Meet the Video Production Crew !

Leela Acharya keeps reinventing herself... She brings global education, community organizing and social justice activism to the high school as a teacher and guidance counsellor who adores working with teens.

Farzana Doctor is a writer, social worker and educator. She has been active in Toronto’s South Asian queer communities for many years. She is the author of Stealing Nasreen (Inanna, 2007), one of the few novels out there that has a South Asian queer woman character! She’s currently working on her second novel. Visit her at www.farzanadoctor.com .

Anju Gogia has been active in Toronto's bookselling and publishing community for 12 years. A former manager of the Toronto Women's Bookstore, she is currently the Editorial Coordinator of Between the Lines Publisher. She is a past board member of Desh Pardesh, and a current board member of the Turtle Gals Performance Ensemble.

Deena Ladd has been working to improve the workplace conditions of immigrant and racialized workers for the past 17 years. She has worked with unions and community based organizations to build the leadership and involvement of workers of colour. She has been active in the anti-racist, women's and immigrant rights movement. Deena has also been involved in a number of organizations within the South Asian community such as Desh Pardesh, the South Asian Worker's Forum and the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians. Currently, she is the co-ordinator of the Workers' Action Centre in Toronto.

Arif Noorani is a producer with CBC Radio on The Current and Q, the national arts and culture show. His short videos have shown at festivals around the world and he has been a programmer with numerous festivals including Inside Out and Desh Pardesh.

Amina Ally has been a teacher with the Toronto District School Board for The last three years. She is currently pursuing further education in the fine arts.