All Are Welcome Here: United in Diversity

London and Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership (LMLIP)

Hellenic Community Centre, 133 Southdale Rd W, London, N6J 2J2

Wednesday March 21, 2018 – 11:45 AM - 4:30 PM

Cost: Free

Registration: Required

Join us on March 21, 2018, as we celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, join us to:

  • learn about the different forms and settings in which discrimination occurs;
  • discuss how we can combat racial, ethnic and religious discrimination personally and in our community; and
  • celebrate our efforts to create a more welcoming community.

Agenda
 

11:45am - Registration and lunch
1pm - Welcome and introductions

Greetings

Mayor Matt Brown, City of London
1:30pm - Keynote Speech: What is discrimination, both overt and more subtle, and how is discrimination evident in our community?

Dr. Shelina Kassam, Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto
2:15pm - Panel: How is discrimination experienced by racial, ethnic and religious minorities in our community?

3pm - Break and networking
3:15pm - LMLIP: Sharing the Learning from the All Are Welcome Here Campaigns 
3:30pm - Facilitated roundtable discussion: United in Diversity

Questions for discussion:
 
  • What can we do as individuals to combat discrimination?
  • What can London as a community do to address discrimination

4:15pm - Building a consensus, next steps and wrap up

Contact : London and Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership
Phone : 519-663-0551 Ext. 283
Email: hhussein@lmlip.ca