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Tracie Léost

Founder and Executive Director | Waanishka Movement Inc

Knowledge keeper, Indigenous advocacy, Métis rights, Indigenous education, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people, Indigenous youth, youth empowerment, justice, unapologetic

Sarah Teich

International Human Rights Lawyer | Sarah T. Teich, Barrister & Solicitor

international law, international human rights, terrorism, counter-terrorism, national security

Lisa Feldstein

Principal Lawyer / Health Lawyer / Adjunct Professor | Lisa Feldstein Law Office PC / York University (Faculty of Health)

Health law, family health law, reproductive law, surrogacy, fertility law, sperm donation, egg donation, family caregivers, legal advice for family caregivers, mental health law

Dr. Michelle Stack

Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education | University of British Columbia

Professor Stack's teaching and research are in the areas of university rankings, connecting cooperatives and social solidarity economies, disability justice and anti-racism.

Dr. Satinder Brar

Professor and James and Joanne Love Chair in Environmental Engineering | York University

Environmental engineering, environment, wastes, pollution, wastewater, drinking water, wastewater sludge, bioproducts, fermentation, disinfectants, advanced oxidation technologies, bioremediation, microorganisms