RACIAL JUSTICE: LEAD THE CHANGE
A community forum on past wins, present campaigns and future challenges

*Unfortunately we've reached capacity for the full day Forum on May 23,2018. The morning and afternoon plenaries will be live-streamed that day (9:30-10:30am & 3:25-4:30pm) and we encourage you to watch them on the COP-COC Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/colourofpoverty*

Please note that registration for this event implies consent to be filmed or photographed. If you do not wish to be filmed or photographed please let the person filming or photographer know.

Tuesday May 22, 2018:

6:00 pm - Keynote and plenary with reception to follow

Wednesday May 23, 2018:

8:00 am - Registration
9:00 am - Program Begins
5:00 pm - Program Concludes

For the past ten years Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change has been engaged in a broad range of racial justice change-making education and advocacy efforts and activities around the province to bring about fair and equitable opportunities and life outcomes for First Peoples and peoples of colour. With the upcoming Provincial, Municipal and Federal elections, it is time to assess what we've achieved, what challenges remain, and how to re-focus ourselves for the next five years. We look forward to having your voice in the circle!

Confirmed Speakers Include:

• Mahlikah Awe:ri, Spoken Word Artist

• Mohamed Boudjenane, Former President, Canadian Arab Federation

• Sandra Carnegie-Douglas, Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Officer, University of Toronto

• Amy Casipullai, Senior Coordinator, Policy and Communications, OCASI

• Debbie Douglas, Executive Director, OCASI

• Amy Go, past National President, Chinese Canadian National Council, past Chair, Justice Committee, National Action Committee on the Status of Women

• Avvy Go, Clinic Director, Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic

• Kofi Hope, Executive Director, CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals

• Beverly Jacobs (Mohawk, Bear Clan), Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor

• michael kerr , Coordinator, COP-COC

• Shalini Konanur, Executive Director, South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario

• Deena Ladd, Co-founder and Coordinator, Workers’ Action Centre

• David Lepofsky, Chair, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance

• Sylvia Maracle, Executive Director, Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres

• Notisha Massaquoi, Executive Director, Women’s Health In Women’s Hands Community Health Centre

• Logan McIntosh, Campaigns Director, Leadnow

• Rizwan Mohammed, National Youth Coordinator, Canadian Council of Muslim Women

• The Honourable Kim Pate, The Senate, Ottawa

• Rosemarie Powell, Executive Director, Toronto Community Benefits Network

• Chris Ramsaroop, workers' rights activist, labour organizer, co-founder of Justicia for Migrant Workers

• Mohamed El Rashidy, Spokesperson, Canadian Arab Federation

• Kiké Roach, Unifor Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy, Ryerson University

• Angela Robertson, Executive Director, Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre

• Courtney Skye, Adviser, Ontario Native Women's Association

• Remi Warner, Senior Policy Analyst, Ontario Human Rights Commission

Contact: colourofpoverty@gmail.com