February 4
Black Law Student Association (BLSA) in collaboration with the Canadian Federation of Students present
The Black Student Experience in Canada - Black History Month 2021

12:30-1:45 p.m.
Black Students Matter: To be a Black Student in Canada
Panelists: Bilan Arte, Debbie Owusu-Akeeyah, Eternity Martis

2:00-3:45 p.m.
Solidarity Across Movements
Panelists: Sandy Hudson, Chúk Odenigbo, Yara Shoufani, Shanese Indoowaaboo Steele

4:00-5:30 p.m.
Organizing as a Black Student (From Intention to Action) Workshop
Presenters: Jeremiah, Azinwi

5:45-6:20 p.m.
Black Students’ Caucus Documentary Premiere

6:30-7:30 p.m.
Black Healing: Self and Community Care Workshop
(closed space for Black students) - Muna Mohamed
Speakers: Azinwi, Jeremiah

February 11 | 11:30 am to 1:00 pm

Dialogues France-Canada en IA
IA + Surveillance : Le cas de la reconnaissance faciale utilisée par la police

Join us for an AI + Society virtual talk with professors Céline Castets-Renard and Eliette Rubi-Cavagna for a conversation on the use of facial recognition technologies by police forces

Free event. Open to all. RSVP before February 11 at 9am
This event will be in French only

February 17 | 11:30 am to 1:00 pm

Greenberg Chair - Misogyny Across Global Media

Moderator: Jane Bailey
Panelists: Chloé S. Georas, Maria Marron

February 19 | 18:30 – 20:30 pm

Authenticité et la profession juridique

Les communautés de common law et de droit civil sont les bienvenues et c'est la francophonie qui vous unit durant cette soirée.

Reserve your spot!
This event will be presented in French only

February 22 | 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

A Human Rights Based Approach to Anti-Black Racism – with Neuberger-Jesin Professor John Packer, HRREC member Slava Balan, Ph. D. candidate in law and graduates of the Fall 2020 online course Human Rights & Governance: The Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) to Policy, Law and Development (DCC4119).

Event (in English) organized by the by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa.
Registration required to receive the link to the webinar.

February 23 | 11:30 am to 1:00 pm

Diversity Matters: current considerations, constructive action, collective strength

Speaker: Charlene Theodore, President of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA)

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This event will be presented in English only

February 23 | 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Youth-Led Climate Action & Children’s Right to the Environment – with Chris Tollefson (Professor, University of Victoria), Albert Lalonde (Climate activist), Haana (Environmentalism enthusiast) and Annabel Webb (Environmental Rights Fellow, David Suzuki Foundation).

Event (in English) organized by the by the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child (IRLRC) as part of the Civil Law Section Lecture Series of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.
Registration required to receive the link to the webinar.

February 23 | 12:00 pm 

Creating a Sustainable and Equitable Digital Agriculture Revolution

Join us for an Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue's AI + Society virtual talk on agricultural innovation and how to design public policy for a more sustainable and inclusive future.

Free event. Open to all. RSVP before 23 February at 9am

February 24 | 4:00 to 5:00 pm

Working for Human Rights Series with Samantha Peters

Speaker: Samantha Peters, J.D., M.A. (Black Legal Mentor in Residence, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, uOttawa)

RSVP to receive the link HRREC@uOttawa.ca