Surekha Davies, Omar El Akkad & Nicola Kelly: Who Counts as Human?

  • Fri 15 Aug 13:30 - 14:30
  • Venue NW
  • Captioned
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  • Venue NW
  • £15.50 [£10.50]
  • In-person tickets go on sale at 10:00 on Saturday 21 June.
Surekha Davies, Omar El Akkad & Nicola Kelly: Who Counts as Human?

Three writers grappling with the toxic rhetoric humans apply to one another explore how the boundaries of humanity are set to exclude certain communities. Surekha Davies (Humans: A Monstrous History), Omar El Akkad (One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This) and Nicola Kelly (Anywhere But Here) will provide their piercing insights in this must-see event for all who are interested in how we repair the polarisation of our fractured world. Chaired by Yassmin Abdel-Magied .

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