Invited Talks, Panels, and Workshops
2023
Real Life Case Study of the Digital Scripted Series, CBC’s One Stop Workshop
Production Foundations, POV Film’s en/VISION Lab
2022
Film Production 101 Series, Oya Emerging Filmmakers Program
Producing from the Basics to Beyond - The Importance of Ownership Panel, Canadian Film Festival
Producing Foundations, Unsung Voices Program with Reel Asian Film Festival
2021
Film Production 101 Series, Oya Emerging Filmmakers Program
Producing Basics, Reel Asian Film Festival’s Unsung voices Youth Video Production Series
Short Form Content Development, IPF x T.O. WebFest
Reel Work Web Series Production Workshop, BIPOC TV & FILM
Ideation to Execution Panel, TIFF Youth and Community Initiatives
2020
Young Filmmakers Showcase (Being Black in Toronto), Gary Black Film Festival
Promise Me: A Roundtable Discussion, McGill University’s Queer History Month
Film Production Basics, Oya Emerging Creators Program
Self Care During Production, POV3rd Street
2019
Project Management, Youth Opportunities Fund Annual Summit
Grant Writing Clinic, ArtReach Toronto
Photography Basics, Adornment Stories
2018
Grant Writing 101, ArtReach Toronto
Grant Writing Clinic, ArtReach Toronto
Project Management, Youth Opportunities Fund Annual Summit
2017
Paulina, Fonna, Grant Writing 101 , ArtReach Toronto
'Live Your Art' Workshop - Project Management 101 , Urban Arts Community Arts Council
2016
Bridget, Markus, Slimthick, Fonna, LGBTQ+ 101 and Training for People Working with Youth, Toronto Public Health
Adam, Fonna, Working with Intersecting Identities – Racialized LGBTQ Youth, Ministry of Children and Youth
Muluba, Tumaini, Fonna, Collective Visioning: Young Women’s Project – Chunking, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands
Ryan, Fonna, Getting Your Research Out There: Social Media, OPIRG Toronto Symposium on Social and Environmental Justice Confronting Racism
Tracey, Yasser, Fonna, Social Media 101 for Non-Profit Organizations, ArtReach
Muluba, Tumaini, Fonna, Collective Visioning: Young Women’s Project, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands
2015
Slimthick, Fonna, Allyship & Anti-Oppression 101 in Volunteering, Toronto French School x Empower Youth x SOY HEAT
Antoinette, Fonna, DIY Parlor (Monthly), Centre for Women and Trans People at York University
Tanya, Fonna, Skills Curation, The People Project and NiaZamar
Tumaini, Fonna, Sex Positivity and Harm Reduction for Young Leaders, Private Organization
Niko, Romeo, Fonna, Storytelling & Misrepresentation of (LGBTQ*) Children and Youth in Media, York University’s Childhood in Canadian Culture Class
Yasser and Fonna, Social Media 101, ArtReach and Urban Arts
Jordyn and Fonna, New Language and Terminologies in LGBTQ Youth Communities, Rainbow Health Ontario
Kamilah, Tumaini, Fonna, What’s Glitter Got To Do With It: Exploring Youth Engagement and HIV Prevention Programming, University of Toronto’s Masters of Social Work Students
Aerissa, Kike, Fonna, LGBTQ+ 101 and Training for People Working with Youth, Toronto Public Health
Aerissa, Kike, Fonna, Working with LGBTQ+ Youth, York University’s Students Pursuing Bachelors Education
Jordyn, Starr, Fonna, LGBTQ+ 101 and Training for People Working with Youth, Toronto Public Health
2014
Ocean, Nicole, Fonna, Demystifying Transmission, World AIDs Day at University of Toronto
Kike, Jordyn, Sarah-Lee, Slimthick, Verlia, Fonna, LGBTQ+ Consent, Safer Sex, and Harm Reduction, Humberside Collegiate Institute
Mel G.C., Fonna S., Sexual Health Training for People Working with Youth, Toronto Public Health
Jordyn, Aerissa, Fonna, Anti-Oppression 101, S.O.Y. Get Out
Kamplex, Fonna S., Digital Storytelling, Leaving Evidence Archiving Project
Fonna S., John C., Sarah-Lee U., Slimthick, Sexuality, S.O.Y. H.E.A.T. – Toronto Community Housing Youth Leaders
Alyssa, Dwight, Erin, Fonna, Kenny, Anti-Oppression 101 Workshop, S.O.Y. H.E.A.T. – Alphabet Soup
Andii, Fonna, Sarah, 3Ps: Pictionary, Plastercine, & Pleasure!, STARS at the StudioEdgar, Fonna, Mel, Michael, Proud Goddess, Sarah, Digital Stories Showcase: Lived Experiences and the Social Determinants of Health, Youth Research Symposium: Youth Sexuality, and Sexual Health
Andii, Carver, Fonna, Sarah, Sarah S., Community Soundbyte: Empower, RHO Conference
Bower, M., Seidu, F., Anti-Oppression Workshop/Discussion, Centre for Women and Trans People at York University
Boustead, N., Forsberg, L., Pirie, L., Seidu, F., Suri, A., Life After CAP: Strategies of Survival, York University
Gayle, M., Lyaruu, T., Seidu, F., HIV Queeries: Demystifying Transmission, Unison Pathways to Education
I am available for panels, speaking engagements, workshops and conferences.
Topics of focus:
Film Production; Producing and Production Management
Working with youth
Project management for artists and creatives
Introductory photography
Learning is a life-long journey and I am continuously growing, trying to gain more knowledge. As an avid book reader, I share a lot of my new knowledge in the What I’m Reading section or on my Instagram page. I want my community to level up at the same time as I do.
