"It feels contradictory to love a community that hurts you. That love feels like it is perpetuating a cycle of violence that – once again – asks survivors to contort themselves, to tie themselves in knots in order to not rock the neoliberal capitalist boat on which we all float....." Check out adjunct prof Thea Fitz-James' recent Notes from the Field, published with International Journal of Restorative Justice. In her article "Restorative justice on/off stage: mobilizing fringe towards communities of consent" Fitz-James talks about the challenges in building consent culture at Canadian Fringe festivals, the artists who are exploring themes of consent in their shows, and the fringes who are doing their part! 

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