MEDIA ADVISORY - Trudeau Foundation to Host Human Rights Conference

Experts to Gather in Winnipeg to Explore Evolving Human Rights Challenges Faced by Generations: November 18-20

MONTREAL, Nov. 3 /CNW/ - On November 18, 2010, a remarkable group of Canadian and international experts will gather in Winnipeg to tackle the subject of human rights and dignity from new, action-oriented perspectives at the 7th annual conference on public policy of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. Attendees will include judges, researchers, advocates, scholars, writers, current and former elected officials and other thought-leaders from diverse backgrounds who are interested in sharing ideas.

WHAT:	7^th Annual Trudeau Conference — Equal in Dignity: Human Rights and the Passage of Generations. The event format will include keynote speeches, panel discussions, and dialogue sessions with renowned specialists on critical issues. Topics related to human rights include the Charter, the feminist legacy, sexual diversity, responsibilities for the past, religion, First Nations, and demography. The conference will also discuss insight gathered from a new poll on Canadian attitudes and opinions on human rights and dignity.
WHEN:	November 18-20, 2010
WHERE:	The Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
WHO:	Conference speakers include some of the best creative minds on the topic, from Canada and around the world, including a panel of members of Parliament. A sample of participants includes:

• Michael Ananny, post-doctoral researcher at Microsoft Research, Fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Trudeau Scholar
• Edward Broadbent, former Leader of the New Democratic Party and Trudeau Mentor
• Karen Busby, Director of the University of Manitoba Centre for Human Rights Research.
• Megan Davis, Director of the Indigenous Law Centre and Associate Professor, Australia
• Philippe Kirsch, Judge ad hoc at the International Court of Justice
• Stuart Murray, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
• Nancy Ruth, Senator, co-founder of LEAF (The Women's Legal Education and Action Fund)
• Arthur Schafer, Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba
• Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
• Clyde Wells, Justice of the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court (Court of Appeal)
• Ronald Wright, Award-winning author, including #1 bestseller What Is America?

Limited seats are still available for participants from the public. Registration is free but mandatory and accessible online on the Foundation's website.

Full speaker list and conference program available at www.trudeaufoundation.ca/2010conference.

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