End of Season Celebration (From Weeds We Grow)

About the Event

We invite the community to join us in celebration of a creative summer and the abundance of gifts offered by the land and the Humber River. 

During this event, Lindsey Lickers, Muskiiki Nibi, will lead us through Indigenous ceremony and teachings, followed by a community showcase local creatives Richa Baghel and Zara Rahman, with a special performance by the Poet Laureate of the City of Mississauga, Andrea Josic. Our day will end with offerings of gratitude to the Humber River. 

This is an outdoor workshop, please dress comfortably. Light refreshments and snacks will be available.

Rain date: Saturday, October 18, 2025 

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How to Find Us and Parking

This workshop is happening in person in Rowntree Mills Park (155 Rowntree Mill Rd, North York, ON M9L 2K1) just off the end of Rowntree Mills Road near the Humber River, by Picnic Area 1. Look for the STEPS signs and creative staff!

Parking is available near the workshop site. Enter the southern parking lot from Islington Ave. Registrants will receive the event name and permit number to continue through gates in their vehicles to the central parking lot. 

Register in advance to secure your spot! 

About the Artist and Facilitators

Lindsey is an Onkwehon:we (Kanien’kéha)/ Anishinaabe (Ojibwe-Mississauga’s) artist and community developer originally from Six Nations of the Grand River with ancestral roots to the Mississauga’s of the Credit First Nation. She specializes in painting and beading as well as Indigenous arts and culture facilitation, governance, community and program development. Her traditional name is ‘Mushkiiki Nibi’, which translates to ‘Medicine Water’, she is turtle clan.

I am a visionary and transformative artist based in Toronto. A graphic designer, artist and a poet constantly inspired by the world around me, and the elements of nature. My artwork is a melange of daily reflections, energy drawings, mandalas, ethnic and modern, eastern and western. A message for collective human spirit is what I receive and bring to life through my art. In writing, I like to use straight simple language, and play with the complexity of life, enjoying the breakthroughs and giving my audience a taste of it. We connect in a thousand myriad ways, and arts is one of the most playful expression for all of us.

Zara Rahman (she/her) is a spoken word artist, nonprofit founder and community leader. Through written and spoken word poetry, Zara has shared stories with audiences up to 2000 and in more intimate settings. She has been featured on CBC News and the Toronto Star for her community involvement. Zara, founder of the international nonprofit organization, Youth Professionals (@youthprofessionals), created a platform to support BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth all over the world through virtual opportunities. Recently, she was named the 2021 CBC News Community Champion award winner. In the future, Zara plans to pursue a career as a human rights attorney and continue writing poems whenever possible.

Andrea Josic is a writer, poet, performer, journalist, and arts educator. She is the fifth Poet Laureate of the City of Mississauga, serving a two-year term from 2024 to 2026. She is currently on the Transitional Artist Roster at VIBE Arts and the Poet Roster at Poesy Entertainment & Studio. She has been competing in national and international poetry slams for nearly 10 years and is an award-winning poet and journalist with work published at Whippersnapper Gallery, Meridian Arts Centre, This Magazine, Xtra, Indie88, pulpMAG, and more. They were the champion of the 2020 Toronto Poetry Slam, the co-champion of the 2019 Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam, and a finalist at the 2021 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam. Her work centres themes and intersections of girlhood, gender, sexuality, mental health, survivorship, disability, and diaspora.

Accessibility Notice

Please be advised photographs and video may be taken during this event for archival and promotional purposes. If you would not like to be photographed, please inform a staff member on the day of the event.

Children are to remain under the care of their caregivers at all times.

Media Notice

Please be advised photographs and video may be taken during this event for archival and promotional purposes. If you would not like to be photographed, please inform a staff member on the day of the event.

Children are to remain under the care of their caregivers at all times.

About the Project

From Weeds We Grow is an interdisciplinary public art community project that started in 2020 and explores Toronto’s Rexdale community’s relationship to the environment through the intersections of nature, art, and wellness. Since then, From Weeds We Grow has returned yearly, featuring diverse community-engaged activations from virtual walking tours, workshops, storytelling, and performances rooted in local parks (Rowntree Mills and Panorama Park).

Funders/Partners

From Weeds We Grow 2025 is funded in part by Toronto Arts Council funded by the City of Toronto, Park People, and Scotiabank. We’re grateful for our community partner Rexdale Community Hub, and acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario.

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