โ€˜Humanists in the Hood | Sikivu Hutchinson, Dena Vahdaniโ€™

14 Apr.'22
- 19:30

An evening of thought-provoking conversation in which comedienneย ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถย (BRUZZ, De Slimste Mens Ter Wereld) talks to writer ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐˜‚ ๐—›๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป (USA) about her book 'Humanists in The Hood'. ย ย 

  • Sikivu Hutchinson (PhD) received the "Harvard Humanist of the Year award" in 2020. Her book "Humanists in the Hood" approaches the religious and social hierarchies of race, gender, sexuality, class and status from a black feminist humanist perspective in relation to politics, education, women's rights and LGBTQI+ rights.ย 
  • Dena Vahdani is an Iranian stand-up comedian born in Brussels, who tours all over Belgium with her show Warrior Princess. She draws her inspiration from LGBT-community, her parents' refugee story, and women's rights.ย 

Expect a critical lecture bringing insights and tools to do better.ย ย 

We will end the evening with a stand-up comedy show by Vahdani herself.

Practical information

Location

Hall M

Rue Ravenstein 23 1000 BRUSSELS

Language

Price:ย -30: โ‚ฌ10, +30: โ‚ฌ15