The Othering of Neighbourhoods | Mustafa Ahmed | Walrus Talks

  • 7 years ago
From the Walrus Talks National Tour: We Desire a Better Country. Recorded May 15th, 2017 at Surrey City Hall. The Walrus Talks National Tour is a Canada 150 Signature Initiative and would not be possible without our sponsors.

De la tournée nationale The Walrus Talks : Nous désirons une patrie meilleure. Enregistré le 15 Mai 2017, Centre Stage, hôtel de ville de Surrey. La tournée nationale The Walrus Talks est un projet signature de Canada 150 et ne serait pas possible sans nos commanditaires.

Mustafa Ahmed is a spoken-word artist, poet, and member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council. He was the youth poet laureate of the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in Toronto and performed across Canada with We Day, alongside Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, and Orlando Bloom. Ahmed uses art to touch on topics such as youth empowerment, mental health, Islam, and immigration. He seeks to unleash the creativity of Canada’s young people. He lives in Toronto.

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