Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
| When: | Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 |
| Time: | 7:00 pm — 9:30 pm |
| Location: | Richcraft Hall, Second Floor Atrium |
| Audience: | Alumni, Carleton Community, Current Students, Faculty, Media, Professionals, Prospective Students, Staff |
| Cost: | Free |
FPA Currents is an annual lecture held in September as part of Carleton University’s Throwback Celebrations. The topic for the lecture will vary, but the theme will always be at the intersection of politics, policy, journalism and current affairs.
This year’s lecture is entitled “Islamophobia: an ongoing threat to building the society we deserve,” and will be presented by Amira Elghawaby.
About the Speaker:
Amira Elghawaby smiles for a portrait photo against a dark grey background [Photo provided by Amira Elghawaby].
Prior to the appointment, Amira was a contributing columnist at the Toronto Star and was a frequent media commentator on equity and inclusion, delivering keynote presentations and tailored workshops for a variety of audiences.
Amira most recently led strategic communications and campaigns at the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. She also previously worked in Canada’s labour movement in communications and human rights and spent five years promoting the civil liberties of Canadian Muslims at the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) between 2012 to 2017.
Amira has had an extensive career supporting initiatives to counter hate and to promote inclusion, including as a past founding board member of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network and past board member at the Silk Road Institute. She has served two terms as a Commissioner on the Public Policy Forum’s Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression. She currently sits on the National Security Transparency Advisory Group, an independent, arms-length committee that advises the Deputy Minister of Public Safety Canada.
Amira was a writer-in-residence at the 2019 Literary Arts Residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Her 2019 TEDX Ottawa talk is titled “Multiculturalism: Worth Defending”.
Amira obtained an honours degree in Journalism and Law from Carleton University in 2001.
Tentative Event Timeline:
- 6:30pm – Doors Open
- 7:00pm – Event Begins
- 8:30 – 9:30 – Reception
Parking is available on site.
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