Human Rights and Equity Conference 2022
More than 150 delegates gathered in Vancouver on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 to attend BCNU's annual Human Rights and Equity Conference. Throughout the two days, there were presentations, dialogue and discussion on the many meanings of justice and how we might reflect on these meanings in our life and work.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
For additional coverage of the event, visit BCNU's Human Rights and Equity Facebook page and BCNU's Instagram page.
Film Screenings

Conviction
With more women in prisons than ever before, Conviction invites viewers to question the status quo, and to consider a different kind of society that better supports the most vulnerable among us.
The screening will be followed by an opportunity to speak with and hear from some of the remarkable women involved in the making of the film. Learn more about the film here.

Beyond Extinction: A Sinixt Resurgence
Beyond Extinction: A Sinixt Resurgence documents three decades of Indigenous struggle by the Sinixt people, whose traditional territories are in Southwest British Columbia and the USA, divided by the border. It weaves together observational footage, contemporary interviews, oral histories, survival stories told by matriarchs, personal as well as public archives, to tell a story never told before. Learn more about the film here.
Speakers

Kimberley Brownlee

Marilyn James

Ali Kazimi

Alex King

Bianca Mercer

Michaela McGuire

Akwasi Owusu-Bempah

Ariella Pahlke

Dr. Ted Palys

Senator Kim Pate

Zool Suleman

Dr. Coleen Varcoe