Expansion: The Jehangir Saleh Annual Lecture at Ryerson

Expansion: The Jehangir Saleh Annual Lecture at Ryerson Expansion! Expand the LOVE, expand the PRAYER, expand the INTENTION in the universe, for Jehangir to be WELL!

Please share words, images, prayers and love, to fill and Expand Jehangir's heart and his lungs... The Jehangir Saleh Annual Lecture at Ryerson was established at Ryerson University to honour the memory, life and work of Jehangir Saleh, who died from cystic fibrosis in June 2013. Jehangir was a curious, creative and inspirational philosophy student who dedicated his time and work to the idea of ‘opening up’ and understanding chronic illness, finding strength in adversity and establishing creative and inclusive communities of understanding and support. He was unfailing in seeking to find true meaning in every encounter and relationship and he fostered a strong and deeply memorable sense of shared community among cystic fibrosis patients, families, caregivers and clinicians. His strong sense of shared community extended well beyond those connected to cystic fibrosis or the experience of chronic illness to also include a wide circle of dedicated and diverse friends seeking to learn from life and each other. This lecture series has been established to continue Jehangir’s work and to explore the following broad themes: the meaning of chronic illness and disability, the social framing of illness as hardship, the human significance of adversity in all forms and, finally, the finding of meaningful ways to overcome adversity, through diverse and creative ways of sharing, music, art, connection and community. Please use this forum to continue share words, images, prayers and love, to fill and Expand Jehangir's heart and his lungs from here on out.

09/07/2022

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Video from the 5th Annual Lecture Now Available!
10/11/2019

Video from the 5th Annual Lecture Now Available!

The Jehangir Saleh Lecture 2019 Todd May - Moral Vulnerability in a Time of Political Crisis General Friday, October 04, 2019, 12:34 PM 24 views

Get your tickets now for the 5th Jehangir Saleh Lecture - October 3rd at 5:30PM! -
09/10/2019

Get your tickets now for the 5th Jehangir Saleh Lecture - October 3rd at 5:30PM! -

We are excited to announce the date for the 3rd Annual Jehangir Saleh lecture at Ryerson for this September 26th, 2017!
04/19/2017

We are excited to announce the date for the 3rd Annual Jehangir Saleh lecture at Ryerson for this September 26th, 2017!

09/28/2016

A video recording of today's Jehangir Saleh Annual Lecture - "Living Well in the Face of Illness" can be found at the link below

08/02/2016

Death Of Someone You Don’t Know
By: Jehangir Saleh
Written: February 7, 2005

No more pretending
Smoking on your front poach
That overlooks the street
Without streetlights
But the night will not hear your excuses
It is only dark
And will not comfort
Unless you answer

Tomorrow is the death
Of someone you don’t know
You feel sad
Always have
But didn’t until know
You came in from the dark
Looked at your wife sleeping
And began to cry
Quietly
For you knew
That someday
Someone will be you

http://jehangirsaleh.com/death-of-someone-you-dont-know/

Death Of Someone You Don’t Know By: Jehangir Saleh Written: February 7, 2005 No more pretending Smoking on your front poach That overlooks the street Without streetlights But the night will not hea…

07/29/2016

It Has Occurred
By: Jehangir Saleh
Written: December 3, 2003

As the sound of lapping waves
Stroke through each breath
And I press my forehead
To the ground
Waiting

Do not love me
Because I am dying,
Claiming to be alone
Love me
Because you are dying
And need a reminder

It Has Occurred

Can you pour me
Another.

It has occurred to me.

I might be paranoid.

Perhaps

This deserves some thought.

Can you.

http://jehangirsaleh.com/it-has-occurred/

By: Jehangir Saleh Written: December 3, 2003 As the sound of lapping waves Stroke through each breath And I press my forehead To the ground Waiting Do not love me Because I am dying, Claiming to be…

07/17/2016

As we approach the second annual Jehangir Saleh lecture at Ryerson University, we will share a piece of Jehangir's writing once a week. You can view his full collection of poetry and other works at http://jehangirsaleh.com/poetry

Gesture at Bay & Bloor
By: Jehangir Saleh
Written: April 30, 2003

Easy to trip on
That man with rancid in his voice
A slop on the sidewalk
Hands and mouth shaking at passersby
Rasps of hair peeking out
From the holes in his hat
Which he tips towards me
While I wait for the light to change
For things to happen,
For progression
Leaving him behind with the pigeons
And other pedestrians

I imagine walking back
Shaking his callused
But firm hands
Sharing a cigarette
Becoming dirty from his wisdom

He is a great mound of man –
Like the one where they waited for Godot
It was not a rock
But a blanketed homeless man
That meant nothing and never will-
As tragic as a permanent suit stain

A leather briefcase jabs my side,
The well-dressed crowd hungers for green
And I begin to think of my future
As the light begins to change

http://jehangirsaleh.com/415-2/

(1985-2013)

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