The Dr. Richard B. Splane Lecture in Social Policy presents:
Sense and Debility: H
ow disability figures in progressive social policy
Monday\, November 28th\, 2016
5:30 pm\, followed by a rec
eption
Venue: Liu Institute for Global Issue
s - Multipurpose Room\, 6476 NW Marine Drive\, UBC\, Vancouver
The Liu
Institute is located in the northwest corner of campus\, across the street
from the Museum of Anthropology. Parking is available in the Rose
Garden Parkade on NW Marine Dr. (1 block east) and the Fraser River Parkade
on Memorial Rd. (1 block south).
All welcome.
The theme for th is year is the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an international human right s treaty and is intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.
The public lecture will be delivered by Catherine Fraze e OC\, D.Litt.\, LLD. (Hon.)\, who is Professor Emerita in the School of Di sability Studies at Ryerson University. Frazee is a member of DAWN (Disable d Women’s Network Canada)\, has served on the Board of Directors of Canadia n Abilities Foundation\, and the Canadian Association of Community Living\, chairing that organization’s Task force on Values and Ethics. She served a s the Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission from 1989 t o 1992. In addition to several honorary degrees\, she is an Officer of the Order of Canada for her advancement of the rights of persons with disabilit ies and as an advocate for social justice. Dr. Frazee has lectured and publ ished extensively on human rights\, precarious citizenship\, and the activi st resistance of disabled people.
About the Splane Lecture: < /strong>Each year the Vancouver Branch of the United Nations Association in Canada\, UBC’s School of Social Work\, the Liu Institute for Global Issues \, and The World Federalist Movement – Canada co-organize a presentation in the field of Canadian public policy to honour the work of Dr. Richard Spla ne\, Professor Emeritus at UBC’s School of Social Work. The lecture is held in the spirit of Article 25 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states that “everyone has the right to a standard of li ving adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family\, including food\, clothing\, housing and medical care and necessary social s ervices\, and the right to security in the event of unemployment\, sickness \, disability\, widowhood\, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumst ances beyond his control.”
Sponsored by: UBC’s Schoo l of Social Work\, UBC Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship\, The Liu Insti tute for Global Issues\, the United Nations Association in Canada\, and The World Federalist Movement – Canada
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