Anti-Racism Reads: May event

Join us for the next installment of Anti-Racism Reads, which will feature a discussion with the author of the book Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces. 

We have copies of this book available at no cost to reduce barriers to participation. Please indicate when you register if you would like a copy.

Event details:

Author: Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Facilitator: Ola Idris

When: Wednesday May 15, 2024 | 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Where: Hybrid event, online (Teams) or in person in the Dana Porter Learning Lab, room 323

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About Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces  

From writer and podcast host Elamin Abdelmahmoud comes a one-of-a-kind reflection on Blackness, faith, language, pop culture and the challenges and rewards of finding your way in the world.  

Arriving in Canada at age 12 from Sudan, Elamin's teenage years were spent trying on new ways of being in the world, new ways of relating to his almost universally white peers. His is a story of yearning to belong in a time and place where expectation and assumptions around race, faith, language, and origin make such belonging extremely difficult, but it's also a story of the surprising and unexpected ways in which connection and acceptance can be found. 
 
With the perfect balance of relatable humor and intellectual ferocity, Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces confronts what we know about ourselves, and most important, what we’re still learning.  

(Penguin Random House Canada) 

About author Elamin Abdelmahmoud    

Elamin Abdelmahmoud is the host of CBC Radio’s daily arts, pop culture and entertainment show COMMOTION, and a former writer for BuzzFeed News. His work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Maclean's, Rolling Stone and others.   

About facilitator Ola Idris   

Ola Idris is Sudanese raised in Kampala, Uganda and moved to Canada eight years ago. She is a political scientist, a budding creative and currently employed as a Community and Engagement Manager with the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism at the University of Waterloo. At heart, she is an evolving student of life, a friend, a lover of justice and community, and above all, a seeker of God.