Vincent Mousseau
PhD Student and Registered Social Worker
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Vincent Mousseau
PhD Student and Registered Social Worker
Welcome! I’m Vincent Mousseau (they/he), a social worker, researcher, and abolitionist activist committed to reimagining care and support models for Black 2SLGBTQ+ communities in so-called Canada. Based in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal, QC), my work is rooted in anticolonial, Afropessimist, and abolitionist approaches, challenging oppressive systems and building radically accessible, transformative alternatives to care.
As a Vanier Scholar and PhD student in Health at Dalhousie University, my research examines how Black 2SLGBTQ+ communities navigate, resist, and create care outside of oppressive structures. I explore ballroom culture as a site of resistance, the intersections of transformative justice and community health, and survival strategies in the face of social work’s carceral logic.
This site is a space where I share my academic work, activism, and reflections on building self-determined, liberatory, and community-driven models of care. I invite you to explore my approach, ongoing projects, and ways we can collectively create spaces of care and justice. This space is constantly evolving—check back regularly to see what I’m working on.
As a Vanier Scholar and PhD student in Health at Dalhousie University, my research examines how Black 2SLGBTQ+ communities navigate, resist, and create care outside of oppressive structures. I explore ballroom culture as a site of resistance, the intersections of transformative justice and community health, and survival strategies in the face of social work’s carceral logic.
This site is a space where I share my academic work, activism, and reflections on building self-determined, liberatory, and community-driven models of care. I invite you to explore my approach, ongoing projects, and ways we can collectively create spaces of care and justice. This space is constantly evolving—check back regularly to see what I’m working on.
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I acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded territory of Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang, colonially referred to as Montréal, which has been a meeting place for many Indigenous nations, including the Kanien’kehá:ka, recognized as the traditional stewards of these lands.
As a student at Dalhousie University, I also acknowledge that the university operates in the unceded territories of the Mi’kmaw, Wolastoqey, and Peskotomuhkati Peoples, all sovereign nations with inherent rights as the original caretakers of these lands. The Peace and Friendship Treaties, which are still in effect, remind us of our collective obligations to honour these agreements. Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and Treaty rights, and it’s essential that we uphold these responsibilities in practice, not just in words.
I also honour the presence of African Nova Scotians, a distinct people whose histories and contributions have shaped Mi’kma’ki for over 400 years. The resilience of African Nova Scotian communities, tied to over 52 land-based communities, stands as a testament to survival and ongoing resistance to anti-Blackness. I remain committed to fostering solidarity and meaningful partnerships with these communities.
I remain deeply committed to learning, unlearning, and working in solidarity with Indigenous and Black communities across Turtle Island to resist ongoing colonial violence. I stand in unwavering solidarity with the ongoing resistance of Indigenous communities against colonization and affirm my commitment to honouring the responsibilities that come with being on these lands.