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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Next week, the UW Department of Religious Studies will welcome representatives from the Ontario Human Rights Commission. The Commission is updating its policy on “creed,” i.e., the protection of religious freedom
and the promotion of religious diversity in Ontario. As part of the policy update, we have scheduled a number of events at the University of Waterloo. We hope that you will participate in the academic event (see highlighted item below) at 10 am on Wednesday.</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The other events are community-oriented; the Commission would like to consult with members of local religious communities in order to assure that they have addressed their concerns.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please feel free to participate. However, note, that the room is small and space is limited.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Wednesday, November 20, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">10-12 noon PAS 2438: RS student and faculty event</span></b><span style="color:black">: “What is Religion? Implications for protecting religious freedom in Ontario,” Presenters:
Shaheen Azmi, Director, and Remi Warner, Senior Policy Analyst, of the OHRC’s Policy Education, Monitoring & Outreach office. Respondents: Doris Jakobsh (University of Waterloo) and David Seljak (St. Jerome’s University). Q&A.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">12:20-1:20 pm Conrad Grebel cafeteria: Meeting with Ed Janzen and Marlene Epp, Conrad Grebel University College on Old Order Mennonites and Amish communities. (By invitation only.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">2:45-3:50 pm: PAS 1053:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Shaheen Azmi and Remi Warner will participate in RS 700: Religious Diversity in North America to continue the morning discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">7:00-9:00 pm: Meeting with community members i.e., representatives from local Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, new-religious-movement, and minority-Christian groups at St. Jerome’s University. (By invitation
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Thursday, November 21, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">9:30 am- 11:30 am, St. Paul University College, Aboriginal Education Centre: meeting with Aboriginal leaders. (By invitation only.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">It promises to be a good couple of days.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">David Seljak<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Associate Professor of Religious Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">University of Waterloo (St. Jerome’s)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Faculty of Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Mail: St. Jerome’s University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">290 Westmount Road North<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Waterloo ON N2L 3G3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Work mobile: 226-747-5812<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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