Media@McGill is pleased to support "An evening of anti-racist comedy with Hari Kondabolu", hosted by QPIRG McGill and CKUT.
Thursday, September 8th, 7pm-11pm
Centre culturel Georges-Vanier
2450 Workman (map)
(Montreal, QC)
The Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) McGill is joining with CKUT Radio, Radical Frosh (a summer program based out of QPIRG McGill) 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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