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, Canada. In 2019, she published her memoir Breaking the Ocean: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation.

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] She later moved to Canada.[1]

Adult life

Dashtgard was a leader in anti–corporate globalization movement during the 1990s.[2][3] Her filming of the 1999 Seattle WTO protests featured in Florence Pastour's art exhibition at the Old Strathcona Arts Barns in December 1999.[4]

Dashtgard is a co-founder the consulting company Anima Leadership.[2] Her 2019 memoir Breaking the Ocean: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation deals with themes of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and racism.[2]"14 books to read on World Refugee Day". CBC Books. 19 June 2020.</ref> The book is divided into three sections titled Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation.[5]

References
  1. Dashtgard, Annahid (15 August 2019). "Breaking the Ocean: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation". Quill and Quire.
  2. Dashtgard, Annahid (30 July 2019). "Breaking the Ocean". CBC Books.
  3. Williams, Melayna (January 2018). "The year of allyship". Maclean's. ProQuest 1984072417.
  4. Gregoire, Lisa (12 December 1999). "Creative spirit flowers on south side: Unconventional art exhibit spreads magic, healing". Edmonton Journal. p. B1. ProQuest 252748222.
  5. "Chelene Knight Reviews Annahid Dashtgard's Breaking the Ocean". Hamilton Review of Books. 22 November 2019.
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