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Threads 2025Speakers

Join us online on October 7th and October 8th, 2025 for a celebration of cultural diversity!

2025 Emcee

Ahmad Majid
Ahmad Majid
Fund Development & Communications Manager, SODS

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2025 Threads Speakers

Ali Abukar
Ali Abukar
CEO, Saskatoon Open Door Society

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Alice Kuipers
Alice Kuipers
Award - Winning Young Adult Novelist

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Caterina Francesca Guidi
Caterina Francesca Guidi
Immigration Consultant

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Candace Wasacase
Candace Wasacase
Chief Operating Officer of KFN

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Carol Chipupu
Carol Chipupu
Admin Director of Judo Association of Zambia

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Carrie Catherine
Carrie Catherine
Event Producer

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Colin Jacobsen
Colin Jacobsen
Violinist and Composer

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Corey Gil-Shuster
Corey Gil-Shuster
Creator
The Ask Project

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Cynthia Block
Cynthia Block
Mayor of Saskatoon

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Cynthia van Frank
Cynthia van Frank
Artist and Educator

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Danii Kehler
Danii Kehler
Indigenous Artist and Advocate

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Dash Reimer
Dash Reimer
Spoken Word Poet & Hip-Hop Artist

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David Ohene-Amoako
David Ohene-Amoako
Musician

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Diane Huffman
Diane Huffman
CEO of Women Sports International

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Elder Senator Nora Cummings
Elder Senator Nora Cummings
Métis Elder and Senator

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George J. Sefa Dei
George J. Sefa Dei
Professor of Social Justice Education

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Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine
Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine
Pioneering Educator & Advocate for Social Justice

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Jane Tseng
Jane Tseng
SODS Community Development Worker

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Jennilee Austria-Bonafacio
Jennilee Austria-Bonafacio
Author and Founder of Filipino Talks

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Jim Clifford
Jim Clifford
Historian

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Katayoon Navabi
Katayoon Navabi
R&D Lead for Canola North America

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Khodi Dill
Khodi Dill
Writer and Anti-racist Educator

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Kristi-Lee Stewart
Kristi-Lee Stewart
Cultural Bridging Facilitator

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Luis Buatois
Luis Buatois
Geologist and Paleontologist

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Lyndon Linklater
Lyndon Linklater
Anishinabe/Nehiyaw Traditional Knowledge Keeper

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Mabvuto Ng’uni
Mabvuto Ng’uni
General Secretary of the Judo Association of Zambia

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Mehdi Ebrahimpour
Mehdi Ebrahimpour
Cultural Bridging Facilitator

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Olga Shanina
Olga Shanina
Social Worker

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Pierre-Francois Noppen
Pierre-Francois Noppen
Philosopher

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Rembrandt Frerichs
Rembrandt Frerichs
Jazz Pianist and Composer

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Shawn DeSouza-Coelho
Shawn DeSouza-Coelho
Actor and Author

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Susan Gardner
Susan Gardner
Professor of Philosophy at Capilano University

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Tobi Oyedele
Tobi Oyedele
Development and Communications Coordinator

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W. J. T. Mitchell
W. J. T. Mitchell
Professor of English and Art History

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Yann Martel
Yann Martel
Award-winning Author

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Yulissa Campos
Yulissa Campos
Theatre Artists

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Threads Studio Artists

Arshia Atiq
Arshia Atiq

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Anton Amit
Anton Amit

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Henry Kiyingi
Henry Kiyingi

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Merry Masheka
Merry Masheka

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Meunier Jean Norbert
Meunier Jean Norbert

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Natalia Burmaka
Natalia Burmaka

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Sarah Hussein
Sarah Hussein

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Shantal Kisimba
Shantal Kisimba

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Sjafril Riz
Sjafril Riz

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Susmita Adhikari
Susmita Adhikari

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Tyneisha Thomas
Tyneisha Thomas

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