Annahid Dashtgard

Annahid Dashtgard is an Iranian-born Canadian author, activist and consultant. Her family fled Iran for England in 1980. She later moved to Alberta before settling in Toronto. In 2019, she published her memoir Breaking the Ocean. In 2023, she published the collection of essays Bones of Belonging.

Annahid Dashtgard
Born
Tehran
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Consultant, author
OrganizationAnima Leadership
Notable workBreaking the Ocean (2019 book) and Bones of Belonging (2023 book)

Early life

Dashtgard was born in Iran to an Iranian father and a British mother.[1] When she was six years old, in 1980, the year after the Iranian Revolution, her family was exiled from Iran and moved to Skellingthorpe, England.[1] Two years later, she moved to Edmonton and then to Toronto. Canada.[2]

Adult life

Dashtgard was a leader in anti–corporate globalization movement during the 1990s.[3][4] Her filming of the 1999 Seattle WTO protests featured in Florence Pastour's art exhibition at the Old Strathcona Arts Barns in December 1999.[5] She is a co-founder the consulting company Anima Leadership.[3]

Her 2019 memoir Breaking the Ocean: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation deals with themes of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and racism.[3][6] The book is divided into three sections titled Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation.[7] Her 2023 book Bones of Belonging: Finding Wholeness in a White World focusses on everyday racism.[2]

References
  1. Dashtgard, Annahid (15 August 2019). "Breaking the Ocean: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation". Quill and Quire.
  2. Shackleton, Al (2023-07-13). "Annahid Dashtgard's Bones of Belonging: Finding Wholeness in a White World examines race and racism in everyday life". Beach Metro Community News. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  3. Dashtgard, Annahid (30 July 2019). "Breaking the Ocean". CBC Books.
  4. Williams, Melayna (January 2018). "The year of allyship". Maclean's. ProQuest 1984072417.
  5. Gregoire, Lisa (12 December 1999). "Creative spirit flowers on south side: Unconventional art exhibit spreads magic, healing". Edmonton Journal. p. B1. ProQuest 252748222.
  6. "14 books to read on World Refugee Day". CBC Books. 19 June 2020.
  7. "Chelene Knight Reviews Annahid Dashtgard's Breaking the Ocean". Hamilton Review of Books. 22 November 2019.
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