BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/the-power-of-storyt elling-and-activism/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f96b521c-7a0f-4891-b61f-004d4d16e24e SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260618T073531 DTSTART:20260620T143000 DTEND:20260620T153000 SUMMARY:The power of storytelling and activism LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (Ma rshall Building) DESCRIPTION:Saturday 20 June 2026 3.30pm - 4.30pmSpeakersYassmin Abdel-Mag iedAmir Nizar ZuabiChairProfessor Joanna LewisWe know the importance of da ta and evidence in tackling global crises like climate change\, but is it stories rather than statistics that will drive change? Our panel discuss h ow art\, literature and performance can be used to connect and inspire peo ple\, and how this feeds into activism.Meet your speakers and chairYassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese author\, screenwriter and award-winning social advocate. Born in Sudan\, Yassmin's first job as a teenager was in a coal mine in rural Australia. After graduating with first class honours in Mec hanical Engineering\, Abdel-Magied trained and worked as a MWD (Measuremen t While Drilling) contractor and drilling engineer across Europe\, Austral ia\, Asia and the USA.Her debut literary novel At Sea was published in May 2026\, a takedown of the machismo of Big Oil. Yassmin is dedicated to the civilian movement in Sudan\, and the celebration and amplification of Sud anese culture. In all her work\, Yassmin is an advocate for transformative justice and a fairer\, safer world for all.Yassmin's previous titles incl ude action packed teen fantasy Silverbrook: the essay collection Talking a bout a revolution\; and two novels for younger readers\, You must be Layla and the award-winning Listen\, Layla. Yassmin is currently a writer on Br itish continuing drama Emmerdale\, and her original drama series Cruise Co ntrol is in development with the BBC.Amir Nizar Zuabi is an award-winning playwright and director. He was the founding Artistic Director of ShiberHu r Theater Company in Palestine\, an Associate Director of the Young Vic Th eatre\, a member of the United Theaters Europe for artistic achievement\, and an alumni of The Sundance Institute Theatre Program.As Artistic Direct or of The Walk Productions he led The Herds (UN Live's Top 10 Culture for Impact 2025) and Little Amal (Time Out New York's No. 1 Art Event of 2022 and winner of the the RSGS Livingstone Medal for outstanding service of a humanitarian nature.)Joanna Lewis is a Professor in the Department of Inte rnational History at LSE\, and Director for the Centre for Women\, Peace a nd Security in the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa. She is a historian of Africa\, empire\, and world history explored through imperialism\, coloni alism and inequality. Her last book Women of the Somali Diaspora: Refugees \, Rebuilding and Resilience (Hurst\, 2021) was inspired by her Somali und ergraduate women students.More about this eventThis event is part of the L SE Festival: How to save the planet running from Monday 15 to Saturday 20 June 2026. This year's Festival explores how existential threats including the climate crisis\, conflict and AI are affecting all parts of the world \, transforming the way and where we live\, and how our societies function . With a series of events asking what can we be doing to save the Earth\, its people and environment? Booking for all Festival events will open on M onday 18 May.There will be book sales before or after this event in MAR.1. 10.For any queries relating to this event please email events@lse.ac.uk.Ha shtag for this event: #LSEFestivalLSE Blogs Many speakers at LSE events al so write for LSE Blogs\, which present research and critical commentary ac cessibly for a public audience. 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