Global LGBTQ Human Rights: In Conversation A U of T Pride Pub Pre-Event
The U of T PRIDE PUB is proud to host this very special pre-event in recognition of the World Pride Human Rights Conference 2014, being held at U of T from June 25 - 27, as part of World Pride in Toronto.
FEATURING:
Brenda Cossman, Director Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies Canada
Maurice Tomlinson, Legal Advisor, Marginalized Groups AIDS-free World Jamaica/Canada
Yahia Zaidi, Pan African International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association Algeria/Belgium
WELCOME ADDRESSES BY:
Meric Gertler, President of the University of Toronto
Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Human Rights for LGBTQ people have garnered international attention and are now part conversations on our campus, in our classrooms and in our communities. This event will help us in better understand these conversations and learn about how we can be allies for change.
Global LGBTQ Human Rights: In Conversation will feature Brenda Cossman, World Pride Human Rights Conference Co-Chair in conversation with Maurice Tomlinson and Yahia Zaidi.
We are honoured to welcome the world to the University of Toronto for a global dialogue about LGBTQ human rights at the WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2014. The U of T Pride Pub is the perfect place to preview some of the issues well be exploring at the conference, including how Canadians can be effective allies in the larger global movement, said Brenda Cossman.
University of Toronto President Meric Gertler and Prof Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity, will provide welcoming addresses and reflect on the importance of this historic conference being held at U of T.
All members of the U of T community are encouraged to attend.
Following the event, guests can connect with panelists and continue the conversation at the U of T Pride Pub in the Hart House Quad: https://www.facebook.com/events/255436667976978/
Presented by:
U of T Sexual & Gender Diversity Office
The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies
The WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2014
