Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week Reception and Lecture featuring Janaya Khan, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto

With a timely message about the transformational power of protest, Janaya Khan, a leading activist, will engage the audience in a profound discussion about social justice and equality as a part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week Reception and Lecture.

Known as ‘Future’ within the Black Lives Matter movement, Janaya is a black, queer, gender-nonconforming activist (pronouns: they, them, theirs), staunch Afrofuturist and social-justice educator who presents an enlightening point of view on police brutality and systemic racism. Janaya has been honored with several awards, including the 2015 Bromley Armstrong Humanitarian Award, and has been featured in media outlets, including the Feminist Wire, RaceBaitR, and The Root. Janaya currently serves as executive director of Gender Justice LA, a grassroots multi-racial coalition of transgender people and allies. Janaya’s eye-opening presentations are underpinned by a deep commitment to social transformation. With compelling narratives, Janaya illustrates how individual lives are affected by inequality and rouses audiences to actively seek justice for all.