Community Forum and Celebration
of the Systemic Human Rights Remedy
NEWSFLASH! Open to the public… Livestream the Community Forum and Celebration this Saturday Dec 9th at 2 pm – To hear more about the human rights remedy tune into Vicky Levack, Vince Calderhead, and others speak about next steps in monitoring the changes – look for it on the DRC Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DisabilityRightsCoalitionNS
The Disability Rights Coalition invites you to a community forum and celebration of the systemic human rights remedy (a plain language summary of the human rights remedy is now available here) to end the discrimination against persons with disabilities in their access to social assistance and supports and services to live in community.
The discriminatory treatment includes closing institutions for persons with disabilities, ending waitlists and creating access to supports and services to live in the community of your choice, and fulfilling the right to social assistance that meets the needs of all people.
We need you moving forward. At the forum we will look at how DRC members and allies can contribute to this human rights remedy to ensure that the 5 year plan that forms part of the legal remedy is followed and that the discriminatory treatment is brought to an end.
A plain language summary of the human rights remedy is now available here.
And we want to celebrate with you this important milestone in the struggle for equality for persons with disabilities in Nova Scotia. We hope that you will join us!
When:
Saturday December 9, 2023, 2 – 7 pm
Where:
St Andrew’s Hall, 6036 Coburg Road
What:
➊ Welcome and Introductions
➋ Keynote: What you need to know about the systemic human rights remedy and the road ahead.
➌ Workshops/Small groups: How you can contribute to the monitoring of the systemic human rights remedy
➍ Following the workshops there will be time to celebrate with one another this important human rights milestone.
Please let us know if you require accommodation or would like to attend virtually or in person:
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Donations for this event are welcome. Please mark donations “for DRC” and sent to payments to payments@inclusionns.ca