Vanier hosts A Discourse: Racism and Justice, November 6th

**Vanier College is pleased to announce that on November 6, the college will host a virtual Discourse: Racism and Justice. Prompted by the number of disturbing racist events that have taken place in this year alone, the college is seeking to initiate a conversation about systemic racism and discrimination and explore ways to deal with it.

“When planning for the annual Vanier College Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide began in June 2020, it quickly became obvious that we needed to include the subject of race in this year’s symposium,” says Marlene Grossman organizer of the symposium and of the November 6th event. “As such, a committee was struck to develop the idea and organize an event. The result is a day of guest speakers who will address the many facets of racism.”

Registration will be mandatory and once registration is complete, we will send you the link to attend. You can register at: https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/holocaust-genocide-symposium/discourse-racism-justice

The speakers include:

Wes Hall, Chairman of The Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic Racism and the BlackNorth Initiative. He will discuss The Black Experience in Canada. 9:30 am

Michael Mostyn, the Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith will discuss The History and Future of Jewish and Black Relations. 10:00 am

Peter Flegel, the Director of the Government of Canada's Anti-Racism Secretariat. He will discuss Remembering the Holocaust: A Key to Eradicating Racism, 11 am.

Ric Bienstock, a Vanier graduate and award-winning documentarian of social issue documentaries. She has won a U.S. Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Journalism and two Edward R. Murrow Awards. Her latest film is called Enslaved, a six-part documentary series on 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World. 11:45 am.

Marie-Claude Landry, is the Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. To raise awareness of the enormous socio-economic impacts of systemic racism and discrimination, Ms. Landry participates in various events to engage with racialized communities. 12:30 pm

Stephen De Four-Wyre is a lawyer whose law practice is focused on immigration-related matters. He will discuss Race and the Canadian Immigration System. 1:15 pm

May Chiu is a family attorney and anti-racism activist (against South African apartheid, Chinese head tax campaign, campaign against Bill 21, for rights of migrants, etc.). Her talk will explore Anti-Asian Racism in times of Covid: Towards Building a Movement of Resistance, 2:00 pm.

Nakuset the Executive Director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montréal, will discuss The Resilience of Urban Indigenous People. 2:45 pm.

Fo Niemi is the co-founder and, executive director of the Center for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR), a non-profit civil rights organization based in Montreal. He will discuss Racial Profiling. 3:30 pm.

Vanier Student BIPOC Panel: 5 Vanier students of various backgrounds will participate in a discussion on the many aspects of racism. Time: 4:15