[ont.events] Public Lecture -- "How Can We Stop Torture and Oppression"

krj@utcsri.UUCP (10/14/87)

                              Public Lecture

                  _H_o_w _C_a_n _W_e _S_t_o_p _T_o_r_t_u_r_e _a_n_d _O_p_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n

                              Co-sponsored by
             The Canadian Committee of Scientists and Scholars
                                    and
                      Ryerson Polytechnical Institute

                        Thursday, October 29, 1987.

            Ryerson Theatre, 43 Gerrard St., Toronto, Ontario.



The invited speakers are:

-  _Y_u_r_i _O_r_l_o_v, physicist and recently released Soviet prisoner of consci-
   ence,

-  _P_i_e_r_r_e _B_e_r_t_o_n, author and broadcaster,

-  _J_o_h_n _P_o_l_a_n_y_i, Nobel Laureate and peace activist,

-  _A_r_c_h _B_i_s_h_o_p _E_d_w_a_r_d _S_c_o_t_t, Former Primate of the Anglican Church of
   Canada and current President of the Canadian Council of Churches,

-  _A_n_t_o_n _K_u_e_r_t_i, pianist and human rights activist,

-  _G_o_r_d_o_n _W_i_l_s_o_n, president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, and

-  _I_s_r_a_e_l _H_a_l_p_e_r_i_n, director of the International Campaign - Chile.

There is no charge to attend this open meeting.  The doors will open at
7:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 8 p.m., and end at about 10 p.m.  I
hope that you will be able to attend to lend your support to this human
rights effort and to learn more about

                 "_H_o_w _C_a_n _W_e _S_t_o_p _T_o_r_t_u_r_e _a_n_d _O_p_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n".


For further information concerning this meeting, call Professor Israel
Halperin at either 978-4156 or 654-8363.