Media@ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is pleased to support "An evening of anti-racist comedy with Hari Kondabolu", hosted by QPIRG ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and CKUT.
Thursday, September 8th, 7pm-11pm
Centre culturel Georges-Vanier
2450 Workman (map)
(Montreal, QC)
The Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is joining with CKUT Radio, Radical Frosh (a summer program based out of QPIRG ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ) and QPIRG Concordia to bring renowned comedian, Hari Kondabolu, to Montreal. Kondabolu is an anti-racist comedian, blogger, actor and writer. Like his comedic heroes, Hari Kondabolu speaks truth to power with politically savvy and personal material, using a variety of media to convey his messaging.
Kondabolu was born and raised in Queens, NY. A former immigrant rights organizer in Seattle, he earned a Masters in Human Rights from the London School of Economics in 2008, writing a merit-earning dissertation entitled "Mexican Returnees as Internally Displaced People: An Argument for the Protection of Economic Migrants Under the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement."
Hari Kondabolu is also a video blogger for WORLD COMPASS, a joint initiative between WGBH Boston, PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. His short film MANOJ, which he wrote, starred in, and co-produced with director Zia Mohajerjasbi, was selected to play at the 2009 Just for Laughs Festival in Chicago, the 2008 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and was a Finalist in the 2007-2008 Boston Motion Picture Awards.
You can find out more information about Hari Kondabolu at his website.
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