1. Support LGBTQ rights
From Uganda to Russia and beyond, LGBTQ rights are coming under attack. Learn more when activist Anna Dovgopol joins a forum called LGBT Rights And The War In Ukraine and Marusya Bociurkiw previews her new documentary, This Is Gay Propaganda, on Monday (May 11) at Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. Even better, proceeds from the event go to Insight Shelter for LGBT Refugees. 7 pm, $5-$15. studioformediaactivism.com.
2. Wake-up call for Canada
First Nations business leader Arthur Manuel and BC Grand Chief Ron Derrickson join Naomi Klein in a discussion on the role of indigenous peoples in the political and economic future of Canada, at the Ryerson Library Tuesday (May 12) from 7 to 9 pm. Free. 350 Victoria. btlbooks.com.
3. Racism, rights and resistance
No Justice, No Peace, the Law Union of Ontario‘s 2015 conference, features a full slate on pressing issues. Events get under way at Friends House, 60 Lowther, on Friday (May 8), with a panel at 6:30 pm on the federal government’s national security Bill C-51. $15. The public portion continues Saturday (May 9) at Ryerson Student Centre, 55 Gould. There are a number of panels, among them discussions of the over-representation of racialized children in the child welfare system (1 pm), racial profiling (2:45 pm) and indigenous legal traditions (4:30 pm). Lawyers $125 community members $50 (includes lunch). Check lawunion.ca for more details.
