Nadia Murad @ Koffler Centre for the Arts

Nadia Murad is a guest of the Goethe-Institut

LACE Productions & Koffler Centre of the Arts invite you to join Nadia Murad (Yazidi woman and Nobel Peace Prize nominee), Rozin Hanjool (Women’s Affairs Manager, Yazda), and Hannah Rittner (writer of The Unbelievers) in a conversation with Rachel Browne (Staff Reporter, VICE News). The speakers will share their responses to The Unbelievers, a play presented at Toronto's SummerWorks Performance Festival from August 5-14, 2016, which explores the massacre of the Yazidi people in Sinjar and sex-trafficking of Yazidi women. Using issues raised in the play as a springboard, the speakers will discuss the crisis of the Yazidi people and ways Canada can help.

Beverages and snacks starting at 7pm. 

The conversation will begin at 8pm. 

Please Note: Space is Limited. RSVP as soon as possible: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/theatre-meets-activism-with-nadia-murad-yazda-rachel-browne-tickets-26735099402?aff=efbevent 

Opening night box office revenue from The Unbelievers will go to Yazda, a global organization leading initiatives to restore the Yazidi community and uplift survivors of the ongoing Yazidi Genocide.

For tickets and more information about the play The Unbelievers visit http://summerworks.ca/2016/artists/the-unbelievers/

Nadia Murad Basee Taha is a Yazidi woman and Nobel Peace Prize nominee who survived the massacre of her family and sexual enslavement by ISIS; she currently lives in Germany. In December 2015, Yazda arranged for Nadia to speak at the UN Security Council’s first ever session on human trafficking. Recently, high profile international law and human rights law barrister, Amal Clooney, signed on to represent Yazda and victims of the Yazidi genocide, including Ms. Murad Basee Taha, at the International Criminal Court. On July 19th, Nadia and a representative from Yazda will speak at the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration as part of a study on Immigration Measures to Protect Vulnerable Groups. 

Rozin Hanjool is the Women’s Affairs Manager for Yazda, a global organization leading initiatives to restore the Yazidi community and uplift survivors of the ongoing Yazidi Genocide. Ms. Hanjool has provided invaluable consultant support to ensure The Unbelievers is written and produced with cultural sensitivity and impact.

The Koffler Centre event will involve Rozin and Nadia in conversation with a Rachel Browne (Staff Reporter, VICE News). They will share their responses to The Unbelievers project and speak to the crisis of the Yazidi people and about ways Canada can help.