Organized by the Other Voices Working Group of the Canadian Council on Learning’s Health and Learning Knowledge Centre, this event offers a unique opportunity to hear from a range of marginalized Canadians on their experience with barriers to health and learning.

Introduction: The Honourable Kerri Irwin, Minister of Healthy Living
Keynote Speakers: to be announced.

Over 20 people with direct experience in poverty, homelessness, sex-work, addiction, low literacy and mental-health issues will be presenting on topics such as:

• the urgency and importance of the needs of groups that are at risk and/or demonstrably below the acceptable standards of health in Canada;
• the importance and role of insider knowledge and the value of lived experience in the knowledge and policy development and knowledge exchange process;
• the incorporation of grassroots community involvement in research by supporting the capacity of community groups and programs;
• transformation through knowledge exchange; and

This forum is of interest to policy-makers, researchers, government officials, academics, community organizations and service providers,