June Callwood Lecture: Justice Denied
June Callwood was a prominent journalist, author and social activist. The 2nd annual June Callwood Lecture in her memory is coming up in Toronto as follows:
Friday, April 25, 2008
7 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street
Justice Denied: the Wrongfully Convicted in Canada
Guest Speaker: James Lockyer,lawyer and social justice advocate
James Lockyer is a founding director of the Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC), a Canada wide organization which advocates for the wrongly convicted. Called “a tireless defender of the underdog,” Lockyer has been involved in exposing many wrongful convictions in Canada, including the cases of Steven Truscott, Guy Paul Morin, David Milgaard, Clayton Johnson, Peter Frumusa and Gregory Parsons.
Broadcast journalist Linden MacIntyre will be hosting, and music will be provided by award winning folk singer-songwriter Jon Brooks.
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