Unit 2 is a community event and art space situated between Parkdale and the Junction. We have been active in the Toronto music and cultural world for over eight years, as an informal group of friends that has hosted book launches, touring bands, art shows and kids dance parties, to name a few. Unit 2 is responsive to the needs of BIPOC, two-spirit, trans, queer communities and friends. We prioritize supporting projects that have limited institutional support and would benefit from grassroots support and our do-it-together praxis.

We are working to expand and develop our infrastructure. This will allow us tap into major structural changes happening in the local environment, protect this space from any outside interference and better equip us to serve our community.

To that end, we need to build capacity and renovate this space for the first time in our fifteen years here. This process includes  physical changes, like soundproofing and altering the kitchen to improve accessibility, as well as investing in A/V equipment and furniture. With your help, we will be able to diversify the types of projects that we can support at Unit 2 as well as improve our abilities to keep on doing the work we’ve been doing from the beginning.

Please help out how you can, whether that means monies, spreading the word through your networks or both. We want this to become a beast of a community hub where people marginalized in this city and from beyond can find connection and a way forward. Looking out for each other, there is nothing we can't do. The more you're able to support the space and programming happening at Unit 2, the more we're able to give back.

video thanks:

thanks to Karen Chapman, Tyrone Callender, Akriti Jain for video footage!