Diversity Dialogue: Professor Irwin Cotler on Contemporary Antisemitism
All members of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine community are welcome.
This event is presented by the Office of Inclusion & Diversity in partnership with The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.
The Honourable Irwin Cotler will be speaking at Temerty Faculty of Medicine for a virtual Diversity Dialogue. He will also share reflections on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is recognized each year on January 27.
The Honourable Irwin Cotler is the Founder and International Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, Canada's Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, member of the High-Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, Emeritus Professor of Law at McGill University, an international human rights lawyer, and counsel to prisoners of conscience. He is a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and long-time Member of Parliament.
Designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on January 27. This date marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. Temerty Medicine is committed to continued dialogue around Holocaust education that will foster a reflective, inclusive culture where we all belong.
Kindly RSVP by Monday, January 24, 2022
You will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the virtual event prior to January 26.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Inclusion & Diversity, Temerty Faculty of Medicine via medicine.oid@utoronto.ca.