The Georgia Straight presents Kate Evans: Threads

On September 29, 7:30 p.m., Kate Evans: Threads comes to the Telus Studio Theatre at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (6265 Crescent Road, UBC).

As part of the Beyond Words series, Evans will reveal accounts of hope and hardship from France’s Calais refugee camp as told in her 2017 graphic novel Threads: From the Refugee Crisis.

With projected images from her book as the backdrop, and musical accompaniment by Iranian-Canadian hand drummer Hamin Honari, Evans will share a reading followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion.

Winner of the 2016 John C. Laurence Award, Threads: From the Refugee Crisis depicts encounters and events during Evans’s time volunteering at the Calais refugee camp. It was home to more than 8,000 refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, before it was demolished in 2016.

Of the book, Chan Centre programming manager Wendy Atkinson says that "Threads: From the Refugee Crisis is currently serving as a launch pad for important conversations about prejudice and the politics of borders."

Tickets for Kate Evans: Threads start at $20 and are available online or by calling 604-822-2697.