Halifax, NS – Gabriel Allahdua, author of the recently published memoir “Harvesting Freedom: The Life of a Migrant Worker in Canada,” will speak at the Halifax Central Library, room 301, on Monday, October 30 at 7pm.
Allahdua is a former migrant farm worker from St Lucia, an island in the Eastern Caribbean. He has been an organizer with the collective, Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW) for almost a decade. He was an Activist in Residence (AIR) at the University of Guelph, the first person to hold that position, which brought activists and researchers together. He is currently an Outreach Worker working with migrant workers across Ontario.
The event in Halifax is being organized by No one is illegal – Nova Scotia’s Migrant Workers Program. On October 29th, 2-5pm, Allahdua will also speak at the 2023 Migrant Workers Forum in Charlottetown organized by the Cooper Institute.
