SYMPOSIUM ON FREE EXPRESSION & PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY

The McGill Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the Symposium on Free Expression and Peaceful Assembly on Wednesday, May 2 from 1 - 4:45 p.m. at the McGill Faculty Club (3450 McTavish St.) This academic symposium concludes the Free Expression and Peaceful Assembly Open Forum Series, chaired by Dean of Arts Christopher Manfredi as requested by Principal Heather Munroe-Blum following Professor Daniel Jutras’ recommendations in the Report on the Internal Investigation into the Events of November 10, 2011.

The program of the Symposium is detailed below. This is a free, public event. A reception will follow. Please confirm your attendance at rsvp.arts@mcgill.ca. Space is limited. For those unable to attend in person, the Symposium will be available for viewing via live video streaming. This can be accessed at: http://bcooltv.mcgill.ca/Viewer/?EventID=201204240072. Those watching via live stream will also have the opportunity to submit questions. To make a comment or ask a question while watching the Symposium, simply click on the button labeled ‘ask’, located at the top left-hand corner of the screen. Your message will be received by a moderator who will then present it on your behalf.

For more information about the Symposium, to view podcasts, and to read the minutes of all four of the Open Forum sessions, please visit http://blogs.mcgill.ca/openforum-expression/.

Symposium Program

1:00     Words of welcome by Provost, Anthony Masi, and Dean of Arts, Christopher Manfredi.

1:15     Panel 1:  Peaceful Assembly

·         Abby Deshman, Director, Public Safety Program, Canadian Civil Liberties Association

·         David Mead, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of East Anglia (UK)

·         Bruce Ryder, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Moderator: Antonia Maioni, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University

3:00     Panel 2:  Free Expression

·         Gabriella Coleman, Associate Professor, Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University

·         P. Michael Hunziker, Ph.D. candidate, Faculty of Law, McGill University

·         Michael Kennedy, Program Associate, American Council of Trustees and Alumni (Washington, DC)

Moderator: Catherine Lu, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University

4:30     Summary and wrap-up

Yusra Khan, Vice-President (Academic), Arts Undergraduate Society, McGill University

Harmon Moon, U2 History student and President, Freethought Association

4:45     Reception