UN Day Celebration, Reflection & Panel Discussion
Equity, Education & Sustainable Development
Background
UN Day is a commemorative day marking the official creation of the UN and the entry into force of the United Nations Charter in 1945. This day is devoted to raising awareness of the goals and achievements of the UN and gaining support for the work that the organization is doing.
On this occasion CIFAL York is organizing a panel discussion to celebrate, reflect and discuss some of the key and ongoing UN efforts around equity, education, and sustainable developments, by bringing together academics, professionals, and students to share their views, perspectives, and suggestions to make the world more equitable and sustainable.
Date: October 24, 2022
Time: 12PM-1:30PM EST (Toronto Time)
Location: Zoom (webinar)
Panelists:
Dawn R. Bazely
Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, York university
Andrea Davis
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities, York University
Academic Convenor of the 2023 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Charles Hopkins
NESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability York University, Faculty of Education
Sandra (Skerratt) Peniston
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, York University
Project Lead – The ‘SDGs-in-the-Classroom’ Curricular Innovation Hub (AIF Category I: Academic Innovation Project)
Julia Satov
Global Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Litera
Co-Chair & Strategic Advisor, EDI Committee, UNITAR CIFAL York
Nitima Bhatia
PhD Student, Faculty of Education, Co-chair, SDGs-in-the-Classroom Community of Practice
Francesca Muñoz
Youth Observer, COP26 and Student at the University of Glasgow
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