Ontario Science Centre explores the human right to science on the third annual International Science Centre & Science Museum Day

TORONTO, Nov. 8, 2018 /CNW/ - Science is a human right. On November 10 at the Ontario Science Centre, guest speakers of different ages and backgrounds — from an 11-year-old inventor to an Indigenous mentor to an advocate for women of colour in science — share their diverse perspectives on what this means to them to mark International Science Centre and Science Museum Day (ISCSMD). For the third consecutive year, the Science Centre participates in ISCSMD, a global initiative, by offering live presentations, high-impact installations and hands-on activities that explore the theme "science, a human right."

The Ontario Science Centre participates in International Science Centre and Science Museum Day (ISCSMD) on November 10 to celebrate science learning and action. Through live presentations and hands-on activities, the Science Centre explores the 2019 theme "science, a human right." (CNW Group/Ontario Science Centre)

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What	International Science Centre and Science Museum Day
Who	Renée Hložek, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto Christina Hoicka, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University Margaret Ikape, Graduate Student, University of Toronto and Instructor, West African International Summer School for Young Astronomers Yotakahron Jonathan, Medical Student, McMaster University and Mentor, Indigenous Students Health Sciences Office Marianne Mader, PhD, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC) Artash Nath, Maker and Science Advocate, HotPopRobot Krishana Sankar, PhD, Doctoral Fellow, University of Toronto and Co-founder, Women of Colour in STEAMM Canada
When	Saturday, November 10, 2018 from 12 to 3 p.m
Where	Ontario Science Centre 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto, ON Please enter via main entrance. TV crews may enter at back entrance via Gateway Blvd

SOURCE Ontario Science Centre

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