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Rosemary Brown Memorial Conference 2018 - Women in Politics: Risk and Opportunity

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I attended the 5th Annual Rosemary Brown Memorial Conference at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue at SFU this past weekend where the hot topic of Women in Politics: Risks and Opportunities was on point.  The Asia Pacific Hall at the Wosk Centre is really cool. It's in the shape of a circle, with the intent of fostering dialogue and discourse. My friend Michele and I got good seats and we sat down and nerded out whilst getting our respective notebooks out to take our requisite handwritten notes of the session.  Rosemary Brown is an incredible figure in Canadian history. She was the first black woman to be elected to the BC legislature in 1972. She was the first black woman to run for leadership of the NDP in 1975. From 1993-1996 she was the Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Was bestowed the Order of BC in 1995 and the Order of Canada in 1996. She was known for her community service, her committee to equality and her compassion.  Dr. Marjorie Griffin-Cohe