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About Iyé Creative Society

We are a community dedicated to cultivating climate-resilient food futures through culture-rooted programs, education, and collective action.

Our Why

We are living through timelines of transitions where within every seed, every story, becomes memory. Iye Creative Society was born from the need to reclaim that future — to rebuild cultural memory, and imagine worlds rooted in culture, belonging, and care.

Mission

Building thriving, climate-resilient food futures rooted in culture.

Vision

A future where every child grows up connected to food and land through cultural knowledge, and where communities use technology to build regenerative, just, and resilient futures.

Values

We believe food is memory, story, and currency. Our values nourish the soil of everything we create.

Our Board

Meet the dedicated individuals working to build climate-resilient food futures rooted in culture and community.

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Ramya Reddy

Chair

Ramya’s work unfolds where stories are exchanged and knowledge moves gently from one hand to another, from one generation to.....

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Matilde Cervantes Navarrete

Vice-Chair

Matilde Cervantes (she/they) is an interdisciplinary researcher and artist with nearly two decades of experience curating......

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Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier

Treasurer

Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier has lived and raised her two children on the traditional territories of the Songhees, Esquimalt....

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Our Founders

The visionaries who founded Iyé Creative Society and continue to lead our mission.

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Ariel Reyes Antuan

Executive Director

Ariel is a dynamic social entrepreneur and Afrofuturistic thinker, known for his systematic...

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Jess Barton

Director of Operations

Jess is a co-founder of Iyé Creative, a community-rooted creative, and a lifelong food lover born and raised in.....

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Our Approach

We combine ancestral wisdom with contemporary innovation to create sustainable solutions.

Culture-Rooted

We honor and preserve traditional food knowledge, recognizing that cultural practices hold invaluable insights for sustainable living and climate adaptation.

Community-Centered

We believe in the power of collective action and create spaces for community members to learn, share, and grow together toward common goals.

Climate-Responsive

We develop programs and practices that address the urgent challenges of climate change while building resilience for future generations.

Education-Focused

We provide accessible resources and learning opportunities that empower individuals with the knowledge and skills needed for sustainable food practices.

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