Benazir Tom Erdimi
• – • Bayview Yards
About the speaker
Benazir Tom Erdimi is a youth advocate, storyteller, and founder of The People of Tomorrow, a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of Black youth through storytelling, publishing, and creative expression.
Originally from Chad and now based in Ottawa, Benazir’s work is deeply shaped by her lived experience of displacement, identity, and resilience. She is currently completing a Master’s in Human Rights and Social Justice at Carleton University, where her research explores justice systems and belonging beyond the state.
Through national initiatives, community organizing, and creative projects, she works at the intersection of youth leadership, narrative power, and collective healing — creating spaces where young people are not only included, but centred.
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Additional details
CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for the creative community with chapters in over 200 cities around the world. Each month we host an event that is always on a Friday, always in the morning, and always free. We provide coffee, a light breakfast, and a 20-30 minute presentation from a local creative person on the global CreativeMornings theme for that month.
Event Schedule:
8:30 AM Doors open
8:30 - 8:55 AM Check in
9:00 AM CreativeMornings welcome
9:10 AM Talk begins!
9:40 AM Q&A with speaker
9:50 AM Closing remarks
9:55 AM Audience takes the stage
10:00 AM Off to work!
About the theme:
Our theme for February is (Camino). It was chosen by our Oviedo Asturias, Spain and illustrated by Marta Vila.
Camino (pronounced Kah-Mee-Noh) is a Spanish word meaning “path” or “way.”
You don’t have to know exactly where your path leads, just trust that you’ll learn what you need along the way. Wherever you are headed, we wish you, as they say in Oviedo, “buen camino.” May you have a safe and meaningful journey.
Accessibility: Located at 7 Bayview Station Rd, A short walking distance from Bayview Station, Bayview Yards is located in Mechanicsville just by the river and a short walk away from Hintonburg.
Bayview Yards is wheelchair accessible. If you require any additional help or have suggestions as to how we could make our events more inclusive, please give us a shout ottawa@creativemornings.com!
Para Transpo drop-off entrance: 7 Bayview Station Rd, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2C5
Parking: On-site free parking is available on the gravel lot beside the building.
Public Transit: Take the LRT (Line 1) or one of the many bus routes 16, 2, 61, 66 and get off at Bayview Station, a 7min walk to the venue.
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