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Welcome to the Equity Engagement Conference - February 28, 2012   Conference Program 8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration - Pond inlet 9:00 am - 9:15 am Conference Opening and Welcome – Dean Fiona Blaikie – Faculty of Education, Brock University 9:15 am - 10:00 am Keynote 1 - Professor Heidi Mirza (University of London) - Topic: Equity, Engagement and Education: The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender in Britain 10:00 am - 10:45 am Breakout Group Discussions 10:45 am– 11:00 am Break 11:00 am - 12:15 am Panel Discussion 12:15 am - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Keynote speaker - Professor Gerardo Lopez, Loyola Institute for Quality and Equityin Education Topic: The Politics of Immigration in the US: Denying Equity and Engagement in a Changing Socioeconomic Landscape 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Breakout Group Discussions 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Break 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Panel Discussion 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Wrap up 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Brock Faculty of Education Distinguished Speaker - Dr. Ali A. Abdi, University of Alberta - Social Justice and Educational Equity: Canadian Teachers Engaging African Immigrant and Refugee Students