Kimahli Powell
From QueerBio.com
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
Occupation
Activist
Description
Executive Director, Rainbow Railroad from 2016 to 2024, an organization that aids LGBTQ refugees in escaping violence in their home countries. Awarded a Carr Fellowship at the Center of Human Rights Policy at Harvard University (2024). Former director of development and outreach at the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (2012-2016), Senior Development Officer at Dignitas International, and Director of Development at the Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival. Theatre director and producer, notably for the production of 'da Kink in My Hair' (2011) and 'Secrets of a Black Boy' (2009). Bonham Centre Awards recipient (2018).
