2014 Squamish Culture & Heritage Festival Update*: Guest Speaker: Naveen Girn Presentation: “Komagata Maru 1914-2014: Generations, Geographies and Echoes” Saturday, May 3: Quest University Canada Naveen Girn is a cultural researcher and community engagement specialist whose interests center on Vancouvers South Asian community, intercultural history and curation. Naveen is currently Project Manager for the Komagata Maru 1914-2014: Generations, Geographies and Echoes project that brings together 8 institutions across Metro Vancouver to collaboratively commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Komagata Maru. He curated exhibitions on the Komagata Maru at the Museum of Vancouver and Surrey Museum and was co-curator for Bhangra.me: Vancouvers Bhangra Story, which received an Award for Excellence from the Canadian Museum Association. Presentation Description: In 1914, 376 British Indian passengers on board the Komagata Maru were denied entry into Canada. One hundred years later, Naveen will trace the living legacies of this important episode as it weaves its way through freedom struggles, intercultural dialogue, regaining the right to vote, stories of gender and female immigration and labour movements in becoming an important part of the narrative of Canada. *A complete list of guest speakers, dates, times and room locations will be posted shortly.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:55:44 +0000
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