Biography
Kate MacDonald was born and raised in Halifax, NS. Kate is proudly African Nova Scotian. She studied Performance Acting at Ryerson University in Toronto, ON. At the end of 2016 with the political climate swiftly changing around her (en election of a new president) she knew her reaction had to be radical. Out of this desire to make a change she Founded and Co Created The Magic Project. Which focuses on bringing marginalized brilliance to the forefront of social media using the arts.
Kate is also a Community Facilitator and Youth Programmer. She hopes to continue creating workshops, holding space for community discussions and empowering youth through celebration. Recently, Kate, Trayvone Clayton & DeRico Symonds created an African Nova Scotian community based, youth-led initiative called The Game Changers. After a year of working together in advocacy, activism, and community they decided to collaborate officially. Kate currently works as the Manager of Halifax’s North Branch Library.
The Magic Project
The Magic Project brings the faces and voices of marginalized communities to the forefront of social media and community discussion. The Magic Project was selected as the 2017 Grand Marshal's for Halifax Pride. Kate’s responsibilities include scheduling, connecting with community members, marketing, logo design, managing partnerships, business proposal composition, outreach, facilitation, public relations, running and organizing photo shoots and community events.
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The purpose of The Game Changers is to prioritize African Nova Scotian voice while changing the way things are done. Born out of concern for racially motivated incidents, Kate MacDonald, DeRico Symonds and Trayvone Clayton created a group to address anti-black racism, implicit bias and oppression within the current structures and systems.