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DESCRIPTION:You are invited by to a symposium commemorating the 80th annive
 rsary of the battle Mr. Fred Christie fought for racial justice in Montrea
 l\, and examining the present-day situation of racism and the law in Canad
 a.\n\nIn 1939\, Mr. Fred Christie\, a member of the African Canadian commu
 nity of Montreal\, brought his case to the Supreme Court of Canada to chal
 lenge lower courts’ decisions that upheld the Montreal tavern’s freedom of
  commerce and right to deny services to Black persons. His case is of part
 icular significance to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøbicentenary\, as it was championed by Un
 ion United Church members\, through a Christie Defence Committee led by th
 e second Black professor at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø\, Dr. Kenneth Melville. Alth
 ough the case was ultimately unsuccessful\, the infamous pre-human rights 
 Charter/ code decision\, Christie v. York Corporation\, [1940] SCR 139 has
  been widely taught in Canadian law schools\, and remains a sobering remin
 der of law’s indeterminacy.\n\nIn order to commemorate this important chap
 ter in Canadian legal history\, to honour Mr. Christie and the Black commu
 nity’s valiant battle for judicial recognition of their human rights and d
 ignity\, the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøFaculty of Law and the Labour Law and Development Rese
 arch Laboratory\, the Centre for Research and Action on Race Relations\, a
 nd the Union United Church will co-host\, on the last day of Black History
  Month\, an afternoon symposium on Mr. Christie’s case.\n\nThe symposium w
 ill feature two panels (13:00-16:45): the first panel will focus on the li
 fe and times of Mr. Christie\, and the second will focus on present-day ra
 cism and the law in Canada.\n\nAmongst other speakers\, the program will f
 eature Mr. Terry Brazill\, Mr. Christie’s grandson\, and include presentat
 ions by the Hon. Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré\, Quebec’s first Black judge 
 (ret.)\; Professor Barrington Walker\, a foremost historian of African Can
 adian legal history and Me Marie-Claude Landry\, Ad. E.\, the Chief Commis
 sioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Dean Robert Leckey of the 
 51³Ô¹ÏÍøFaculty of Law will preside one of the panels.\n\nThe symposium wil
 l followed by a reception (17:00-18:00) in the Atrium.\n\nKindly register 
 on EventBrite.\n\nThis event is eligible for inclusion as 3h 45m of contin
 uing legal education as reported by members of the Barreau du Québec.\n
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LOCATION:Maxwell Cohen Moot Court (NCDH 100)\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, Q
 C\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Black History Month 2020: Commemorating Christie v. York\, 80 Years
  On
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