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January 25 – Prisoner

Ava Homa
A Kurdish-Canadian, writer-in-exile, Ava will read from her new book Echoes
from the Other Land.

James Loney
A Canadian peace activist, writer and member of Christian Peacemaker Teams
(CPT), he was kidnapped in 2005 along with the CPT delegation he was leading
and held hostage for four months. He will read from his new book Captivity.

Marina Nemat
Author of Prisoner of Tehran and After Tehran: A Life Reclaimed, memoirs about
growing up in Iran, serving time in Iran’s Evin Prison for speaking out against the
Iranian government, escaping a death sentence and finally fleeing Iran for a new
life in Canada. She will talk about her experience.

February 29 — Elephant & Neighbours

Randy Boyagoda
Writer, critic, and scholar Randy Boyagoda is a professor of American Studies at
Ryerson University. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Harper’s,
The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, and the National Post. He will be reading from
his new book Beggar’s Feast, a story set in Sri Lanka.

David M. Malone
David is the President of the International Development Research Centre. He was
Canada’s High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan
and Nepal. He has published extensively on peace and security issues. He will
be reading from his new book Does the Elephant Dance? Contemporary Indian
Foreign Policy.

Syeda Nuzhat Siddiqui
An Urdu poet, writer and peace missionary, Nuzhat Siddiqui is the recipient
of ‘Aalmi (Global) Urdu Award’ for outstanding work in peace literature. Her
book ‘Nida-i-Amn’ (Voice of Peace) is a landmark in initiating the literary peace
movement in Urdu literature. She has served as coordinator of adult education
programs for UNICEF in Pakistan. Past President of World Literacy Canada and
current President of Writers’ Forum, Nuzhat will read poetry from India and its
neighbours.

March 28 — Waging Nonviolence

Mary Wiens
A journalistic leader and award-winning producer on CBC radio, Mary Wiens’
will read/talk from her Waging Nonviolence Series about Torontonians who
contribute to political revolutions in the Middle East.

Ovide Mercredi
An Aboriginal Canadian advocate for change through nonviolence. Former
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Mercredi was nominated by the
Government of India for the Gandhi Peace Prize. He will read from his essays
on nonviolence.

M G Vassanji
One of Canada’s most acclaimed writers. He will be reading from his forward to
Gandhi: An Autobiography.

April 25 — Imagine

Tzeporah Berman
Founder of Forest Ethics and PowerUp Canada, and is currently Greenpeace
International Climate and Energy Co-Director, based in Amsterdam. She will
be reading from her new book, This Crazy Time: Living Our Environmental
Challenge.

Nahlah Ayed
A foreign correspondent with the CBC, Nahlah.Ayed’s work has been recognized
through several awards for her print work and two Gemini nominations for her
television coverage of the Middle East. She will be reading from her new 2012
release.

Judy Rebick
A journalist, political activist, feminist and founder of rabble.ca, Judy Rebick
holds the CAW Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy. She will
be reading from her new book Transforming Power: From the Personal to the
Political.

May 30 – Fiction

James Bartleman
After a distinguished career of more than thirty-five years in the Canadian
diplomatic service, in 2002 he became the first Native Lieutenant-Governor of
Ontario. He is the prize-winning author of four bestselling works of non-fiction.
He will be reading from his debut novel As Long as the Rivers Flow.

Wayne Johnston
A national bestseller and award-winning author, he will be reading from his new
novel A World Elsewhere.

Rohinton Mistry
Internationally acclaimed author of short stories and novels. His fiction has won
many prestigious national and international awards. His work has been published in thirty-one languages
There will be no Q&A on this final night of Kama.