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Rights & Democracy Delegation in Nanaimo Presents: Community Building in Ethnically Diverse Cities
Wednesday June 21, 2006 / 4:30pm-6h30pm
Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC /
999 Canada Place, Vancouver
Room 18
Summary : A lively presentation and discussion of creative ideas and street level initiatives aimed at solving conflicts, reducing inequality, and expanding political representation in changing multicultural communities, both locally and abroad.
Session Program
| 4:30 | Introduction |
1st Speaker Cynthia Gervais (Coordinator, the Rights & Democracy Network, Rights & Democracy) Topic: Implementation of the Montreal Charter of Rights & Responsibilities: the Network Café Project. 2nd Speaker Josh Bloch (Festival Director for ARCFEST) Topic: Power of Art for Social Change 3rd Speaker Simon Schachner (Popular Participation Movement) Topic: Youth in Municipal Politics; & Creating Political Actions from the Community Level. 4th Speaker Glenn Raynor (Executive Director of the Pacific Peoples Partnership) Topic: Urban Tensions, Cultural Differences, and Violence on the Solomon Islands. |
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| 5:40 | Discussion / Question & Answer period |
Themes: Community building in ethnically diverse
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| 6:30 | End of the Event |
World Urban Forum III
Session program (on Malaspina's Delegation Webpage)
Resources
World Urban Forum - Vancouver, June 19-23, 2006
http://www.unhabitat.org/wuf/2006
City of Montreal - The Montreal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities
http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/
page?_pageid=163,389442&_
dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
ARCfest
http://www.arcfest.org/
