuperCrawl Pop-up Sept 12th, 2025, 3:00PM–5:30PM

 Opening night Friday, September 12th, 2025, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST (1:00pm – 3:30 pm MST)

 McMaster University Centre for Continuing Education(Second Floor), 1 James Street North, Hamilton, ON L8R 2J9

 Executive Producers Dr. Selina Mudavanhu & Dr. Motilola Akinfemisoye-Adejare

Event Description

Join us for an exciting welcome event designed especially for students, faculty, and staff to connect with community in the heart of Hamilton ahead of the school year. Featuring info fair, community café space, and interactive activities. All are welcome!

What to expect:

• Meet the Office of Community Engagement and learn how we support meaningful involvement in local initiatives
• Learn about local and McMaster resources, and community-engaged projects, and community-engaged research methods (see workshop details below)
• Participate in interactive workshops and hands-on activities rooted in Hamilton’s unique culture
• Connect with McMaster students, staff, faculty, as well as local community partners, and find opportunities for collaboration
• Explore downtown Hamilton and get a sneak peek of the SuperCrawl festivities

Workshop Description

Workshop description:

These Streets Are Your Streets: Municipal Memories

Please join co-facilitators Andrea Zeffiro and Jelena Vermilion for a collaging workshop. Drawing on themes of community, connection(s), and memory, this workshop guides participants to produce art that reflects and represents their experiences of urban landscapes and their relationship to the land, building/structures, and streets. This workshop offers an opportunity for participants to meditate on greater ideas of belonging, public space, and understanding of who belongs or is allowed to access or exist in public spaces. Make art that reflects your lived experience.

WORKSHOP SPACES ARE LIMITED, PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER FOR WORKSHOP TICKET AS WELL AS GENERAL TICKET