Join us to hear Roshan Danesh explain the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the BC Declaration Act.  We will get an introductory look into what UNDRIP and the BC Declaration Act mean and how they impact each of us.

Roshan Danesh

Roshan is a lawyer, conflict resolution innovator, and educator whose areas of work, teaching, and writing include constitutional law, Indigenous rights, international peace-building, and leadership and organizational change. Roshan completed his S.J.D at Harvard Law School and LL.B at the University of Victoria, and has taught at many academic institutions including the University of British Columbia and University of Victoria.  For the last 15 years Roshan has worked extensively on advancing Indigenous title and rights and reconciliation, including advising the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations, Indigenous nations across Canada, as well as the federal, provincial, and local governments. From 2017 - 2018 Roshan served as the special counsel on Indigenous reconciliation to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould. Roshan has also advised governments and organizations around the world, including the United Nations, in the areas of peace-building, human rights, proactive conflict-resolution, organizational management and change, and leadership.  

Registration will close at 4:00 p.m. on June 16, 2021 and the link will be sent out prior to the meeting.

REIBC thanks the Real Estate Foundation of BC for their support.