"We were told that we were being damaging to these youth because we weren’t telling them that they shouldn’t be expressing their rage at the police in this way. That they should be told that they should walk into the police station and ask for a reconciliation options and what-not. And who are we to tell youth what their therapeutic process is or what their process of rage and healing is."

"The library I was working from is a private library, and was not funded by the government – there were so many different cracks we fell into, but there is never ever a place that we landed and thought, this is a place where we could get some money!”

"I think I would insist that they took turns filming and directing, even if they didn’t express an interest in that. I didn’t feel it was really my place to push them to do things, but at the same time I had to take up the slack on that."

'Well, with the school board, it’s, how will I describe it? It’s a non-relationship right now, like we’re not really with them. Ironically enough, the ministry wants us to be in a relationship with them. They’re like, “You guys need to date the EMSB. When are you guys going for dinner?” And we're like, "We’ve been waiting to go for dinner for a long time!"'

"I mean, in some cases, they give me the, “Oh my God. You’re so amazing. You’re so young. Oh my God, you’re so young.” And I feel like they’re going to like pinch my cheeks. I’m kind of creeped out by it."