OTTAWA, Sept. 25, 2017 /CNW/ - Members of the media are invited to attend the Beyond Labels 2017 Human Rights Symposium, hosted by the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
Keynote speakers will include:
- Minister of Justice Canada, The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould
5:50pm on September 27 - The Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities:
8:55 a.m. on September 27 - Matt DeCourcey, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
5:40pm on September 27 - Marie-Claude Landry, Ad. E., Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission
8:40 a.m. on September 27 - Randy Boissonnault, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on LGBTQ2 Issues:
9:10 a.m. on September 27 - Louise Bradley, President and CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada:
3:00 p.m. on September 27 - Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, Ambassador of Reconciliation Canada:
9:00 a.m. on September 28
Date:
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 – Thursday, September 28, 2017
Time:
Symposium begins at 8:30 a.m. both days
Location:
Shaw Centre
55 Colonel By Drive,
Ottawa, Ontario,
K1N 9J2
All details are subject to change.
All times are local.
All members of the media are kindly asked to advise the CHRC in advance of your attending:
Contact CHRC Media Relations
613-943-9118
[email protected]
*Please present yourselves at the Symposium's Registration Desk, located on the second floor of the Shaw Centre.
Associated Links
- CHRC Video: "Do Labels Matter?" with Aaron H. Devor - Research Chair, Transander Studies, University of Victoria
- CHRC Video: "Do Labels Matter?"with Chief Dr. Robert Joseph - Ambassador for Reconciliation Canada
- CHRC Video: "Do Labels Matter?" with Roxana Jahani Aval - National Education Association of Disabled Students
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Be inspired. Be a part. Be there.
SOURCE Canadian Human Rights Commission
Media Contacts: Media Relations, 613-943-9118, [email protected]
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