05/19/2026
📣Surprise! Just when you thought the Your City, Your Voice workshop couldn’t get any better, we’re excited to announce a special guest speaker!
We’re honoured to welcome Sandy Hudson, a multidisciplinary creative, writer, activist, and founder of Black Lives Matter Canada. She is also a co-founder of the Black Legal Action Centre, and a leading voice in justice and community-led change.
Her work spans law, media, and organizing, including serving as Co-Executive Producer of Black Life: A Canadian History (CBC), Director of Strategic Planning at the Wildseed Centre for Art & Activism, and author of Defund: Black Lives, Policing, and Safety for All. Her writing and commentary have appeared in major outlets including the New York Times, NPR, and the Toronto Star.
Join us on Thursday, June 4, 2026 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Greater Sudbury Public Library - Main Branch (74 Mackenzie St) for a free workshop covering the role, election process, and how to take your first steps as a candidate. The evening will also include an art-activity to get you thinking about your values and priorities.
Register here: https://www.liveablesudbury.org/vote2026/
Interested and selected participants will also have an opportunity to receive free professional campaign consultation from PoliticsNow, an organization which empowers folks to become community leaders in Northern Ontario politics (limited availability)
Free and open to all. We especially encourage Black, Indigenous, racialized, 2SLGBTQ+, women, gender diverse, and young people to participate. Childcare and snacks provided.
Hosted and supported by Black Lives Matter Sudbury, Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury, Myths and Mirrors Community Arts, Fierte Sudbury Pride, Politics Now, and Sudbury Workers Education and Advocacy Centre.