Keynote Speaker

CONTENT WARNING: This Keynote presentation discusses the presenter's lived experiences with mental illness, domestic violence, and trauma.

Asante Haughton

Asante is a Jamaican-born, Torontonian, artist, motivational speaker, and mental health advocate. He shares his story in hopes of inspiring all of us to think about how we are all impacted by various life but our power lies in how we respond to these challenges by making intentional choices for our lives.

Want to learn more about Asante's story? Watch his TedTalk below.

An Uncommon Story of Hope and RedemptionAsante spent his adolescence trying to navigate the complex social world of high school as he cared for a mother experiencing psychosis. He was simultaneously trying to figure out why he was deathly afraid of being outside and why he was just so profoundly sad all the time. In this creative expression of redemption, Asante combines his talk with spoken word and rap to navigate you through his journey of losing hope, finding it again, and using that hope as a springboard to propel him towards a meaningful and happy life.

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