Most public spaces and gatherings are inherently high-stimulation. Competing sounds, bright lights, scented products, unpredictable crowds and the like present barriers to those who thrive in low-stimulation environments. QUIET PARADE invites artists and the public to create a quiet parade—a sensory-friendly, float-based ensemble that experiments with unconventional approaches to celebration. It is a project shaped by a commitment to cross-disability solidarity and the desire for pleasurable, joyful, and extravagant experiences of accessibility. Like a traditional parade, QUIET PARADE brings together a series of discrete expressions to compose a multifaceted whole. QUIET PARADE is by nature experimental, embracing the potential for failure as a strength. The organizers propose that any challenge to the prevailing norms of individualism and privatization come with such risk, including collective forms of accessibility. Gathering together can happen in a multitude of dreamed-for, yet-to-be-experienced ways. QUIET PARADE rejects the notion that the labour required to create collective forms of access is inherently and exclusively burdensome, embracing it instead as a valuable disruption. The intention is to approach the creation of access as an ongoing, iterative, relational process and a deep source of possibility, connection, and magic. Events are weather permitting and subject to change. Please visit the event website for more information. By clicking the link above, you will be leaving the City of Mississauga website and be directed to an external site. The City is not responsible for the content or availability of external sites. About Mississauga's 50th Anniversary On January 1, 1974, the City of Mississauga was incorporated, making 2024 our 50th anniversary. Over the past 50 years, Mississauga has grown into a vibrant, diverse and dynamic city; in fact, we are Ontario's third-largest city. As we celebrate our anniversary, you are invited to join in the many activities and events planned or create your own celebrations. Learn more
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