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LUO 2018 Mini-Conference and AGM

November 17, 2018
Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave, Toronto

Registration – 12:30-1:00

Keynote – 1:00-1:30
-Knia Singh

Civil Rights Panel -1:30-2:45
-Nicolas Rouleau (Notwithstanding Clause)
-Jessica Cassell (Free Speech)
-Vanessa Gray (Indigenous Rights/Sovereignty)

Workshops 3:00-4:30
-Anti-Oppression Training
-Mindfulness and the Law
-Legal Observer Training

Social Justice/Equality Panel 4:45-6:00
-Mika Imai (Sex Education)
-Jackie Esmonde (Social Assistance)
-David Bush (Workers’ Rights)
-Jen Ko (Safe Injection Sites)

Dinner 6:00-7:00

AGM 7:00 – 8:30 –

After-Party – 8:30 – Midnight
-Gabby’s Bar and Grill, 192 Bloor St West

CPD – 5 Substantive Hours (Professionalism Hours pending)

Cost – $20-70 – Pay What You Can –
Students and Community Members Free

Workshops are capped and will be available for sign-up at registration (first-come-first-served)

Childcare from 1PM-6PM. Activities for children available during AGM (7:00-8:30PM)

Registration on-site starting at 12:30. LUO Annual Memberships can also be renewed

Please refrain from wearing scents to make the space more accessible.

Questions? email law.union.of.ontario@gmail.com

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