In the Unveiling Equity series, co-hosted by the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP), CPN-PREV, and the Indigenous Healing Concordia Research Chair, "Laughter as Resistance" explores the transformative power of humour as a form of resistance and within decolonized contexts.

Drawing from Indigenous, anti-colonial, and critical frameworks, this conversation reframes laughter as an expression of joy and a subversive tool that challenges dominant narratives and defies oppression. The discussion delves into how silenced communities utilize humour to reaffirm cultural identities, resist colonial impositions, and create spaces for healing. Through laughter, participants disrupt systems of inequity, reclaim agency, and foster dignity, showing how humour can act as a vital form of resistance to violent histories and ongoing silencing.