# Event Details - **Event Name**: Eelam Tamil Resistance, Futures, and the Reclamation of Space - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: Ambihai Akilan (Advocacy Officer at PEARL) reflects on Eelam Tamil ResistanceAbout this EventPresenter: Ambihai Akilan (she/her/அவள்) is a second-generation Tamil-Canadian and graduate of the Sciences Po Paris and the University of British Columbia. A 2025 Wesbrook Scholar, her interdisciplinary training includes degrees in Human Geography, Informatics, Politics and Government, and Law. Currently, she is an Advocacy Officer with People for Equality and Relief in Lanka and Editor-in-Chief of the Tamil Academic Journal. You can find her work in Al Jazeera, The Diplomat, and Briarpatch MagazineAbout the Event:Eelam Tamil Resistance, Futures, and the Reclamation of SpaceThis talk examines Eelam Tamil resistance through the analytic frame of PEARL’s* 20th anniversary reunion, a gathering structured around the past, present, and future of struggle against the Sinhala-Buddhist nationalist Sri Lankan state. Using this moment as a point of departure, it interrogates how post-independence governance has reproduced colonial logics of rule through militarization, land dispossession, spatial control, and pervasive regimes of surveillance in the Tamil homeland.Focusing on the present, the talk explores how occupied and heavily surveilled spaces function simultaneously as sites of domination and political creativity. These dynamics are further reflected in the material reshaping of land through infrastructure, architecture, and everyday negotiations under occupation.Finally, the talk turns toward the future by examining the work of a new generation of Tamil activists who are articulating political imaginaries beyond the nation-state and advancing decolonial solidarities that link Eelam Tamil liberation to global struggles without collapsing difference. Together, these reflections trace how, even under conditions of prolonged occupation, Tamil communities sustain transnational networks, collective memory, and radical visions of belonging and resistance. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vancouver/eelam-tamil-resistance-futures-and-the-reclamation-of-space/100001981824284785 - **Event Categories**: workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Vancouver - **state**: BC - **country**: Canada - **location**: C. K. Choi Building - **lat**: 49.2672584 - **long**: -123.2579673 - **full address**: C. K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Eelam Tamil Resistance, Futures, and the Reclamation of Space - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/8acbd95b24aa9cbafe8d17c1dc37c05c1547ed9221d6151266c588e4c382421c-rimg-w1200-h675-dc5b111c-gmir.jpg?v=1769666518 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Eelam Tamil Resistance, Futures, and the Reclamation of Space being held? - **A:** Eelam Tamil Resistance, Futures, and the Reclamation of Space takes place on Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm at C. K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Eelam Tamil Resistance, Futures, and the Reclamation of Space? - **A:** Eelam Tamil Resistance, Futures, and the Reclamation of Space is organized by UBC Centre for India and South Asia Research. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Eelam Tamil Resistance, Futures, and the Reclamation of Space is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Vancouver, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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