Seeing Britain Through the Eyes of an Insider/Outlier with

In Conversation with Author, Professor Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
In a second special collaboration with the Manchester Lit & Phil
Society, we are delighted to host an ‘in-conversation’ event with the
well-known, multi award-winning journalist, author, radio and TV
broadcaster commentator, Professor Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, FRSL.
Led by the Manchester Lit & Phil’s former President, Ian Cameron, the
conversation with Yasmin will be a celebration of her glittering writing
career, her personal beliefs and values she holds dear: on Feminism,
Culture, Art and Activism as well as about her life in Uganda, at the
time of Idi Amin’s forced expulsion of Asians.
She will share her passion for championing a host of worthy causes,
and being an influential voice for the unheard. She will also offer her
personal and nuanced views on matters that continue to demand
our attention - including diversity, equality, inclusion, freedom of
expression, racism and populism.
In this hard-hitting discussion, Yasmin will be asked questions such
as: what is the state of multiculturalism in Britain today? Does she
see it as an unqualified success, or in dire need of re-evaluation? And
something many of us have been reflecting on in recent years: what
does it mean to be British today?
Hosted by: Ian Cameron, Vice President of the Manchester Lit & Phil.
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