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Sign-on to letter to PM Trudeau re Rohingyas?
by Frederick John Packer 15 Sep '18

15 Sep '18

Dear colleagues, I trust this finds you well and happily/busily engaged in the new academic year! See attached a self-explanatory open letter to PM Trudeau. It has over 100 signatories including many notables - including a few members of our network (Hooray!). There are scores of Profs from 19 Universities across Canada. We'd like to get over 20 Universities indicated :) and especially to include Human Rights Centres! Might you sign-on (either in your personal capacity or for your Centre)? Grateful for your consideration. Sorry for the very short notice, but we need a response by Monday morning at 10am Ottawa-time because there will be a Press Conference at Parliament on Monday afternoon. If you are willing to sign-on, please indicate your preferred title. Thanks and Cheers! John Prof. John Packer Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution Professeur Neuberger-Jesin sur la résolution de conflits internationaux Directeur, Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa Et/and Faculté de droit | Faculty of Law Pavillon Fauteux Hall 57 Louis-Pasteur, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5 Canada Tél. | Tel: +1 613-562-5800 (3462) Téléc. | Fax: +1 613-562-5124 jpacker(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:jpacker@uottawa.ca> www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/>

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Open Letter to PM Trudeau on Rohingya Genocide
by Helen Fallding 23 Jul '18

23 Jul '18

As the latest reports demonstrate inescapable pre-planning for the attacks on the Rohingyas last year (and still ongoing almost a year later!), it seems clear that a more focused and determined response from the IC, including Govt of Canada, is needed. The authors of the letter (myself amongst them) are seeking a wide range and array of organisations and individuals to sign-on - hopefully with strong HR participation and cross-Canada geographic representation. Responses to sign-on should be addressed to Mr Fareed Khan at the email address indicated below. We hope to get this submitted in early August, hold a Press Conference and rally support for cross-Canada demonstrations on 25 August - the one-year anniversary of the last year's spate of egregious attacks. Thanks in advance! Best wishes, John ________________________________ From: Fareed W. Khan <fareed-khan(a)rogers.com<mailto:fareed-khan@rogers.com>> Sent: July 22, 2018 4:23 PM Subject: Re: Open Letter - Revised Draft Attached is the final draft. Fareed

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CAHRI Call June 12, 2018 - some notes
by Viviana Fernandez 12 Jun '18

12 Jun '18

Dear all, Thank you to those who were able to join us this afternoon. Here is a short summary of the main points we discussed and next steps: - Canadian Human Rights Yearbook<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/publications/canadian_yearbook_human_rights>: This publication was relaunched by HRREC at uOttawa a couple of years ago and John Packer proposed it as a possible publication vehicle for our group. He will send more details about an invitation to appoint a member of each of our institutions to the editorial board of the journal and ways in which we can collaborate going forward. - CAHRI web page<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/publications/canadian_yearbook_human_rights>: the group agreed to add information about special programs/courses/summer schools organized by our institutions. In order to do so, please send the name of the activity with a link to Christina Szurlej cszurlej(a)stu.ca<mailto:cszurlej@stu.ca> who hosts the page. In order to raise awareness about CAHRI, we commit to post information about the group and the page a few times a year on our own social media platforms. - Listserv and sharing information: the group agreed to share information about upcoming events and special programs, job opportunities/internships/scholarships/etc. through the listserv to facilitate the promotion in our own communities. Invitations to sign petitions or letters can be shared on the listserv but institutions will decide according to their own policies. Members are asked to share only a limited number of such petitions every year. Joint actions on key files of national importance can be considered. - Discounted rates for CAHRI members: members can consider offering discounts to other CAHRI institutional representatives, if appropriate. We look forward to reading about your news and updates. Best wishes, Viviana Viviana Fernandez Directrice adjointe | Assistant Director Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa 613-562-5800 (1985) www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/>

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Description of the WM/NLC
by Chartrand, Larry 17 May '18

17 May '18

Dear Institute Colleagues: Please find attached a short description in English and French of Wiyasiwewin Mikiwahp / Native Law Centre as promised quite some time ago. My apologies for the delay. Larry In the Homeland of the Metis Nation and Treaty 6 Territory Larry Chartrand, Director Native Law Centre University of Saskatchewan 160.2 - 15 Campus Drive Saskatoon SK S7N 5A6 Ph: (306) 966-5806 Larry.Chartrand(a)usask.ca<mailto:Larry.Chartrand@usask.ca> www.usask.ca/nativelaw/<http://www.usask.ca/nativelaw/>

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Canadian Association of Human Rights Institutes - call at 2pm EST
by Viviana Fernandez 14 May '18

14 May '18

To join the conference you need to dial 613-683-3450 or 1-866-490-2326 and enter pass code 9512 followed by the pound(#) key. Once in the conference you can mute your audio by pressing Star(*) 6 and unmute with pound(#) 6. Viviana

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Canadian Association of Human Rights Institutes - call
by Viviana Fernandez 14 May '18

14 May '18

To join the conference you need to dial 613-683-3450 or 1-866-490-2326 and enter pass code 9512 followed by the pound(#) key. Once in the conference you can mute your audio by pressing Star(*) 6 and unmute with pound(#) 6. Viviana

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Canadian Association of Human Rights Institutes - call
by Viviana Fernandez 11 May '18

11 May '18

Thank you to those who participated in the Doodle poll. I will send a 1-800 number in the coming days. Viviana

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New member of our group
by Viviana Fernandez 10 May '18

10 May '18

Good afternoon, I am pleased to let you know that the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child <http://droitcivil.uottawa.ca/interdisciplinary-research-laboratory-rights-c…> (LRIDE) at uOttawa would like to join our group. The Steering Committee met today and approved the idea. I will send the login information for the listserv to Prof. Mona Pare (CC), who founded the laboratory and who will likely be their representative in our group. Thank you in advance for adding LRIDE to the website with the list of our members. Viviana Viviana Fernandez Directrice adjointe | Assistant Director Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa 613-562-5800 (1985) www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/>

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annual meeting
by Helen Fallding 07 May '18

07 May '18

Hi Viviana, Our director, Prof. Karen Busby, has decided not to attend RightsCon. However, I will be attending the CASHRA conference in Whitehorse June 26-27 and would be happy to connect with anyone else from the Canadian Association of Human Rights Institutes<http://wp.stu.ca/ahrc/association-of-canadian-human-rights-institutes/> who plans to be there. Helen Fallding, MA, BSc (Hons) Manager, Centre for Human Rights Research University of Manitoba Room 442, Robson Hall Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-6156 Fax: 204-480-1084 fallding(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:fallding@umanitoba.ca> chrr.info<http://chrr.info/> [cid:image001.jpg@01D3BD30.0681DC10]<http://law.robsonhall.com/chrr/other-resources/critical-conversations/right…> From: hr-research-centres-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca <hr-research-centres-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> On Behalf Of Viviana Fernandez Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2018 12:46 PM To: hr-research-centres(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [HR-rsch] Seeking Applications for Director of Human Rights Practice Dear colleagues, John Packer and I are planning to attend the conference RightsCon<https://www.rightscon.org/program/> in Toronto (May 16-18) and we were wondering if this could be an opportunity to hold a group meeting if some of you are planning to go? Happy to discuss with those interested. Best wishes, Viviana Viviana Fernandez Directrice adjointe | Assistant Director Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa 613-562-5800 (1985) www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/>

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ÉCOLE D'ÉTÉ DU CREDP --- ARTS + Droits de la personne | HRREC SUMMER SCHOOL --- ARTS + Human Rights
by Viviana Fernandez 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

Dear colleagues, I hope you are doing very well and enjoyed the long weekend. I am sending information about our upcoming Arts and Human Rights Summer School that could be of interest to your colleagues and students. Registration for for-credit students is open until Monday April 16th but outside of that category, people can apply until the end of May. The capacity for the course is 40 participants and the theme is "Indigenous Arts and Culture", to contribute and address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action. Thank you in advance for your help in this regard. Best wishes, Viviana Subject: ÉCOLE D'ÉTÉ DU CREDP --- ARTS + Droits de la personne | HRREC SUMMER SCHOOL --- ARTS + Human Rights [cid:image002.jpg@01D39B78.698D8720] Le Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne est fier de vous présenter la 3e édition du Cours d'été sur les Arts et les Droits de la personne (AHR)<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/fr/courses/dcc3113> (DCC3113 | CML4109) qui se tiendra du 18 au 22 juin 2018. L'objectif du cours est d'explorer les problématiques liées aux arts comme manifestation des droits de la personne et comme instrument pour la promotion des droits de la personne. Le cours est ouvert aux étudiants (avec ou sans crédit), académiciens, employés du gouvernement, personnes qui travaillent dans des ONG et des organisations internationales, représentants autochtones ou communautaires, activistes, artistes et travailleurs culturels. Le thème sera l'Art et la culture autochtones et le cours sera offert seulement en anglais. Le nombre d'inscriptions est limité à 40 participant(e)s. Les personnes qui termineront la formation avec succès recevront un certificat de reconnaissance du Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne. Les animateurs du cours sont des universitaires reconnus, des praticiens et des artistes. La direction académique du cours sera assurée par les Professeurs John Packer, Directeur du CREDP, et Chantal Rodier, Faculté des arts. Si vous avez des questions, n'hésitez surtout pas à communiquer avec nous à l'adresse arthrrec(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:arthrrec@uottawa.ca>. ________________________________ The Human Rights Research and Education Centre is pleased to present the 3rd edition of the Summer School on The Arts and Human Rights (AHR)<https://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/courses/dcc3113> (DCC3113 | CML4109) that will be held from June 18 to 22, 2018. The goal of this course is to explore issues around the Art as a manifestation of human rights and as an instrument for the promotion of human rights. The course is open to students (for credit or not) as well as academics, government employees, NGO and IO staff, indigenous and community representatives, artists, activists and cultural workers. The theme will be Indigenous Arts and Culture and the course will be offered only in English. Enrolment is limited to 40 participants. Those who successfully complete the training will receive a certificate of recognition from the Human Rights Research and Education Centre. The Course features leading scholars, practitioners and artists. Academic direction will be provided by Professors John Packer, HRREC Director, and Chantal Rodier, Faculty of Arts, uOttawa. The Connection between the Arts and Human Rights In recognition of the Arts as an integral medium of learning and expression, the HRREC launched the Arts and Human Rights Program. This powerful initiative seeks to raise awareness and engage individuals in a multidisciplinary interrogation of human rights issues framed through various forms of creative artistic expression such as visual, performance, media, cinematography, musical and literary arts. The AHR summer course brings to life the teaching component of the program and explores areas of study directly related to the foci of the HRREC. The curriculum blends traditional and artistic pedagogical methods. If you have questions about the summer school, do not hesitate to contact us at arthrrec(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:arthrrec@uottawa.ca>. ________________________________ Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa 613-562-5775 www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca<http://www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca> | HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:HRREC@uOttawa.ca>

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