Name: Let’s Go on a Walk and Celebrate Women, Walking!
Start: 2026-11-07T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-07T12:30:00-05:00
Location: Upstart & Crow Studio

Description

Join us on Saturday, November 7 at 11 a.m. for a walk (and talk) with Zahra Ebrahim about her newest anthology, Women, Walking! We’ll meet at the Upstart studio and go for a short stroll with Zahra and contributing essayist, Paty Rios, who will share more about the book and host a walking conversation about our experiences on foot. Warm up with us after the walk for book signing and hot chocolate!

The anthology Women, Walking explores the broad spectrum of women’s experiences and perspectives on walking, from everyday strolls that let the mind breathe to ambitious journeys that test courage and resolve. Co-edited by Zahra Ebrahim and Jane Farrow, it features 30 vignettes, essays, graphic art, poems, and interviews, with contributors discussing identity, love, social connection, grief, and wonder. Contributors include Jenny Odell, Miriam Toews, Andrea Gibson, Zalika Reid-Benta, Janika Oza, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Catherine Hernandez and more.

This event is free, but please RSVP here as capacity in the studio is limited. Books will be on hand for sale and signing!

More about Upstart & Crow:

Upstart & Crow is a not-for-profit creative studio and literary incubator that champions writers, readers and stories, and the role they play in shaping our lives. We develop original programs, support artists and revel in creative projects focused on Literature In Translation, Climate Solutions, Poetry, Civic Dialogue, Community & Skills Building, all with the aim of elevating the role of literature and storytelling in our lives. Find us on Granville Island, Gibsons and online.

Accessibility:

The main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. As part of disability justice and community care for the chronically ill, vulnerable and elderly, we ask that you refrain from attending if you feel sick.

Questions: hello[at]upstartandcrow.com.

More about the editor:

Zahra Ebrahim is a seasoned leader and advocate with two decades of experience bringing communities to the centre of decision making. This has included redesigning systems and services essential to the public’s wellbeing, with the goal of making cities work for residents who face the most acute barriers. Throughout her career, she has used walking as an instrument of social change, research, and connection, including as the chair of the global Jane’s Walk festival. She currently co-leads Monumental, a national organization focused on projects that advance fair and culturally considerate citybuilding. She is an Urbanist-in-Residence at the University of Toronto’s School of Cities and the co-editor of Messy Cities (Coach House Books, 2025). Zahra lives in Toronto with her partner, and their whippet, Zada.