Title: Digital Justice work, gaps and opportunities: what’s needed from stakeholders to work towards the share goal of justice in our communities?
Goal: To have a discussion with stakeholders to identify gaps and opportunities to cross-pollinate the work being done in their respective areas of justice work with that of digital justice. The starting point of the conversation can be the Vancouver Digital Strategy document. People in the room can bring perspectives from their own field of work in the community to discuss the city’s digital strategy and identify gaps and areas of opportunity within and around it. (I am open to having a different starting point, however).
Concrete outcome: Ideally, by the end of the session the group will have an initial document outlining areas of opportunity for cross-pollination and gaps where digital justice work could have done better to contribute to the more holistic aspect of justice work.
Duration: 30min
April 12, 2019, 10 am – 3 pm (registration opens at 9:30 am)
SFU David Mowafaghian World Art Centre, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC | Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh Territory
Note: Due to construction, please enter from Cordova Street between Abbott and Cambie
Agenda*
| 9:30 am to 10:00 am | Registration and Mingling |
| 10:00 am to 10:10 am | Opening Prayer: Elder Doris Fox |
| 10:10 am to 10:20 am | MC Welcome: Goals for the day with Suzanne Smythe, SFU |
| 10:20 am to 10:50 am | Keynote: Connecting Missions: The Role Of Digital Justice in our
Fight for Human Rights Speaker: Marianela Ramos Capelo, OpenMedia |
| 10:50 am to 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:00 am to 11:30 am | Breakout Sessions:
1. All Things Tech Café – LinkVan Community Ambassadors 2. TBC – Check Your Head 3. Digital Justice Work, Gaps, and Opportunities: What’s Needed from Stakeholders to Work towards the Shared Goal of Justice in our Communities? 4. Digital Literacy and Poverty – PovNet 5. WILD CARD |
| 11:30 am to 12:00 am | Breakout session highlights, key points, and discussion with Ingrid Mendez |
| 12:00 am to 12:30 pm | Lunch Break |
| 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm | Panel Discussion: Working Towards a Digitally Inclusive Society
Panel Moderator: Shantel Ivits, Vancouver Community College Panel Guests: Lucy Alderson, Capilano University Dionne Pelan, UBC Learning Exchange Ingrid Mendez, Watari Beth Davies, Chief Librarian, Burnaby Public Library Shawna Duncan, First Nation Tech Council |
| 1:35 pm to 2:05 PM | Breakout Sessions:
6. TBC – Free Geek 7. Digital Literacy Best Practices – Suzanne Smythe (SFU), Dionne Pelan (UBC Learning Exchange), William Booth (DTES Literacy Roundtable) 8. Online Governance – Vancouver Public Library 9. Equity and Digital Literacies: Issues of Access, Ethics and Engagement in a Youth Community Setting – Youth Directions 10. WILD CARD |
| 2:05 pm to 2:10 pm | Break |
| 2:10 pm to 2:40 pm | Breakout session highlights, key points, and discussion (large group) |
| 2:40 pm to 3:00 pm | Closing Remarks |
* Session titles and times are subject to change. The final conference agenda will be available on April 12 at the event.
Downtown Eastside Literacy Roundtable 