Panel Discussion Videos

On August 26th, Ottawa's Glebe neighbourhood was the location of an enthusiastic panel discussion regarding the Canadian government's abuse of the civil rights of some of its citizens in the name of security and counter-terrorism precaution. The panel, organized by Octopus Books, was an opportunity for the sharing and consideration of the experiences and activism of its speakers and all in attendance. Speakers: Abdullah Almalki - Canadian citizen who was detained, interrogated and tortured in Syria Yavar Hameed - Human rights lawyer, counsel for Abousfian Abdelrazikread more

On May 27th, the fourth and final equity issues panel was conducted at the 2009 Congress of the Humanities. The sessions marked the 25th anniversary of Rosalie Abella's Royal Commission on Equality in Employment, and sought to explore the status of equity today, and the progress made by those committed to the equity agenda in Canadian universities. The last panel, "25 Years After: A Retrospective on the Abella Commission and Employment Equity," looked specifically at the successes and failures of employment equity initiatives over the last two and a half decades in order to determine just how much of the rhetoric has been supported by practice. Speakers: Judy Rebick, Ryerson University Shelagh Day, Poverty and Human Rights Centre of Vancouverread more

The Federation Equity Issues Portfolio conducted the third of its four-part equity panel series on May 26th. It featured Joyce Green, Makere Stewart-Harawira and Rauna Kuokkanen, who examined the status of indigenous peoples in Canadian universities, and the status of scholarship on indigenous people. Held as part of the 2009 Congress of the Humanities, the panels serve to explore what has been gained and what stands to be achieved for equity-seeking groups in the Canadian Academy. Speakers: Joyce Green, University of Regina Makere Stewart-Harawira, University of Alberta Rauna Kuokkanen, University of Toronto read more

On May 25th, the second installment of a four-part equity panel series was conducted by the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio at the 2009 Congress of the Humanities. The panels served to examine the status of equity-seeking groups in today's Canadian Academy, 25 years after Rosalie Silberman Abella issued the Report of the Royal Commission on Equality in Employment. Speakers: Anthony Stewart, Dalhousie University Aruna Srivastava, University of Calgary Darren Lund, University of Calgary The panel was followed by a question and answer period.

Five speakers from across Canada made up the first of a four-part panel series held at the Congress of the Humnanities to explore the status of equity-seeking groups in today's Canadian Academy. Speakers: Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Simon Fraser University James Deaville, Carleton University Ashok Mathur, Thompson River University Carl James, York University Dolana Mogadime, Brock University The panel was followed by a question and answer period.

From the 2009 LTSP Spring Convocation, April 29, 2009. The overall theme of the convocation was "Path of Forgiveness"Panel Discussion: Forgiveness through Jewish, Muslim and Christian Eyes Moderator: The Rev. Dr. Katie Day, The Charles A. Scheiren Professor, Church and Society, who teaches social ethics, alienation, and reconciliation at LTSP Panel: Rabbi Gregory S. Marx, Congregation Beth Or, Maple Glen, PA Iftekhar Hussain, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Philadelphia, PA

Panel discussion moderated by Robert Manwaring, Education Sector Senior Policy Analyst and leader of Education Sector?s accountability work. Introductory remarks delivered by Bill Tucker, Education Sector Managing Director.

Trevor Galbraith moderates a panel discussion on test & inspection at APEX 2009. Panelists include Brian D'Amico from MIRTEC, Dr. Steven Case of Cyberoptics, Chris Cain from Agilent, and Ron Lindell from VJ Electronix.

Mike Buetow moderates a panel discussion on stencil/screen printing at APEX 2009. Panelists include Rita Mohanty (Speedline), Bob Dervaes (FCT Assembly) and Tim Jensen (Indium).

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Mike Buetow of Circuits Assembly magazine moderates a discussion panel on soldering and thermal profiling at APEX 2009. Panelists include Keith Howell of Nihon Superior, Fred Dimock of BTU and Michael Limberg from KIC.

On March 26th the NSHMBA - Boston Chapter hosted Ride it Out, Assessing Your Career During an Economic Crisis Discussion. The panel gave the opportunity for Q & A addressing most common questions: what to do to preserve current position, what skills are essential to prepare for t he next role and what type of companies are hiring? Panelists represented a broad range of industries and companies: EMC, Prudential Finance, Ocean Spray, Ernst & Young.

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Second part of Living in Style panel discussion at the Brahma Kumaris in July 2008 in London. Panellists: Sister Jayanti, Sonal Shah, Max Beaumont, Chris Lewis.

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