/R E P E A T -- Media Invitation - Revealing Democracy - Researchers explore
Bill 94 and the challenges of religious pluralism and ethnocultural diversity
in Quebec/

MONTREAL, Nov. 11 /CNW Telbec/ - The Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la diversité au Québec (CRIDAQ) is organizing an international conference titled Revealing Democracy: Bill 94 and the challenges of religious pluralism and ethnocultural diversity in Quebec. Bill 94, tabled at the National Assembly, will be the point of departure for discussions aimed at fostering a deeper understanding of the social and political issues related to the institutional accommodation of religious and cultural difference in liberal democratic societies.

Revealing Democracy
November 18-20, 2010
1515, St-Catherine St. W
Concordia University
Conference Opening
EV Room 2.260
7p.m. to 9p.m.

Conference Program
http://revealingdemocracy.concordia.ca/en/program/

Conference Participants:

Wendy Brown, University of California in Berkley (U.S.A.), author of "Walled State, Waning Sovereignty".

Cécile Laborde, University College London (U.K.), author of "Français, encore un effort pour être républicains!"

Nacira Guénif-Souliamas, Université Paris-Nord (13) (France), author of "Les féministes et le garçon arabe".

Himani Bannerji, York University (Canada)

In addition, several professors from various Quebec universities will be taking part in this conference.

For further information:

Source:

Fiona Downey
Media Relations Advisor
Concordia University
Tel.: [phone] ext. 2518
Cell.: 514-518-3336
[email protected]