dj5rivers

Co-Owner - PEMEDIA

dj5rivers, also known as Nivie Singh, is a non-binary, queerdo settler displaced from the land of five rivers (5aab). dj5rivers is an entrepreneur, sound selecta, community builder & spoken word poet hailing from Tkaronto. Their music and poetry are a narration of their experience as a politically charged, displaced Panjabi Queerdo. They explore effects of war, capitalism, the patriarchy and our collective participation in oppressive colonial structures as the diaspora.

dj5rivers currently works A&R for Nycesound Production Inc. They have worked as Label Manager for Ishkōdé Records, Marketing Manager at Leaf Music Inc, Operations Director for CKDU 88.1FM and has over (8) years of experience with music distribution & artist development. Working with a large range of artists spanning from emerging to established.

dj5rivers has been involved in resistance and arts spaces for over (11) years. Their work reimages governance models and redistribution of funding. Passionate about working within anti-capitalist, anti-racist frameworks, dj5rivers offers anti-racist, anti-oppressive strategy building sessions with artist organizations and adhoc groups across the nation(s). Get in touch with them for more on their rates and experience. They has served as a Board of Director for organizations such as Thunder Pride, Halifax Pride, Obey Convention, StART Festival, Nocturne Halifax & has worked with organizations like Youth Art Connection, Adsum House for Women & Children, ArtBar. For more on this work, scroll down or visit their LinkedIn.
dj5rivers is dedicated to building a bridge across communities, abilities and skill sets while centering community care and futuristic innovation. 
"Whatchu know about me? Nitty Gritty Nivie, 5rivers in my blood but Tarono's in my psyche"

PRESS

  • We’ve got spirit, yes we do; we’ve got spirit, up to two! Halifax Pride takes on the complex Two-Spirit identity.

    The lecture, one in a series of talks titled Queer Perspectives, is a lunchtime learning opportunity being held at City Hall. It's being moderated by new Halifax resident Nivie Singh, who wants to structure the lecture as more of a conversation. "I'm really interested in community and having dialogue," they say. "I think that communities need to engage in that conversation." Originally from Ontario, Singh is cautious about their place in this conversation. "I want to be mindful to the fact that I am a new community member," they say. Indigenous-settler reconciliation is a hot topic right now, and Singh says this talk helps meet that goal—if only by a small step. "There's a lot of work that goes into reconciliation," they admit. "I think this is, on a very surface level, opening up that conversation and making space for bridges to be made in order to get to reconciliation. I think this is a first step to start to make that bridge."

    JULY 20, 2017

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  • New Declaration gives public voice to climate targets and justice

    “We recognize that the work towards reduced emissions and climate justice must centre the rights of Indigenous Peoples and follow treaty rights and responsibilities under the Peace and Friendship Treaties here in Mi'kma'ki. Representing the student community, we feel that by moving towards a low-carbon economy, Nova Scotia can provide a social and economic, environmentally just and equitable way of life.”

    August 30, 2018

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  • November 4 – Take Back the Night Thunder Bay

    A number of community partners and speakers will be present to share stories and services. Speakers will include: Jayal Chung (Honouring Our Stories Coordinator), Nivie Dhami (Pride Central Coordinator), Joy Wakefield (Legal Aid Ontario Staff Lawyer), Farah Ahmed (Racialized Young Professionals), Sharon Johnson (Full Moon Memory Walk), and Sherrie-Lee Petrie (Gender Issues Centre coordinator). There will be music by Outside the Lines.

    September 2017

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  • Publicly Shaming a Musician for Calling a Composition by Its Name

    This article is a concrete example of the ways that Nivie continues to challenge white supremacy in public facing, community arts spaces. We Are Missing HFX continues its work today, for more check out their social media.

    Biased Article here
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(homosexual)

Documentary highlighting Nivie Singh's experience as Pride Central Coordinator for the Lakehead University Student Union. Filmed by En Tze April 2016 Thunder Bay, Ontario
 

Experience

 
 

Anti-Oppression Anti-Racist Strategy Building Sessions facilitated by Nivie Singh

Feb 2022:

Hierarchies of Power- applying anti-racist work in power structures. Part Two(2).
Nova Scotia Career Development Association
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Nov 2021: 

Hierarchies of Power- applying anti-racist work in power structures. Part One (1).
Nova Scotia Career Development Association
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Oct 2020: Anti-Oppression- Anti-Racism Strategy Session
Centre for Art Tapes (CFAT) & Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFOOP)- Halifax, Nova Scotia

2018-2019:

Anti-Oppression- Anti-Racism Human Resource Strategy Building
CKDU 88.1FM
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Anti- Racism & Anti-Oppression 2SLGBTQ+ Organizing Workshop 
Halifax Pride Board of Directors 
Halifax, Nova Scotia

2016-2017

Introduction to Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression 
Lakehead University Student Union (LUSU) and Lakehead University Faculty department
Thunder Bay, Ontario

Introduction to Gender Expression and Sexual Identity
The Sexuality and Gender Equity (SAGE) Working Group
Thunder Bay, Ontario

Gender Expression 101
Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre
Thunder Bay, Ontario
 

Programming Director - Nocturne Halifax

Jun 2021 – Present

Festival Director - StART Festival Halifax

March 2018

Board Of Director- Halifax Pride

Jun 2017 – Mar 2018

Board Member- Sexuality and Gender Equity Thunder Bay (SAGE)

Aug 2016 – Apr 2017

Board of Director- The OM Arts Collective 

Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

Facilitator- Sisterhood Empowerment

Oct 2014 - Nov 2017