Bordering Injustice: How Should We Respond to Trump's Ban?

When and Where

Friday, February 10, 2017 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Moot Court (J250
Faculty of Law
78 Queen’s Park

Description

Please join us for an emergency town hall forum to address urgent questions regarding the US Executive Order (the so-called ‘Muslim Ban’) and its implications for the University community and for Canada. The Town Hall will address both the widespread and uneven implications of the order for the University’s staff, students, faculty, visitors and families, as well as the University’s broader societal and educational responsibilities in this moment.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.

Speakers:

  • Professor Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President and Provost
  • Victoria Tahmasebi-Birgani, Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies
  • Lisa Austin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law
  • Peter R. Herman, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Amir Babalhavaeji, PhD Candidate in Biological Chemistry
  • Sukanya Pillay, Executive Director, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
  • Moderated by Professor Audrey Macklin, Director, Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies and Chair in Human Rights Law

Sponsors:

  • Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • International Human Rights Program at the Faculty of Law
  • University of Toronto Faculty Association; Anthropology
  • Department of Geography & Planning
  • Department of Historical and Cultural Studies, UTSC
  • Department of History
  • Department of Molecular Genetics
  • Women & Gender Studies Institute