Amira Elghawaby
Communications Director · The National Council of Canadian Muslims
Amira Elghawaby leads the NCCM’s media relations, public engagement and strategic communications.
Ethnic Media & Diversity Anti-discrimination Civic Engagement Human Rights Civil Rights
Laurel Collins
Instructor in Political Sociology, Social Justice Studies, and the Sociology and Gender · University of Victoria
Publishes/presents on social movements, violence against women, civil liberties and anti-terrorism, electoral reform, and education.
Social & Political Philosophy Social Movements Social Movements and Collective Behaviour Political Activism Social movements and protest mobilization
Ahmed Bedier
President · United Voices
Social entrepreneur bridge builder inspiring groups to find their voice and impact the world for the better.
Fundraising Middle East Social Enterprise
Ganesh Sitaraman
Associate Professor of Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in public law and policy, including presidential power, foreign relations, domestic regulation and institutional design.
Public Option Institutional design Regulation Foreign Relations Law Constitutional Law
Laila Hlass
Professor of Practice · Tulane University
Professor Hlass focuses on law, policy and practices that affect access to justice within the immigration law regime.
Experiential Learning Asylum Law Children Access to Justice Immigration Law
Laura Hernandez, J.D.
Professor of Law · Baylor University
Expert litigator, focusing on immigration law, insurance law, Civil Rights Actions, and separation of Church and State
Immigration Law Insurance Law Civil Rights Actions Separation of Church and State DACA
Rebecca Johnson
Professor, Faculty of Law · University of Victoria
Rebecca Johnson is a pioneer in Canadian law-and-film scholarship.
Intercultural Communication Indigenous Affairs Sexuality and the Law Same-sex Couples Colonialism
Simon Tam
Author | Musician | Activist · The Slants Foundation
13-time TEDx speaker & performer, and storyteller who focuses on anti-Asian racism. Founder/bassist of The Slants and The Slants Foundation.
Racism in American Music Anti-Asian Racism Marketing Strategy Transparency Civil Rights
Joseph Grodin
Emeritus Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: grodinj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4654 / Office 626-200
Constitutional Law Labor Law Employment Discrimination Law
Joseph Kennedy, J.D., B.A.
Professor of Law, UNC School of Law · UNC at Chapel Hill
Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC School of Law
Intellectual Property Law International Law International and Comparative Criminal Law Constitutional Law Criminal Justice Policy