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Organizer	AMI
Title	AMI Connect
Category	Education
Location	Ottawa, Ontario
Date	May 4, 2022
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Web site	https://www.ami.ca/connect?fbclid=IwAR3wsb5DpOe-rA8nA50NOHCiyPLA3Ku2Db1ON6qAXg97_450xs5h2abBz58
Description	Increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the media is important, but is it really happening? And what can be done to ensure it does? Join us virtually on Wednesday, May 4, from 1-2:30 p.m. Eastern, as we address this topic. The event begins with a one-on-one chat with social media influencer Molly Burke. Then, be the first to see the debut episode of AMI's newest television series, In Focus, as host April Hubbard and guests Maysoon Zayid, Prince Amponsah, Keely Cat-Wells discuss the depiction of disability on screen and on stage. The episode will be followed by a lively panel discussion, led by NOW with Dave Brown host Dave Brown, with a further discussion on media depiction of disability on screen and on stage with members of the disability community, including Maysoon Zayid, Bruce Cook, Kelly MacDonald and Michelle Asgarali.

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