HiMY SYeD -- Stephen Lewis, Re-Imagine Social Justice: From Global to Local Toronto, October 17 2011
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Date: 2012-05-28

HiMY SYeD -- Stephen Lewis, Re-Imagine Social Justice: From Global to Local Toronto, October 17 2011

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Stephen Lewis to speak out on social justice at Ryerson University

Lecture by distinguished visiting professor at Ryerson, activist and humanitarian, to launch university's inaugural Social Justice Week events from Oct. 17 to 21 2011

Activist and humanitarian Stephen Lewis will talk about social justice during a public lecture on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 6:30 p.m. Ted Rogers School of Management, 575 Bay St., (entrance from 55 Dundas St. W.) 7th floor, room TRS 1-1067, Ryerson University.

With Rodney Diverlus, Ryerson Students' Union's vice-president, equity, as a moderator, students will have the opportunity to ask Lewis how they can become engaged in social justice issues at the local level as budding activists.

Lewis's lecture is part of Ryerson's inaugural Social Justice Week, a week-long series of events spearheaded by Professor Winnie Ng, Ryerson's SAM-Gindin Chairholder in Social Justice and Democracy. The events will also coincide with the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Oct. 17). Students, faculty and staff will have an opportunity to take in a photo exhibit of Mexican and Caribbean migrant farm workers in Canada, participate in Aboriginal circle workshop to learn about the Indian Act and listen to live music featuring performers 7 Firez Hip Hop and D'bi Young. There will also be a film presentation of Khoi-San 11: The Uprising of Hangberg, in partnership with the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.

For a full list of events: visit: ryerson.ca/socialjustice

Social Justice Week has been sponsored by Ryerson University, OPSEU, CUPE, Local 3904 and the Ryerson Students' Union.
WHAT:    Lecture by Stephen Lewis, distinguished visiting professor at Ryerson: Re-Imagine Social Justice -- From Global to Local

WHEN: Monday, Oct. 17 2011
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

WHERE:   Ted Rogers School of Management
 575 Bay St. (entrance from 55 Dundas St. W.)
7th floor, room TRS 1-1067
Ryerson University