Experience

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• Canada
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Operations Assistant

  • Oct 2022 - Present


Black Urbanism TO

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Communications

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Black Urbanism TO is a non-profit organization and has been in operation since 2018. Our mission is to engage Black communities in re-envisioning our neighbourhoods to support our social, economic and cultural advancement. We are currently focused on Eglinton Ave West and the preservation of Little Jamaica. Accomplishments within Organization: •Co-facilitated a local consultation series to inform the development of the City of Toronto's HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan. •Co-authored the organizations first public report: Black Business Conversation; On Planning For The Future of Black Businesses and Residents On Eglinton Ave West to influence government policies for social change •Advanced ability to establish effective working relationships with all stakeholders, external agencies, politicians, business owners, residents etc •Conducted qualitative data analysis to identify themes in participant responses and presented data graphically in the summary report. • Effectively executed social media strategy for the organization which includes website, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter • Gained experience in policy analysis of current municipal, provincial and federal policies with a focus on dismantling anti-Black racism on Eglinton Ave West. • Represents Black UrbanismTO at various committees, resident groups, grassroots collectives to relay the organizations key priorities and mandate • Assist(ing) with community benefit framework conversations & commercial land trusts for Eglinton W • Advanced at writing concise reports and executive summaries • Liaising with City staff and marginalized businesses with respect to Zoning development, neighbourhood planning initiatives • Produced several graphic design images for Instagram and other social media platforms Show less


UrbanArts (Toronto Canada)
• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Executive Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022


CBC

• Guatemala
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Script Writer and Actor

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  FreeUp! Emancipation Day Celebration is an artistic platform that seeks to bring light to Black Canadian history and achievement by linking our past to the present and imagining a future together through the voices of artists. This is an annual event organized by Emancipation Arts. Anyika Mark created an extension of her play Making Moves that brought her characters to Eglinton West Little Jamaica where they reminisced about the vibrancy of a community being sucked dry from gentrification. Anyika had the opportunity to work with CBC Gem and Emancipation Arts to direct the filmed theatre performance, cast the actors (acting in it herself!), create the entire set design and pick the costumes for each character. Show less


Ontario New Democratic Party
• Constituent Services Representative

  • Feb 2020 - Jan 2021


PIECE OF MINE Arts

• Black Women In Theatre

  • Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

  PIECE OF MINE Arts presents original works created by artists of the African Diaspora that explores African Canadian narratives. Based in Toronto, Canada, the company platforms bold pieces in development as well as mainstage plays. We nurture opportunities for the growth and preservation of legacy. Black Women in Theatre was a resurgence for professional artists, who identify as Black women, to have the freedom to flesh out work, receive dramaturgical support, and connect with an audience hungry for their stories. Anyika Mark was the writer and director for her component of the Black Women In Theatre event. She was the casting director, costumer and set designer, musical director and developed her own social media materials to attract her peer networks to the event. Show less



CP Planning

• Canada
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Coordinator, Black Futures on Eglinton

  • Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

  CP Planning partnered with Black Urbanism TO to collaborate with community in identifying, celebrating, and supporting the cultural strength within the Black residents of the Eglinton Avenue West and Little Jamaica neighbourhoods (between Allen Road and Keele Street). As part of the Black Futures on Eglinton project, local youth (aged 13-30) will apply various community engagement practices to learn, from community, the cultures of support, creativity, and entrepreneurship, that make up this unique neighbourhood. Lessons from community will be summarized in a final report and mini-documentary. As Project Coordinator, I worked alongside the project team and community members to create cultural events. This included an Afro-futuristic writing workshop, Black Lens, at the local library (Maria A. Schucka), Reggae Night and a poetry contest! Show less

• Constituent Services Representative

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2019


University of Toronto

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Main Organizer for 2nd Annual Black Graduation at the University of Toronto

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

  The Black Graduation Celebration at the University of Toronto highlights interdisciplinary Black excellence across undergraduate, master’s, and PhD graduates. We hosted a night of celebration for the Class of 2018 (convocation in either June and November) including keynote speaker Dionne Brand and awards. This is an evening to celebrate black excellence on campus with friends and family. This event is presented by students at the University of Toronto with the support of University of Toronto Administration Show less