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Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture Series in Human Rights

The Legacy of Dr. Bernie Vigod

Inaugural Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - January 25, 1990
The Legacy of Human Rights - Rosalie Silberman Abella

Second Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 1, 1991
Discrimination and the Law in Canada - Walter S. Tarnopolsky

Third Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - October 17, 1992
Employment Equity - Juanita Westmorland-Traoré

Fourth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 10, 1993
Hate Crimes and Group Activity in Canada - Mark Sandler

Fifth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 17, 1994
The Human Rights Revolution and Counter-Revolution - Irwin Cotler

Sixth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 20, 1995
Human Rights and Canadian Foreign Policy - Senator Raynell Andreychuk

Seventh Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 17, 1996
Privacy: The Newest and Oldest Human Right - Bruce Phillips

Eighth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - October 7, 1997
From the Shadow of Ignorance to the Light of Commitment: The Story of a Bystander - Dr. Elisabeth Maxwell

Ninth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 15, 1998
Theo-conservatism: A Threat to Human Rights - Senator Ron Ghitter, Q.C.

Tenth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 8, 1999
Human Rights Today and Tomorrow - Michelle Falardeau-Ramsay, Q.C

Eleventh Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 15, 2000
And Let's Not Talk About That: From Memory to the Prevention of Genocide - Dr. Stephen Smith. M.B.E., PhD

Twelfth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 19, 2001
Humanitarian Intervention and Peacekeeping - Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire, CMM, MSC, CD

Thirteenth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 18, 2002
The Vatican and the Holocaust: Where is the Debate? - Dr. Michael Marrus

Fourteenth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - October 15th, 2003
Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A Personal Experience - Dr. William Schabas

Fifteenth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 16th, 2004
Antisemitism and Antiracism in Canada Today: Challenges That Face Us All - Dr. Karen Mock

Sixteenth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - November 21st, 2005
Human Rights and Anti-Semitism - Senator Jerahmiel S. Grafstein

Seventeenth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - October 16, 2006
Non-governmental Organizations and Human Rights - Phillippe LeBlanc, OP

Eighteenth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - October 28, 2007
In Our Time: Is Religion A Blessing or Curse? - Rabbi Abraham Copper

Nineteenth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - To be held on October 27, 2008

Twentieth Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture - October 24, 2009
Ending Slavery - Dr. Kevin Bales


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