Incredibly disappointed with the organizers of Arundhati Roys talk. First of all, there was no acknowledgement of the First Nations territory we live on. Secondly, the discussion period was led by an upper-class White man who had absolutely no connection to India whatsoever. He asked the most boring questions that did not allow Arundhati to bring out any of her work or political analysis in any meaningful way. The guy talked about typical White Vancouver nonsense such as so are you telling me that my friends in the NGOs are doing more harm than good? and Im worried that my teenage daughter will have her creative voice co-opted by corporations. I mean, here you have a brilliant author from India who works with the indigenous people there – the discussion should have been led by a POC who knows a thing or two about India, indigenous issues there and in Canada to make that vital connection, and someone who could bring out her expertise on Indian politics. But no, a typical Vancouver night: Boring White people dominating a POC space. - Jahanzeb Hussain
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:15:13 +0000
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