Leading up to the screening, I found myself mulling over this very question: what is punk? To me, punk was discovering The Ramones or The Clash and blasting music in my bedroom ignoring the knocks on the door from my parents telling me to turn down the volume. The word has taken on a variety of meanings over time, from use as a derogatory insult to describing a movement in rock music. As time passes, punk (both the adjective and noun) has continued to redefine itself. VIVO’s screening sought to explore what it meant to be (a) punk in today’s landscape, and it was clear that submissions tackled this question from unique angles.To start off the screening was Garbage Conglomerate & Trash Talk: Eva from Jen O’Connor. At the heart of this piece was the attempt to open up the conversation around waste in our community, and specifically whether or not sustainable practices are accessible to everyone. Encouraging a dialogue that interacted with the performance space w