CIC-Toronto Branch presents: Valerie Rzepka, Joel Etienne, Maryse Bermingham and Antoine Derose
Location:
Hart House at the University of Toronto
East Common Room
7 Hart House Circle
Toronto, ON
Admission:
This event is free but please arrive early as seating is limited
Event description:
Canadian International Council – Toronto Branch
& Hart House Debates Committee present :
Magnitude 7.0 Haiti One Year Later : What Must Still be Done?
An evening of insightful, interactive discussion on Canadian aid and development efforts in Haiti since the devastating earthquake of January 2010: what has the Canadian government done; how effective has it been; and what still needs to be done?
Featured Panellists
Valerie Rzepka, National Chair of Canadian Medical Assistance Teams
Joel Etienne, Immigration lawyer who is active within Toronto’s Haitian Community
Maryse Bermingham, Vice President of Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization
Antoine Derose, Toronto Region French Language Health Services Planning and Support Committee
Moderated by
Melanie Newton, Associate Professor of Caribbean Studies at the University of Toronto
Specializing in the social and cultural history of the Caribbean and the history of slavery, gender and emancipation in the Atlantic World.
