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From: Krishna Lalbiharie <krishna.lalbiharie@gmail.com>

Date: 2018-04-12 10:41 AM (GMT-06:00)

To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.ca>

Subject: [1919-Conference] JOHN RAE AS A ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER RE: DISABILILTIES AND LABOUR RIGHTS

Hi, folks!

My apologies for pressing this now, but we've little time left re: SSHRC grant app.

Rhonda has rightly reminded our WGSCC Committee that our conference ought to include labour voices, which reflect people with disabilities.

To that end, she has suggested that we approach John Rae as a prospective roundtable speaker, whose bio can be viewed here: http://www.innoversity.com/roadmap/speakers/john-rae/

Says Rhonda (of Rae):

"Rae was an active union member in the ON public service; he remains an active advocate for people with disabilities and their workplace struggles; he can speak expertly to challenges with human rights commissions for people with disabilities dealing with workplace discrimination; he also played a key role in the Canadian Human Rights Museum’s universal access committee; and has consulted with CMHR on a variety of issues related to people with disabilities."

It sounds like a no-brainer to me. Rae can easily fit into the second Roundtable panel and, what's more, will serve as a critical and unique, leading voice in conversations re: disability rights and labour issues.

Can I get a vote, here, from committee members to extend Rae a Roundtable invite? And quickly (forgive me)?

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