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    BC Civil Liberties Association
    7th Annual Freedom in Action:
    Youth, Civil Liberties and Citizenship Forum
    Simon Fraser University
    Harbour Centre
    515 West Hastings Street
    Wednesday, November 23, 2011
    We are suggesting a voluntary per student donation
    of $5 to assist the Association with the cost
    of producing this event.
    Agenda
    8:30 – 9:00 Registration
    9:00 – 9:05 Welcome
     

    David Eby, Executive Director, BCCLA
    The Importance of Human Rights
    9:05 – 9:50 Session I: What Are Civil Liberties?
     

    Jesse Lobdell
    High School Students and Civil Liberties
    9:55 – 10:45 Session II: Youth and Criminal Law
     

    Brock Martland, Lawyer, Smart, Harris & Martland
    Youth and Criminal Law
    10:45 - 11:05 Break
    11:05 - 12:00 Session III: B.C. Centre for Disease Control
     

    James Tigchelaar, B.C. Centre for Disease Control

    Compassion? Why bother?

    We are constantly being pulled in two directions. While part of our nature urges us that in order to survive, we must think only of ourselves, another challenges us to take care of each other. What does this tension mean in our individual and social lives? Why is it important? How does it translate into how we set up our society? James Tigchelaar will first describe what this struggle has meant in his work as a public health nurse and educator in Vancouver's Downtown East Side. He will then explore the difficulties we all encounter coming to terms with the challenge to look out for people who are disadvantaged, both as individuals and as members of society.
    12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Break
      Session IV: Citizenship Workshops
      Group 1
    80 students    		 Group 2
    40
    students    		 Group 3
    40
    students    		 Group 4
    40
    students
      Room
    1900    		 Room
    1315    		 Room
    1425    		 Room
    1520
    1:00 – 1:45 Aboriginal Interests:
    David Dennis    		 Anti-oppression:
    Romi Chandra Herbert
    		 Food Security:
    Environmental Youth Alliance
    		 Housing:
    Tenants Resource & Advisory Centre
    1:45 - 2:05 Break
      Room
    1900    		 Room
    1425    		 Room
    1520    		 Room
    1315
    2:05 – 2:50 Ben West: Western Wilderness Committee

    		 Food Security:
    Environmental Youth Alliance    		 Housing:
    Tenants Resource & Advisory Centre    		 Anti-oppression:
    Romi Chandra Herbert
    2:50 - 3:00 Evaluation      

    1 Anti-Oppression
    Romi Chandra Herbert
    Romi will discuss how students can do their part in reducing prejudice and bullying in school.

    2 Aboriginal Interests
    David Dennis
    David Dennis, Executive Director of the Frank Paul Society, will discuss a variety of issues impacting First Nations' peoples.

    3 Western Wilderness Committee
    Ben West
    Ben West is the Healthy Communities Campaigner for the Wilderness Committee, Canada's largest membership based wilderness preservation organization with over 30 thousand members across Canada. His work focuses on community organizing to address the causes of climate change and the sources of dangerous toxins. Ben has also served as spokesperson for the Aurora Institute, an NGO focused on reforming the laws that govern corporations to better serve society. In his spare time Ben is a film maker, juggler, comedy enthusiast and a fan of counter culture art. He is is passionate about ecological literacy, environmental justice and he is always looking for creative ways to make green jobs for everyone a reality.

    4 Tenants Resource and Advisory Centre

    TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre is a non-profit, educational charity that provides free legal information on BC’s Tenant-Landlord law through their website www.tenants.bc.ca, legal education workshops, multilingual resources (20 languages) and a Tenant Infoline. 

    Workshops are designed to educate tenants on their rights and responsibilities.  Protect your home by learning about the rules around repairs, evictions, deposits, quiet enjoyment, bed bugs, condition inspection reports, breaking leases, guest access, pets and more. At the end of our presentations, participants are always provided with an opportunity to ask questions and given resources to take home.

    5 Environmental Youth Alliance
    Matthew Kemshaw
    Food for Thought: The Environmental and Social Impact of Your Food Choices
    Environmental Youth Alliance >>

    This interactive workshop gives a broad overview of the present state of food security in Vancouver, as well as what local non-profits are doing to address it. Learn about what food security means and how it bridges the gap between all humans. People need access to safe and healthy foods at all times. The recent discovery of melamine in foods exported by China serves to illustrate the importance of food security.
    Be exposed to the various projects going on in your city right now and see how anyone and everyone can fit within a vibrant network creating positive social change everyday. If you consider poverty and environmentalism as issues of concern, enjoy mind-tickling games and open-minded debates, and are looking for a bit of fun and inspiration, then this workshop is the one for you!