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TORONTO, May 22, 2019– Joanne Vannicola grew up in a violent home with a physically abusive father and a mother with no sexual boundaries. After being pressured to leave home at fourteen, and after fifteen years of estrangement, Joanne learns that her mother is dying. Compelled to reconnect, she visits with her, unearthing a trove of devastating secrets.

Joanne relates her journey from child performer to Emmy Award-winning actor, from hiding in the closet to embracing her own sexuality, from conflicted daughter and sibling to independent woman. All We Knew but Couldn’t Say is a testament to survival, love, and the belief that it is possible to love the broken and to love fully, even with a broken heart.

Official book launch for All We Knew but Couldn’t Say: June 8^th, at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Join Vannicola in celebration at 7 p.m. with Dundurn Press, Toronto International Festival of Authors- Lit Up, with host Maggie Cassella, and musical guest Lorraine Segato. A portion of the proceeds from the book launch will be donated to an LGBTQ charity.

“Stark. Unflinchingly honest and filled with determination that is seen in LGBTQ people who want more than just survival. “-Roland Emmerich

Pre-order the memoir on Dundurn, Amazon and Indigo.

Available for immediate purchase on June 1^st in Canada and June 25^th in the U.S. and U.K.

Vannicola also plays a principal role in the upcoming Netflix show, Slasher: Solstice, premiering on May 23^rd on Netflix. Joanne is also the co-creator of a new serial dramatic show called Under Ground.  All We Knew but Couldn’t Say is her first book.

 

About: Joanne Vannicola is an Emmy Award-winning Canadian actor, writer, speaker, and activist. With over 70 credits in film and television, she has been nominated for a Genie, Gemini, and an ACTRA award.

As a feminist, she continues to challenge misogyny and homophobia. She advocates for the LGBTQ+ community as chair of outACTRAto, an LGBTQ+ committee, and founded Youth Out Loud (YOL), between 2004-2009. YOL is a non-profit that provides a platform to raise awareness on sexual violence, homophobia, misogyny, and child abuse. Currently serves as information and resource site.  Visit joannevannicola.com for more or Joanne Vannicola on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

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FROM TEENS TO AGING PARENTS – MAKING IT WORK

 

March 20, 2017

Toronto, ON

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.

                                                                                                                                                                                     – Jane Gladewell

 

More than 43 million Americans provide care for someone older than 50 who is aging or disabled. Nearly 1 in 10 women ages 45-56 is a member of the sandwich generation, taking care of an aging parent as well as raising her own children. Boomers who delayed childbearing are being challenged into their late 60s, and beyond.

The “sandwich generation” is dually tasked with raising children who are seeking greater independence at a time when aging parents require greater attention and care. Treading lightly with both groups is a guiding principle suggested by Georgina Cannon, the award-winning educator, therapist and author of, The Third Circle Protocol, How to Relate to Yourself and Others.

Are you wishing you could understand your teen better? Are you grieving the loss of the connection you had with your teen before puberty hit? Parents are challenged to manage change and keep an open heart in the face of resistance on this side of the sandwich generation.

As the door closes on childhood, another opens to adolescence. Cannon’s wisdom in The Third Circle Protocol suggests that a family’s emotional well-being depends on considered thought in this moment of change. Cannon asks the reader to think about the current contract, the one formulated some time ago, the one that is not working anymore. Start by considering what you needed in the beginning – the words and feeling you felt that were non-negotiable at that time. What did you want regarding performance, interaction and responsibility? What were you prepared to give to your child, including unconditional love? The Third Circle Protocol guides the reader to begin the discussion after completing these steps to predetermine success. Cannon says that when you both acknowledge that things have changed, and that you acknowledge that you are examining your expectations, the likelihood of bringing your teen into your new expectations will 99 percent of the time get a positive response. Establish your values and priorities next. When thwarted, always return to the contract remembering the goal short term and long term.

People in relationships must be able to influence each other. There is a big difference between influence (which happens when we speak from our emotional being) and control (when we get parental).

– Julia B. Cowell

When one viewpoint fails to solve a problem, we can adapt others perspectives.

– Marvin Minsky, The Society of Mind

Is the heavy-handed, ‘I know best’ approach getting in the way of loving, listening and helping aging parents to reconcile declining health and the need for autonomy? Cannon suggests that communication with an aging parent at a vulnerable time in their life requires a different approach than one might use in other relationships. She suggests starting by understanding the parent’s value system first before examining your own. The reason is simple, parents have been a part of our lives from the beginning and often still see us as children. Handling situations while understanding the intimacy of this lifelong relationship requires a light tread.

Cannon’s guidelines are straightforward and common sense. Start the conversation early before a crisis arises and before circumstances become more difficult. Communicate without ego or ‘positioning plays’, such as, ‘I know best’. Seek clarity from the parent about their wishes rather than acting on your beliefs. The author reminds us that our parents have much more life experience than we do, and they know what they want. You and Your Aging Parents, a helpful chapter, provides guidelines full of wisdom to empower and support the reader throughout the changes aging parents experience, and the attendant conversations that will follow.

In each chapter of The Third Circle Protocol, Cannon includes worksheets to support and guide the reader to effective assessment of a situation and worksheets for reflection. Skills are built and when applied bring the reader greater effectiveness in relationships with loved ones. The reader may return time and again to the worksheets to refocus, strengthen skills and stay on track towards the results sought. Change can be managed effectively while building greater intimacy and understanding across the generations. Cannon makes doing so easy, practical and effective with The Third Circle Protocol.

 

About the Author

Georgina Cannon, author, writer, public speaker, counsellor/coach has her doctorate in Metaphysical Counselling, and is a lecturer at the University of Toronto. Georgina lives and works in Toronto, Ontario.

For the past 20 years, Georgina has worked with thousands of individual and corporate clients in clinical settings allowing her the opportunity to develop The Third Circle Protocol.

Georgina writes with clarity and insight. In THE THIRD CIRCLE PROTOCOL, through her shared wisdom, she makes it possible to achieve successful relationships on all levels, in all aspects of life.

Cannon’s, The Third Circle Protocol is a thought provoking, practical and straightforward guide for those yearning for harmony and success in their relationships with self and others.

As an engaging speaker, trainer and writer, Georgina Cannon gives hope and promise that success in relationships can be achieved and sustained.

“The Third Circle can show you the way to create a healthy relationship and be your life coach.”

– Bernie Siegel, MD, author of 365 Prescriptions

“The Third Circle Protocol provides specific and practical steps that one may take to establish a ‘relationship blueprint’ that aligns one’s values and priorities with actions.”

– Mary Susan MacDonald, Board of Directors, Mensa Canada

 

For more information, visit:

http://www.georginacannon.com/

http://bit.ly/TheThirdCircleProtocol

Like Georgina Cannon on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/GeorginaCannonChangingMinds

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@georgina_cannon

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Available for interviews:
Georgina Cannon

Toronto, ON- Myseum of Toronto’s second annual Myseum Intersections is well under way and if you haven’t yet made it to an event, there’s five major events remaining that you won’t want to miss. The festival features 36 projects exploring the city’s natural, cultural, and historical diversity bringing together community members from the west to east end. The non-profit organization presents a wide range of programming that will inspire a deeper appreciation for the richness of our city.

This years Myseum Intersections 2017 will run until March 31, 2017, be sure to check out the festivities.

 

The NOT JUST NUMBERS event takes place on March 22, 2017 at the Toronto Reference Library Beeton Hall, 789 Yonge St, Toronto. Not Just Numbers is an interactive mystery game that will debut at the Myseum Intersections festival. The objective of this event is so that community members and scholars can come together to uncover the identities and life stories behind the Canadian census. Attendees will get the change to sift through historical photographs, newspapers, maps, and other clues to solve the mysteries behind each entry. The event runs from 6-8PM.

 

The GAY AND NIGHT event takes place from March 20 to April 3, but the opening reception take place on March 24, 2017 at the Glad Day Bookshop 499 on Church St. Gay & Night is a creative historical exhibition honouring Toronto’s early LGBTQ+ community.  Juicy archive materials will meet shadow puppet animation videos in order to effectively illustrate the forgotten moments from Toronto’s queer past. Gay & Night envisions a complicated but inspiring past  future of the LGBTQ+ community in Toronto and the opening reception will run from 8PM-12AM.

 

The FUTURE(ING) THE PAST event runs from March 25 – March 26 at the Cahoots Theatre Unit 3, 388 Queen St E.

Future(ing) the past is an exhibition exploring history through a series of vignettes and artistic situations that re-envision stories, events, characters, productions, and actual physical spaces that belong to the past 30 years of existence for Cahoots Theatre. The exhibition runs from 11AM-4PM and is created by 5 artists Cahoots believes will shape the future of Canadian theatre.

The BEING HEARD event runs takes place on March 23, 2017 at the Gladstone Hotel from 6-9PM.

Workman Arts and Raconteurs Storytelling co-present an evening of storytelling at the Gladstone Hotel.  The evening’s stories will have a mental health focus and will be told by both Workman Arts members and participants from the Raconteurs network.

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? The event takes place from January 27 – May 31 at the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre, 2 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr. The Lakeshore Grounds represent many different histories: Indigenous, educational, environmental, and psychiatric. The historic Do you see what I see tour  invites guests to “see” the Lakeshore Grounds with a fresh set of eyes.

 

About Myseum of Toronto

 

Myseum of Toronto is a non-profit organization led by a group of private citizens committed to telling the story of Toronto’s natural spaces, cultures, history, archaeology and architecture. Through collaborative programming experiences, Myseum’s objective is to foster a greater appreciation of our city. Using Toronto as the exhibit, Myseum is not one place, it’s every place. Myseum programs are co-created by present and former Torontonians across the GTA and around the world.

 

Like Myseum of Toronto on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/myseumoftoronto

Follow Myseum of Toronto on Twitter:

@myseumTO

 

 

 

 

Toronto, ON – March 7, 2017

 

After 10 successful years, Harlem Restaurant located at 67 Richmond St. E. will be closing their doors on March 12, 2017. Their second location, Harlem Underground on Queen St. W., will continue to serve up their famous Caribbean and soul food alongside a commitment to the community.

 

Carl Cassell and former co-owner Carl Allen opened the doors to Harlem Restaurant 10 years ago, to create a space for people to enjoy food, art, music and cocktails. The restaurant was inspired by the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, and celebrates the joy of Toronto’s cultural diversity and the art of entertaining.

 

Harlem represents a culinary tribute to Afro-American/ Afro-Caribbean culture through music and food. A local landmark for regular live tunes, art exhibitions, and community events in a contemporary space that’s reminiscent of another era, Harlem has hosted soul, jazz, Motown, pop, blues, R&B and funk performances.

 

“We sold the building. Someone’s going to use it for another restaurant,” owner Carl Cassell explains. “We’ve been there for 10 years. In the restaurant business, that’s like an eternity. It’s very rare that a restaurant ever gets to close on its own terms. We’re glad about that.”

 

As a decade of food, entertainment, and art comes to an end for the Richmond St location, Harlem Restaurant encourages people to come out to the closing event. To attend, guests can RSVP to the Facebook event or make a reservation on the Harlem Restaurant website.

 

To honour the closing there will be two events: on March 11^th former co-owner DJ Carl Allen will be spinning along with guest DJs, and on March 12^th at 1pm they will host a brunch for family and friends.

 

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For More Information visit:

http://www.harlemrestaurant.com/

Like Harlem on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/HarlemRestaurant/

Follow Harlem Restaurant on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Harlem1920

Available for interviews:

Carl Cassell

 

Toronto – March 1^st, 2017

 

On March 6, 2017, at the Toronto City Hall Rotunda, Myseum of Toronto is launching its second annual festival of free exhibits and events exploring the city’s natural, cultural, and historical diversity. The Myseum Intersections 2017festival kicks off with a public celebration of Toronto’s 183^rd birthday.

 

Through the end of March, Myseum Intersections invites the public to experience how Toronto’s cultures intersect and converge to create a new understanding of the city’s multiple dimensions, illuminating the past, present, and future.

 

The festival features 36 projects that take place at venues throughout Toronto, and explores historic and contemporary issues presented via exhibits, events, and interactive community experiences. Myseum Intersections presents a wide range of programming that will inspire a deeper appreciation for the richness of our city.

 

“Instead of asking people to come to one location to explore art, culture, and history, Myseum delivers programming to all corners of the city, presenting rich and relevant online and offline experiences,” says Karen Carter, Executive Director, Myseum of Toronto. “Our focus on co-creation and collaboration allows all Torontonians to partake in curating our city’s social and historical narratives. Myseum celebrates the reality that our city is the exhibit – it’s all around us.”

 

In addition to partnering with over 100 institutions and individuals, this year Myseum is proud to join launch partnerCelebrate Toronto as they host an outdoor skate party at Nathan Phillips Square to celebrate Toronto’s birthday.

 

Myseum Intersections 2017 launches on March 6, 2017 – Toronto’s birthday – from 6:30pm-8:00pm at the Toronto City Hall Rotunda (100 Queen Street West) and runs through March 31, 2017.

 

About Myseum of Toronto

 

Myseum of Toronto is a non-profit organization led by a group of private citizens committed to telling the story of Toronto’s natural spaces, cultures, history, archaeology and architecture. Through collaborative programming experiences, Myseum’s objective is to foster a greater appreciation of our city. Using Toronto as the exhibit, Myseum is not one place, it’s every place. Myseum programs are co-created by present and former Torontonians across the GTA and around the world.

 

Like Myseum of Toronto on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/myseumoftoronto

Follow Myseum of Toronto on Twitter:

@myseumTO

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@PennantMedia

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Available for interviews:
Karen Carter, Executive Director
Sarah Munro, Director of Public Programs

 

For media inquiries please contact:

Pennant Media Group

Kevin Pennant  [email protected]

Toronto 416.596.2978

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The event celebrating Indigenous filmmakers across Canada is presented in advance of National Canadian Film Day 150 (NCFD 150), in partnership with VIFF

 

 

VANCOUVER (February 23, 2017) — REEL CANADA introduces Beyond 150 Years: An Acknowledgement of Cinematic Territory (Beyond 150), celebrating the impact of Indigenous cinematic stories and highlighting particular works and filmmakers from the REEL CANADA catalogue that have created, and continue to create, shifts within the larger cinematic landscape. In partnership with the Vancouver International Film Festival, Beyond 150 will span three days from March 5th to 7th as part of the national events leading up to National Canadian Film Day 150 (NCFD 150).

 

“It is a tremendous pleasure to present the Beyond 150 event in Vancouver as a small tribute to the deep cultural impact that Indigenous filmmakers have had on the Canadian film scene. As we approach NCFD 150, these three days will serve as a reminder of the many contributions that Indigenous peoples have made to the film industry,” said Jack Blum, Executive Director, REEL CANADA.

 

Beyond 150 features a schedule encompassing an array of events over the three-day period that offers FREE public film screenings, artist talks and presentations, a short lecture, new media, virtual reality, and a high school screening. It will kick off with an Opening Night Reception on Sunday, March 5th, at 7pm PST, hosted by Indigenous multimedia artist Ronnie Dean Harris. Cultural leader Bob Baker will deliver the welcoming speech, followed by a performance from Spakwus Slulum (Eagle Song Dancers), and audio/visual projections by artist Bracken Hanuse Corlett.

 

Monday, March 6th, and Tuesday, March 7th, will offer a unique opportunity for Vancouver’s secondary students and the general public to participate in intimate discussions and screenings of a selection of Indigenous films including Angry Inuk (Alethea Arnaquq-Baril), Highway of Tears (Lisa Jackson), Four Faces of the Moon (Amanda Strong), Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (Alanis Obomsawin) and Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (Zacharias Kunuk).

 

“We are very fortunate to have such a rich group of Canadian Indigenous filmmakers appearing throughout this unique three-day event. Participation from Alanis Obomsawin, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Lisa Jackson and Amanda Strong is sure to spark thought-provoking discussions for all attending film enthusiasts,” added Sharon Corder, Artistic Director, REEL CANADA.

 

 

The complete Beyond 150 schedule of events is as follows:

 

All events will have reserved seating for attending Elders and seniors. All venues are accessible.

 

• Sunday, March 5, 2017

 

Welcome & Reception

7:00 pm PST 

PRIVATE reception by invitation only

Welcome by Bob Baker and Spakwus Slolem (Eagle Song Dancers) and remarks by official Beyond 150 Years host, Ronnie Dean Harris. The reception will also feature the audio-visual piece Wuulhu by local artist Bracken Hanuse Corlett.

 

• Monday, March 6, 2017

 

Angry Inuk High School Screening

9:00 am PST (120 min)

PRIVATE screening for high schools

Live Q & A with filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril.

 

Highway of Tears Virtual Reality Documentary

10:30 am to 9:00 pm PST

FREE TO THE PUBLIC on the second floor of the VIFF Vancity Theatre

Participatory 4-minute virtual reality documentary by Lisa Jackson.

 

Flipping the Script: Making Films to Make Change

2:00 pm PST (75 mins)

FREE PUBLIC event at the VIFF Vancity Theatre

Artist talk with filmmaker Lisa Jackson on virtual reality and her eclectic body of work. The talk will be moderated by filmmaker/educator Doreen Manuel and preceded by Lisa Jackson’s short films Snare and Savage.

 

Angry Inuk with Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

7:00 pm PST (120 mins)

FREE PUBLIC event at the VIFF Vancity Theatre

Live Q & A with filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril hosted by Ronnie Dean Harris.

 

• Tuesday, March 7, 2017

 

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance and short film Mia’           

9:00 am PST (180 min)

FREE POST-SECONDARY and PUBLIC event at the VIFF Vancity Theatre

Live Q&A with filmmakers Alanis Obomsawin and Amanda Strong.

 

Highway of Tears Virtual Reality Documentary

10:30 am to 9:00 pm PST

FREE TO THE PUBLIC on the second floor of the VIFF Vancity Theatre

Participatory 4-minute virtual reality documentary by Lisa Jackson.

 

Past, Present and Future: In Conversation with Alanis Obomsawin and Amanda Strong

1:00 pm PST (90 mins)

FREE PUBLIC event at the VIFF Vancity Theatre

Conversation with filmmakers Alanis Obomsawin and Amanda Strong moderated by filmmaker/educator T’uy’t-tanat-Cease Wyss. The talk will be preceded by a screening of Amanda Strong’s Four Faces of the Moon and clips from Alanis Obomsawin’s body of work.

 

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner with guest lecture by Gregory Coyes

Talk at 6:00 pm, screening at 7:00 pm PST (265 mins)

FREE PUBLIC event at the VIFF Vancity Theatre

Screening of Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner preceded by guest lecture by filmmaker Gregory Coyes entitled Cinematic Impact: Works by Zacharias Kunuk. Lecture will begin at 6:00 pm. Light snacks provided. There will be a 30-minute break between lecture and screening. The feature film will be preceded by slow-media piece KUUK – The River at Iqaluit by Gregory Coyes.

 

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For more information and to schedule in-person or in-studio interviews with Alanis Obomsawin, Amanda Strong, Jack Blum (REEL CANADA Executive Director), or Sharon Corder (REEL CANADA Artistic Director), please contact:

 

 

Cara McCutcheon, REEL CANADA                     Kevin Pennant, Pennant Media Group

[email protected] (416) 557-2139                 [email protected] (416) 596-2978

 

 

About REEL CANADA

REEL CANADA is a non-profit organization that celebrates Canada through film. Canadian films are the stories we tell about ourselves — they open the door to so many conversations about place, nation, identity, and what it means to be Canadian. REEL CANADA promotes the power and diversity of Canadian film and encourages this ongoing conversation through three core programmes: Our Films in Our Schools, Welcome to Canada, and National Canadian Film Day 150. Through these programs, REEL CANADA increases audiences for our films, encourages dialogue and, most crucially, provides an opportunity to enjoy our great nation through the wonderful stories we tell. By celebrating Canadian cinematic storytelling we can build a stronger and prouder Canada.

 

About National Canadian Film Day 150 (NCFD 150)

National Canadian Film Day 150 (NCFD 150), an initiative of REEL CANADA, was created as a new way to celebrate this great nation, embrace Canadian cinema, and have some FUN! As part of its educational programmes, REEL CANADA has presented over 1,100 festivals of Canadian films for more than 400,000 high school students and new Canadians across the country since 2005. For 2017, NCFD 150 will become the world’s largest one-day film festival in the world. Canadian film will be everywhere — on foot, online and on-screen — thanks to the generous support of the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario. NCFD 150 would not exist without our sensational major sponsors: Cineplex and Telefilm Canada, Quebec Cinema, Entertainment One, Google Canada, TIFF, Landmark Cinemas, VIA Rail, REDspace, Air Canada, Tim Hortons, William F. White International Inc. and Mecury Filmworks. Major broadcast partners include CBC, Bell Media, Hollywood Suite, Sportsnet, Corus, APTN, CHCH, OUTtv, Vision TV, Super Channel and Quebecor Media. Major distributor partners include Elevation Pictures, Mongrel Media, dFilms, KinoSmith, WFG, TVA, CFMDC, IndieCan Entertainment and Pacific Northwest Pictures.

 

About VIFF

Founded in 1982, the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society is a not-for-profit cultural society and federally registered charitable organization that operates the internationally acclaimed Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) and the year-round programming of the Vancity Theatre at the Vancouver International Film Centre. VIFF produces screenings, talks and events that act as a catalyst for a diverse community to discover, discuss and share the creativity and craft of storytelling on screen. In its 36th year, the Vancouver International Film Festival welcomes the world to Vancouver from September 28-October 13, 2017 as it showcases the top international, Canadian and BC films and plays host to industry professionals from around the globe. viff.org

 

500 Elementary & High School Students will attend the Poverty & Justice Conference aimed at keeping Youth out of the Criminal Justice System.

 

DATE: Wednesday February 22, 2017 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

PLACE: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, at St. George subway, AUDITORIUM

 

RESPONSIBILTY OF EDUCATORS TO PREVENT CRIME

 

TEACHER DESIGNS YOUTH CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM: The conference was designed by a teacher with a law degree who saw an influx of youth in the criminal justice system and believes that educators have a responsibility to teach prevention and education when it comes to changing the future of Youth.

 

BULLYING IS A CRIME: STUDENTS NEED TO BE AWARE

 

The event is to educate children and youth about the justice system so they stay out of it! As bullying increases in school yards and schools, the use of violence; pushing, shoving, tripping, throwing items at each other – these types of behaviors set the trend for future violence. Students need to know they can be charged with assault under the Criminal Code of Canada.

 

ALTERNATIVES TO CRIME: Education, Community Service, Positive Choices, Positive Behaviors, Political Involvement, Lobbying for Change, Team work

 

BULLYING as CRIMINAL Harassment under Criminal Code of Canada

 

Students can be charged with Criminal Harassment to bullying and harassing a classmate.

 

Discussions & Analysis of why the criminal justice system doesn’t work for some people and an honest authentic look of how it works for different racial and social groups.

 

Students will be inspired to live their best life, to choose alternatives to crime and to become reinvested and recommitted to educational and service goals.

Students will become civic minded and civic engaged in terms of seeing the world around them, what roles they play in creating a better society and how to make their lives better for themselves and others.

 

IMPACT OF JUSTICE ON DIVERSE RACIAL AND SOCIAL GROUPS

Different age appropriate activities on the criminal justice system and its impact on diverse social and racial groups

1. ROY WELLINGTON: KEYNOTE SPEAKER: H. Roy Wellington is a determined and committed criminal lawyer whose teen nephew was shot by police. This personal tragedy led Roy to examine the Criminal Justice system and to attend law school. He has taken on difficult cases with a wide variety of clients who have found themselves in impossible circumstances.  Roy approaches his clients with intelligence and compassion as he knows first-hand that there is always more behind a situation than the charges a person faces.

PANEL: Laura Lisico, Enzo Rondinelli, William Luke, Uma Kancharia, Cameron Brown, Carmen Lazarus

PERFORMERS: Jackie Richardson, Angelique Francis, Euterpe Music, Kevin Cato

EXTENSION ON LEARNING: Students will have the opportunity to share any situations or opinions they have on the Justice system and how society can make it more accessible. Students will be encouraged to write letters to members of parliament and to pick a specific area of the Justice system they believe needs the most improvement.

 

DEDICATION TO JUDGE STANLEY GRIZZLE: The 2017 POVERTY & JUSTICE conference is dedicated to Citizenship Judge Stanley George Sinclair Grizzle who was a soldier; political candidate; civil rights and labour union activist who devoted his life to fighting racism, especially in the Justice system.

 

Available for interviews:

Pat Allen (647) 687-7778 & (416) 901-5355 & All Speakers

Email: [email protected]