Join Muslim Artists Combating Hate & Advancing Inclusion in Ottawa This Saturday

Written by Chelby Daigle

Published in News

Silk Road Institute in partnership with the Michaëlle Jean Foundation presents "Combating Hate, Advancing Inclusion: A National Forum", Saturday November 18 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Ottawa at allsaints 10 Blackburn Avenue.

Be part of this urgent conversation on leveraging the power of youth, arts, and digital technology to combat hate in Canada while advancing the full inclusion of diverse Muslim communities.

Tickets: Free, including artistic workshops, light breakfast, lunch, and snacks.

Highlights include:

Performance by Just Jamaal the Poet - Ottawa's Poet Laureate

An inspiring showcase of 14 young artists featured in the Combating Hate, Advancing Inclusion video project

Facilitated participant engagement to generate community-driven solutions

Empowering workshops by Muslim creatives focused on igniting social change including:

Exploring Identity through Visual Storytelling with filmmaker Tendisai Cromwell

An Introduction to the World of Film Scoring with composer Suad Bushnaq

How to Organize Inclusively within Canada's Diverse Muslim Communities - equity. inclusion and anti-oppression educator Chelby Marie Daigle

Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation with Mohamed Shaheen

Note: if you’re travelling from Montreal, a bus will be provided free of charge to Ottawa and back, space on the bus is limited.

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Chelby Daigle

Chelby Marie Daigle is Muslim Link’s Editor in Chief and Coordinator. Under her direction, Muslim Link adopted its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy so that the website strives to reflect the complexity of Muslim communities in Canada. She knows that she fails to do justice to this complexity every day but she will continue to try to improve as she recognizes the frustration of being both marginalized in the mainstream and also marginalized in Muslim communities. As Coordinator, she works to build relationships with Muslim and mainstream organizations and manages the website's social media, event listings, and directories. She organizes regular Muslim Link gatherings. She also works closely with the Publisher to find ways to keep Muslim Link sustainable. Find her on Twitter @ChelbyDaigle