Ruby Hamad - White Tears / Brown Scars
Mon, 09 Sept
|The Vanguard Newtown
Join us for the launch of Ruby Hamad's White Tears / Brown Scars, which explores how when white people cry foul it is often people of colour who suffer. Ruby will be joined by Antoinette Lattouf, Yumi Stynes & Amal Awad for a lively and thought-provoking panel conversation. Doors open at 6pm!
Time & Location
09 Sept 2019, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Vanguard Newtown, 42 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
Guests
About The Event
Join us for the launch of Ruby Hamad's powerful White Tears / Brown Scars, which explores how when white people cry foul it is often people of colour who suffer. Ruby will be joined by Antoinette Lattouf, Yumi Stynes & Amal Awad for a lively and thought-provoking panel conversation. Doors open at 6pm!
About The Book
When white people cry foul it is often people of colour who suffer. White tears have a potency that silences racial minorities. White Tears/Brown Scars blows open the inconvenient truth that when it comes to race, white entitlement is too often masked by victimhood. Never is this more obvious than the dealings between women of colour and white women. What happens when racism and sexism collide? Ruby Hamad provides some confronting answers in this must-read book.
About the Author
Ruby Hamad is a Lebanese-Syrian journalist and author who was raised in Australia. Hamad's work…
Tickets
Event Ticket
Please note: The Vanguard is a strictly adults only venue.
$5.00
Sold OutEvent Ticket + Book
Your ticket to the launch plus a pre-ordered copy of White Tears / Brown Scars - a saving of $5! Please note: The Vanguard is a strictly adults only venue.
$34.99
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