Human Rights & Equity Services

Student Voices Panel (Friday March 27, 2:40-4:00pm)
Meet our Panellists:
- Patricia Porto De Barros Ayaz
- Temitayo Sodunke
- Eshan Arora
- Suha Khan
- Timi Idris

(Bios in comments)

We’re very excited to have you join us for the annual Human Rights & Equity Conference this Friday. We have an exciting day planned; check out the schedule!

Agenda:
12:00-1:00 PM | Keynote Address:
Lina Hamid, MLA
1:00-1:10 PM | Break
1:10-2:30 PM | Changemakers Panel
2:30-2:40 PM | Break
2:40-4:00 PM | Student Voices Panel
4:00 PM | Closing

Our 2026 Human Rights & Equity Conference is coming up THIS Friday March 27th! Register today (link in bio)!

We’re excited to start sharing our line up of amazing speakers. We will be joined by MLA Lina Hamid as our keynote speaker.

Following the keynote address, we will hear from the Changemakers Panel which features:
-Michelle Paul: Treaty rights holder, water protector, land defender, advocate and activist
- Lisa Bland: Community Engagement Research Specialist | African Nova Scotian Research Ethics Team
- Dr. El Jones: MSVU professor in the Department of Political and Canadian Studies
- Dana Elborno: Palestinian-Canadian social advocate and artist
- Liza Arnason: Consultant and Chair of Ase Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilities
- Huwaida Medani: Manager of Employment Equity with People & Culture
- Karen Mutyabule: Director of Equity & Community Supports, University of King’s College

Join us for our 6th Annual Human Rights & Equity Conference at Dalhousie University.

Theme: The State of the World: Communities Mobilizing for Change
🗓 March 27
⏰ 12:00–4:00 PM AST
💻 Free & Virtual

At a time when many are feeling the weight of global events, this year’s theme invites us to reflect on how these realities shape our local communities and how collective action can move us toward change. The conference will feature a keynote address, community mobilizers and changemakers sharing their work, and learnings highlighting important initiatives happening on campus.

Together, we’ll explore how communities are responding, organizing, and mobilizing for a more just and equitable world. Register today through the link in our bio and stay tuned for speaker announcements.

Happy International Women’s Day | March 8
In honour of International Women’s Day, let’s learn about the case against impunity.

Slide 3: In every corner of the world, laws still treat women differently.

Slide 4: IMPUNITY AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS
Impunity is not accidental. It’s enabled when systems delay, dismiss, or deny justice to women and girls.

Slide 5: No country has achieved full legal equality for women.

Slide 6: When justice fails women the rule of law begins to collapse.

Slide 7: Seeking justice comes at a cost for women. Lost income. Retaliation. Stigma. Risk.

Slide 8: No justice for all women and girls means no justice at all.

Slide 9: For all women and girls: Rights. Justice. Action. This IWD and every day.