Fatima Jaffer

Fatima Jaffer is a longtime activist, journalist, academic and photographer who has lived in Vancouver on unceded Coast Salish lands for almost 30 years. She has also worked as a community organizer, policy analyst, researcher, frontline advocate, filmmaker, and in media relations within various socio-political movements. She co-authored the online-book Beyond The Queer Alphabet: Conversations of Gender, Sexuality & Intersectionality (2012) with Dr. Malinda Smith but is possibly most known for her activist photojournalism at various sites, from social justice protests to film festivals to a broad cross-section of community events.