Ari is a Queer and Trans second generation Eelam Tamil (Sri-Lankan Tamil). They consider themselves an artivist, finding ways to combine their love for art with their love for social justice and education. Their work spans multiple fields as a qualitative researcher, academic, hot yoga teacher, community organizer and beadwork artist.
With a strong background in the non-profit sector, Ari has engaged in arts-based activism through organizations such as Queer Tamil Collective, Workman Arts and Marginalized Majority. Through these collaborations, they have facilitated creative and equity-based workshops while fostering spaces for marginalized communities.
Currently completing their PhD in Education at York University, Ari’s research focuses on the experiences of QTBIPOC Disabled Studies in post-secondary education. Their work aims to reimagine more accessible classroom environments, striving to make higher education more inclusive for all.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Wisdom2Action acknowledges the land on which it was originally established as the traditional and unceded territory of the M’ikmaq, known as Mi’kmak’i (Nova Scotia). Our team is spread across Turtle Island (Canada) on the treaty lands of many First Nations. We recognize the people and the land in this way as part of our commitment to anti-oppression and decolonization. We are all treaty people.
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