The moment the “Freedom Convoy” took over downtown Ottawa it becasme apparent that the word “freedom”means different things to different people. Is freedom an individual state of being? What kind of freedom ignores the ties that bind, and all the ways we are interconnected? Is “might makes right” how freedom should be defined? Is equity involved in freedom? Is safety? Are there limits to personal autonomy that make us more free?
We are thrilled to present a conversation on what real freedom is and what freedom would look like if we had it.
Join our host, City of Ottawa Book Award-Winner Kagiso Lesego Molope, as she leads a conversation with academic, author and activist Rinaldo Walcott (The Long Emancipation: Moving Toward Black Freedom); Cree environmental activist and best-selling author, Clayton Thomas-Muller (Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing) and; feminist giant, Mona Eltahawy (The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls).
A clear-eyed assessment of the links between property, policing, and the subjugation of Black people ... Walcott’s analysis of the ways in which white supremacy is baked into the legal systems of Canada and the U.S. is stimulating. Progressives will embrace this well-conceived call for change.
