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SUMMARY:Master of Development Practice and Global Justice (MDPGJ) program
DESCRIPTION:The MDPGJ is an interdisciplinary graduate program designed to prepare future leaders to address the world’s most complex development and justice challenges. Through an integrated approach that connects theory\, practice\, and policy\, students gain the skills and experience needed to make a meaningful impact locally and globally. \nJoin us to learn more about the program’s structure\, areas of study\, and opportunities for applied learning. The session will also provide an opportunity to ask questions and hear directly from faculty members involved in the program. \nInformation Session Details:\nDate: Thursday\, November 13\, 2025\nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST\nFormat: Hybrid (attend in person- MCKN 019 or online via Microsoft Teams) \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/master-of-development-practice-and-global-justice-mdpgj-program/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Hopper Lecture 2025 - Fostering Societal Growth
DESCRIPTION:In 2025\, Barbados enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act\, which came just three months after the government introduced a seven-year policy aimed at addressing the needs of persons with disabilities. As contemporary development faces social\, economic\, political\, and environmental challenges\, it is essential for any society striving to achieve its goals to vigorously promote the inclusion of all its members. \nGuest speaker: \nMs. Kerryann Ifill is a well-known Barbadian activist who has ceaselessly promoted the rights of people with disabilities. Since losing her vision at the age of four\, the 50-year-old has gone on to become the youngest person and first woman to be appointed President of the Barbados Senate. This was after becoming the first person with vision loss to complete a University of the West Indies degree (with Honours) at UWI’s Cave Hill campus\, before completing a Master of Business Administration and postgraduate diploma in Special Education. \nMs. Ifill has been one of the premier advocates for the adoption of assistive technology for children with special needs\, from primary through tertiary levels. She has been instrumental in preparing Barbados’ educational institutions to receive visually impaired students\, one of whom went on to become Barbados’s first blind attorney-at-law. She has also served the wider disabled community of the Caribbean by advancing a more inclusive agenda regionally. She has served as President of the Barbados Council for the Disabled\, President of the Barbados National United Society of the Blind\, President of the Caribbean Council for the Blind\, and Vice-Chair of the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum. Her colleagues and admirers say that her advocacy has been so powerful it has created a ripple effect\, encouraging others to work towards a more equitable and compassionate world. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/hopper-lecture-2025-fostering-societal-growth/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Countering Policy Exclusions: Canada\, disability\, and international commitments Part 2
DESCRIPTION:With the election of a new federal government\, we have invited leaders in civil society organizations to discuss what will and should be key priorities for action around ensuring rights and justice of and with women and girls with disabilities. We will examine how the Global Disability Summit declaration to ensure 15% of development assistance funding to people with disabilities can be addressed in Canada. We will consider whether Canada’s leadership of the G7 in 2025 offers openings to move forward on gender\, disability\, and inclusion. We will explore how the recently released recommendations for action by Canada from the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Medical Assistance in Dying Track 2 legislation\, arms exports\, and the representation of women with disabilities can be effectively addressed by the government. The panel will also highlight how women and gender-diverse people with disabilities are playing a leadership role in these areas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists\nAll four panelists are members of the University of Guelph’s Engendering Disability-Inclusive Development–Genre\, handicap et développement inclusif (EDID-GHDI) partnership (www.edid-ghdi.ca). \nNeil Belanger (he/him) is a member of the Lax Se el Clan in the House of Nikate’en\, of the Gitxsan First Nation and is the Chief Executive Officer of the Indigenous Disability Canada/British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (IDC/BCANDS). He has also worked as a Senior Consultant\, working with organizations in the First Nation\, Indigenous\, Health\, Disability\, and Social Services sectors. Neil’s expertise helps to shine a light on the impact of Canada’s international commitments on Indigenous Peoples with disabilities. \nBonnie Brayton (she/her) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Disabled Women’s Network of Canada (DAWN Canada)\, and has worked on issues concerning women with disabilities\, ranging from health equity to gender-based violence to housing to employment. She provides insight into advancing the rights of women with disabilities internationally and within Canada. \nMarijke De Pauw (she/her) is Humanity and Inclusion (HI) Canada’s Specialist in inclusive governance. She has a doctorate in law\, and her main expertise includes the rights of older persons\, the rights of persons with disabilities\, inclusive development\, and support to civil society. Marijke’s experience in international law and policy provides a perspective on the rights and international commitments Canada should prioritize with women\, girls\, and gender-diverse people with disabilities. \nMaureen Haan (she/her) has been the President and CEO of the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) since 2012. Maureen provides expertise in the cross-disability sector\, particularly focusing on employment issues. Her involvement includes being the lead for employment for persons with disabilities for Civil Society on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)\, working on the Minister Disability Advisory Group (MDAG)\, and serving as a board member on Accessibility Standards Canada. \nThis event is the third in a series co-hosted by the Live Work Well Research Centre and Dr. Leah Levac’s Canada Research Chair in Critical Community Engagement and Public Policy. Watch for future events on the topic of Countering Policy Exclusions. \n\n Date and Time\n\n\n\nMonday\, May 12th\, 2025 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM\n\n\n\n\n\n Location\n\n\n\n\nVirtual on Zoom – please note the time is in Eastern Time \nThe Zoom link will be provided before the event to those registered. \nTo register\, email lww@uoguelph.ca with your name\, email address\, affiliation (if any)\, and any disability accommodations you require in order to participate fully in the event. Please use the subject line “May 12 Event.”  \nA human captioner will be present at this online event to provide live\, accurate\, real-time captions (CART captioning). If you need ASL as a disability accommodation\, please register two weeks before the event so we can make arrangements. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/countering-policy-exclusions-canada-disability-and-international-commitments-part-2/
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SUMMARY:UN Ambassador Bob Rae Joins U of G for International Development Week
DESCRIPTION:The University of Guelph is hosting a virtual conversation with Bob Rae\, Canada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations (UN) in New York for International Development week.\n\n \n\nHear from one of Canada’s foremost leaders in diplomacy and international development as he reflects on Canada’s leadership role in promoting sustainable\, inclusive and evidence-based approaches to development and international cooperation. Rae has served as Canada’s ambassador to the UN since 2020 and was elected to the UN Presidency of the Economic and Social Council for 2024-25. He also served as the premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.\n\n \n\nThe conversation will take place virtually on Monday\, Feb. 3\, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. via Zoom. All students\, faculty\, staff and community members are welcome to attend to hear from Rae and engage with him in a Q&A.\n\n \n\nJason Moreton\, U of G’s vice-president external\, will provide opening remarks and Dr. Andrea Paras\, director of the Guelph Institute of Development Studies\, will moderate the discussion.\n\n \n\nDon’t miss this rare opportunity to engage directly with one of Canada’s leading global figures who brings insight into the country’s role on the world stage and the pressing international issues of our time.  Hosting Rae is an incredible opportunity for U of G students interested in international issues to engage with a leader who has worked on the forefront of our most recent global challenges.\n\n \n\nThis event is hosted in partnership with the University of Guelph’s Office of International Strategy and Partnerships and the Guelph Institute of Development Studies (GIDS).\n\nRegister to attend here!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/un-ambassador-bob-rae-joins-u-of-g-for-international-development-week/
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