Our Purpose
Mission
Our mission is to provide a space where student creatives can build, share and learn more about the collective experience of young individuals in our ever-evolving society.
Originally created during the Covid-19 pandemic as a platform for students to share work depicting life in quarantine, The Herd has grown into a diverse community of young artists, musicians and writers whose perspective offers the rest of the world a direct insight as to how our generation thinks, learns and grows.
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We are dedicated to nurturing artistic growth, which is why we have a team specifically dedicated to peer review. We are proud to be one of the only student publications to offer constructive feedback on submissions.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of our organization. Our volunteers come from across the province and bring specialized knowledge to the team while fostering a collaborative arts community.
Goals
Identify
barriers and limitations facing the student-creative community
Create
opportunities for student-creatives where these barriers are addressed, minimized and eliminated.
Support
student-creatives by offering our platform as a tool to gain public exposure, research potential funding opportunities, and network expansion.
Values
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Equal Opportunity
Acknowledging that not everyone has been dealt the same cards in life, but that we are all equally deserving of the opportunity to learn, grow and flourish at the same levels.
Meaningful Dialogue
The freedom to share personal opinions and respond to the opinions of others in a way that is fair, productive and considerate of each individuals’ personal circumstances and emotions.
Community Empowerment
Thinking beyond individual benefit, focusing on the power of community networking and mutual gain to create a sense of togetherness.
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