The College of the West Indies (The UWI), via its Faculty of Graduate Research & Analysis (SGSR) and the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Financial Research (SALISES) is collaborating with the Social Justice (SO-JUST) Challenge in Jamaica to host a nationwide Social Justice Incapacity Convention. The convention, themed Fairness in Motion – Advancing Justice for Individuals with Disabilities will likely be held at The UWI, Regional Headquarters, Jamaica from November 13 to 14.
The SO-JUST Challenge is a seven-year social justice reform initiative funded by the Authorities of Canada and applied by the collaborative efforts of the United Nations Improvement Programme (UNDP), the Authorities of Jamaica and civil society companions. The upcoming convention goals to equip service suppliers with useful insights to help individuals with disabilities throughout Jamaica and collect a broad spectrum of stakeholders, together with policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and activists, to share concepts, greatest practices, and revolutionary options within the discipline.
Along with fostering dialogue, collaboration, and networking amongst individuals with disabilities and justice advocates to advance social justice initiatives, tangible outputs from the policy-oriented convention will embrace a information product with suggestions for improved entry to justice for individuals with disabilities and a listing of obtainable companies for individuals with disabilities.
Professional Vice-Chancellor, Graduate Research and Analysis at The UWI, Professor Aldrie Henry-Lee commented on the convention saying, “Because the main analysis establishment within the area, this convention is critical for us because it aligns with our core values and ongoing efforts to advertise a extra inclusive society for everybody, particularly people with disabilities. We have now established the primary Centre for Incapacity Research (CDS) within the area and lively analysis clusters which underscore our dedication. We’ve additionally been devoted to enhancing our campuses to higher help people with disabilities, per the UN Conference on the Rights of Individuals with Disabilities. We stay up for bringing collectively key stakeholders at this convention, because it supplies a platform to advance the significant inclusion of the rights of individuals with disabilities.”
Additionally sharing sentiments, Kishan Khoday, UNDP Resident Consultant famous “Underserved and weak teams require our help to safe their improvement aspirations and potential. By strengthening our dedication to leaving nobody behind, we additionally guarantee our agenda 2030 beliefs are achieved. UNDP’s dedication to the social resilience and inclusion of underserved and weak teams is pushed by these vital concerns. Because of this, we’re honoured to help this social justice convention which can reinforce our worldwide and native commitments to individuals with disabilities and spotlight persistent gaps and actionable options required to assist them achieve equal entry to vital companies and alternatives.”
Among the many featured audio system on the convention are revered names from the CARICOM justice fraternity and UNDP representatives together with: Delroy Chuck, QC, MP, Minister of Justice; Justice Adrian Saunders, President of the Caribbean Courtroom of Justice; Justice Bryan Sykes, O.J., CD, Chief Justice of Jamaica; Mark Berman, Excessive Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica and the Bahamas; Kishan Khoday, UNDP Resident Consultant; Shalimar Ali-Hack, Director of Public Prosecutions, Guyana; Brigadier Radgh Mason, Commissioner of Corrections, Jamaica; Professor Floyd Morris, CARICOM Particular Rapporteur on Incapacity, Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of Individuals with Disabilities; and Dr. Christine Hendricks, Government Director, Jamaica Council for Individuals with Disabilities.
