Visionary Conversations

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<H2 CLASS="teaser__title">How can our community come together to combat the impacts of drug addiction?</H2>
<H3 CLASS="teaser__title">Is there an approach that can balance treatment and enforcement, to make our communities healthy and safe? </H3>
Visionary Conversations brings people together to explore tough questions and foster conversations that provoke dialogue and debate among leading experts and the public. Join us for the last of three engaging discussions that comprise our 2019/2020 speaker series.
Admission is free, but seating is limited.
Doors open 6:00 PM 
Program 7:00 PM
Reception to follow until 10:00 PM
Learn more at <A HREF="http://umanitoba.ca/community/visionaryconversations" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://umanitoba.ca/community/visionaryconversations</A>
Panellists:
Danny Smyth [BA/83, ExtEd/05] Chief, Winnipeg Police Service Dr. Ginette Poulin [BesSc/00, BSc(HNS)/03] Director, Mentorship and Clinical Enhancement Program, University of Manitoba; Medical Director, Addictions Foundation of Manitoba Melanie MacKinnon [BN/96] Executive Director, Ongomiizwin Health Services Head, Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Senior Health Advisor to the Grand Chief, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Rick Lees Executive Director, Main Street Project Dr. Erin Knight [BesSc/05, BSc(Hons)/09, MD/13] Lecturer, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Medical Director, Addictions Unit, Health Sciences Centre Dr. Bob Chrismas [MPAdm/09, PhD/17] Staff Sargent, Winnipeg Police Service Dr. Kathleen Buddle Professor, Anthropology, Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba Mitch Bourbonniere [BSW/87, MSW/95] Community activist, affiliated with Mama Bear Clan Patrol, founding member of the original Bear Clan Patrol
Dr. Tamara Taillieu [BA/05, BHEc/08, MSc/11, PhD/19] Instructor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences; Research Associate, Child Adversity and Resilience (CARe) Research Team and the Manitoba Population Health Research Group, University of Manitoba

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Thank you for your interest in attending Visionary Conversations. The event is at capacity, however we will be webcasting the event online: http://umanitoba.ca/community/visionaryconversations

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