
The Event will be streamed live on Rogers – click here!
9:30 am – Welcome
9:45 am – Guest Speaker: Catharyn Andersen
Special Advisor to the President on Indigenous Affairs, Memorial University
10:15 am – Panel Discussion: Promoting Anti-Racism in our Communities
This panel will focus on individual experiences with racism and discrimination, and how we can be better allies in fighting racism in the province
- Moderator: Hasan Hai, Manager, Customer Success, Clockwork Fox & Activist
- Panelist: Dr. Sobia Shaikh, Co-founder, Anti-Racism Coalition of NL & Addressing Islamophobia in NL Project
- Panelist: Dr. Zainab Jerrett, Executive Director, Tombolo Multicultural Festival Newfoundland and Labrador
- Panelist: Jude Benoit, 2-Spirit Indigenous Activist Collective Co-founder & Social Justice Co-op Board Member
11:00 am – Panel Discussion: Multiculturalism in Business and Communities
Bringing together business and community representatives to speak about the importance of multiculturalism and how it positively shapes economies and communities
- Moderator: Sharon McLennon, Director, NL Workforce Innovation Centre, CNA
- Panelist: Pam Anstey, Executive Director, St. John’s Farmers’ Market
- Panelist: Tony Fang, Full Professor and the Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Cultural and Economic Transformation, Memorial University
- Panelist: Lloydetta Quaicoe, CEO, Sharing Our Cultures
- Panelist: Colin Krulicki, Regional Vice President, RBC
11:45 am – Screening of HOME documentary / lunch break
12:15 pm – Guest Speaker: Carey Majid
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
12:45 pm – Panel Discussion: Celebrating Immigrant Entrepreneurs
A panel of experts share their experiences for building and maintaining successful businesses in a diversifying province
- Moderator: Sanchita Chakraborty, Founder/ Director, Bollywood Jig
- Panelist: Joe Teo, Co-founder, HeyOrca!
- Panelist: Gustavo Valoyes, 1949 Barber Shop
- Panelist: Mini Nair, Mini’s Family Child Care Centre
- Panelist: Eldin Husic, Balkan Kitchen
1:30 pm – Conclusion
- Streamed on ANC’s Facebook Live
- Streamed live from Rogers NL website
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