Update on the Network team
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This past November, the Peace Network team was pleased to welcome Anna Krol into its ranks as Program Coordinator, specializing in Diversity and Inclusion. Recipient of a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Grenoble Alpes (France), Anna specializes in the ethics of interpersonal communication and in language analysis. As part of her doctoral work, she was invited to join an interdisciplinary team on the fight against discrimination. To this end, she participated in studies carried out for the Defender of Rights and the General Commissariat for the Equality of Territories. She also conducted an evaluation of public policies related to the fight against discrimination in a municipality in the Grenoble basin. Her work experience in the private sector and her collaboration with the Association of Executives for Social and Economic Progress in Lyon, combined with her academic knowledge, led her to teach Intercultural Management.
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Photo credits: Michael Abril
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Upon her arrival in Montreal in December of 2018, she worked for the City of Montreal as part of Montréal Interculturel and at the Laboratory for Research on Intercultural Relations at the University of Montreal. Anna’s skills and experience in the subject of inter-culturalism, in the fight against discrimination, and in the ethics of interpersonal communication will enhance the expertise of the Peace Network. Her belief that a better world can be built through the collaborative efforts of organizations and people of diverse backgrounds is a key reason that Anna chose to join the Peace Network team and help lead its activities.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Martin Luther King Day Commemoration, Montreal City Hall
Photo credits: Sylvain Légaré
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The City of Montreal commemorated the 17th edition of Martin Luther King Day on January 20 th, through a collaborative effort with the Peace Network for Social Harmony and local NGO Youth in Motion. The event’s central activity was a panel moderated by Michael Farkas, with a discussion of actions that can be taken on campus to promote diversity and inclusion as well as practices of non-violence. All four of Montreal’s major universities were part of the panel including: Dr. Nalini Mohabir, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Town Planning and Environment at Concordia University; Marie-Livia Beaugé, lawyer and former law student at UQAM; Julie Guernier, undergraduate student in International Studies and project manager for humanitarian and community action at the University of Montreal; and Lina Bensaidane, a law graduate involved with Muslim Awareness Week at McGill University.
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Magda Popeanu, Vice-President of the City’s Executive Committee, responsible for culture and diversity, and Brian Bronfman, President of the Peace Network for Social Harmony, delivered speeches reminding us of Martin Luther King Jr.’s emphasis on the creation of more harmonious societies and the respect of people’s basic rights. The event concluded with an uplifting performance by the People's Gospel Choir of Montreal, as well as a networking opportunity for those in attendance.
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