| 8:00 am Breakfast - Memorial Hall, Burgundy Room
9:00 am Keynote Speaker - Ian Fine, Senior General Counsel, Canadian Human Rights Commission
Introduction: - Professor Alain Goldschlager, Ontario Chair, League for Human Rights; Director, Holocaust Literature Research Institute, University of Western Ontario
9:30 am Plenary Panel - Memorial Hall, Burgundy Room
RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS: A BEST PRACTICES APPROACH A cross-sector panel will come together to identify best practices to combat hate that can be implemented across communities and generations through legal/ legislative approaches, mentorship and coalition building. Victim impact statements will frame the discussion. Moderator: - Toni Silberman, Board of Directors, Canadian Race Relations Foundation; National Chair, Commission on Holocaust Education, B’nai Brith Canada
Speakers: - Courtney Betty, Human Rights Lawyer
- Jeremy Dias, Director and Founder, Jer’s Vision: Canada’s Youth Diversity Initiative
- Marvin Kurz, National Legal Counsel, B’nai Brith Canada
- Eva Marszewski, Founder & Executive Director, Peacebuilders International (Canada)
10:45 am Question & Answer 11:00 am Break 11:15 am Presentations WORKING MODELS: A PROACTIVE APPROAH Forming Community Partnerships Gold Room A Presenters: - Ghulam Sajan, Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission & Joint-Chair, Mosaic Interfaith
Group - Aubrey Zidenberg, Chair, Special Advisory Council, League for Human Rights, B’nai Brith Canada
Using Technology to Counter Hate Burgundy Room Presenters: - Professor Valerie Steeves, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa
- Jane Tallim, Co-Executive Director, Media Awareness Network
Research and Education Methods Gold Room B Presenter: - Professor Joan O’Callaghan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
- Barbara Perry, Project Manager & Professor, Faculty of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
4. Using Legislation to Counter Hate Committee Room #2 Presenters: Sergeant Stephen Camp, former Hate Crimes Officer, Edmonton Police Richard Warman, Human Rights Lawyer 5. Joint Community Police Initiatives Committee Room #4 Presenters: Constable Tom Decker, LGBT Liaison Officer, Community Mobilization Unit, Toronto Police Service Warren Silver, National Training Officer, Policing Services Program, Statistics Canada 12:30 pm Networking Lunch Memorial Hall, Burgundy Room 1:30 pm Round Table Discussions Break-out rooms
ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY: THE NUTS & BOLTS OF A COMMUNITY APPROACH Building on the recommendations of the plenary sessions and the working models presented for discussion, facilitators will work with participants to create a sustainable, multi-disciplinary anti-hate alliance. 1. Brother Razak Damani, President, Islamic Shia Ithna Asheri Jama’at of Toronto Burgundy Room 2. Surinder Singh Gill, Policy Advisor, Strategic Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs Gold Room 3. Greg Rogers, Executive Director, John Howard Society of Toronto Committee Room #2 4. Constable Brett Kemp, Diversity Unit, York Regional Police Constable Paul Chiang, Diversity Unit, York Regional Police Committee Room #4 3:00 pm Concluding Session Memorial Hall, Bugundy Room Recommendations to the Forum Chair from the Round Table Facilitators 4:00 pm Closing Remarks Funding provided by the Ontario Victim Services Secretariat, Ministry of the Attorney General and the B’nai Brith Foundation Program Subject to Change |
