Pavla Uppal, M.A. is an educator and an applied theatre practitioner who has been expanding the use of theatre arts for social change in education and community-based projects for over 15 years. Some of the communities she has worked with are high school and university students, newcomer women, seniors, and peace builders in Toronto. Pavla has facilitated workshops and scripted Forum Theatre plays for various communities with MCT, most recently “Anna’s Story: Family Complications After Loss” with seniors from Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women. She is a founder of Your Story Matters where she uses her passion for stories and Theatre of the Oppressed methodology to explore power hierarchy, to challenge assumptions, and to open creative possibilities for change. Learn more here: pavlauppal.com/