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Applying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) at local level

March 18, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

FREE but booking required

The Greater Manchester Disabled People’s Panel would like to invite you to the following event:

With:

Matthew Blow – (Equality and Human Rights Commission UNCRPD Lead, Human Rights Monitoring Team),

Professor Anna Lawson – (School of Law, University of Leeds, Disability Rights and Law, Human Rights, UNCRPD),

Dr. Miro Griffiths – Research Fellow, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds

The Workshop will cover:

  • What is the UNCRPD? What is the EHRC role and how it engages with disabled people about UNCRPD.
  • Implementation of UNCRPD: how it can be used at a local/city region level and DPO level.
  • ‘The personal is political’ – using the UNCRPD on the individual level and with your peers to remove disabling barriers.

When: March 18, 2021 2 – 5pm Manchester

Where: Zoom

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYof-GvrjkpEtR_eD2iAi_sd_Z5-AcIQqYm

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please let us know your access requirements by emailing Panel@gmcdp.com or Text /Phone 07367 754 595

 

Details

Date:
March 18, 2021
Time:
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
FREE but booking required
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