2025 Consultation Speakers

Meet this year's presenters

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Elder

Carolyn Moar

I introduce myself to the Creator with two Spirit Names, Blue Sky Woman, and Morning Star. I have been walking traditionally for over 25 years and worked in the community for some beautiful and powerful organizations and groups for 30 years. As a mother of two and grandmother of 8, & Great-grandmother to 2; I am proud of these achievements.

I worked in various positions from administration to program planning and implementing. I sat on a few boards and am now conducting Red Road to Healing Family Violence Program at Ikwe Widdjiitiwin. My work also includes being part of the team with Kairos Blanket Exercises. I am asked to do various Traditional Teachings and Duties with the City of Winnipeg, River East School Division and many organizations, I perform and attend various ceremonies.

I believe in community and the work that can be achieved. Reconciliation is very important to me as a traditional person.

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Plenary speakers

Gina McKay

Gina McKay is the President of CUPE Manitoba, General Vice President for the Prairies on the CUPE National Executive Board, and Equity Vice President for 2SLGBTQI+ Workers at the Canadian Labour Congress. As a 2SLGBTQI+ equity leader and labour movement activist, she is involved in the regional, national and international labour movement.

Gina is a proud working member on numerous equity and human rights committees and prioritizes intersectional movement building to build stronger communities.

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Carleen Pickard

Carleen is the Social Mission Director at Ben & Jerry's, where she leads the global business to make the world a better place by advocating for human rights, social and economic justice, and environmental protection. She previously led advocacy & activism at Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics in North America for a decade. She also held several positions at the human rights group Global Exchange between 1997-2015, including Executive Director, and was the Political Co-Director at the Council of Canadians.

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Kaylee Perez

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Delphine Mas

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Destiny Klassen

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Levelt Michaud

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Catherine Castillo

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Whitney Hayes

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Clayton Sandy

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MariJo Vanidour

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Mbalu Lumor

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Alix Reynolds

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Tanya Aberman

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Brantella Williams

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Christina Clark-Kazak

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Kinan Swaid

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Sean Rehaag

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Petra Molnar

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Nazmun Siddiqua

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Gwendolyn Muir

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Jennifer Dagsvik

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Humaira Jaleel

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Imtenan Abd-El-Razik

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Kristin Marshall

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Laura Cameron

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Dr. Nisrin Elamin

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Dr. Ahmed El Bashir

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Huda Bukhari

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Dania Majid

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Imtenan Abd-El-Razik

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Corey Balsam

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Lara Dyer

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Emily Halldorson

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Daniela Ruiz

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Mark Stewart

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Alina Murad

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Louis-Philippe Jannard

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Tatenda Mandenga

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Aleks Dughman-Manzur

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Deepa Mattoo

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Abdikheir Ahmed

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IRCC TBD

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Maria DeGuzman

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Kathryn LeBlanc

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Kari McCluskey

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Indigenous rep (TBC)

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Kathleen Hadekel

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Kelly Ryan

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Michael Cassasola

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Lara Dyer

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Rachelle Anctil

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Susan Falodun

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IsaBelle Couillard

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Lily Mariz

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Paola Carmagnani

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Camille Fournel

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Stefan Enrique Joseph Kallikaden

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Jenn McIntyre

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Marisa Berry-Mendez

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Harrold Babon

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Joshua Eisen

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Camille Bonenfant

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Marisa Berry-Mendez

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Ibtihal Mustafa

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Melissa Claisse

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Lena Awwad

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Lauren Lallemand

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Nadine Louis

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Brian Dyck

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Tanya Aberman

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Jannath Naveed

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Arthur Durieux

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Basel Abou Hamrah

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Gauri Sreenivasan

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Steve Reynolds

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Mariana Martinez Vieyra

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Jacques Bertrand

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Hugo Ducharme

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Kari McCluskey

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Alina Murad

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