Today’s Shorter Lynch List

Today’s Lynch List is going to be a little bit short, because, quite frankly, a lot of today’s links and effort have already gone into the previous posts. But here’s what I’ve got for you to work with.

First off, from Gates of Vienna: Religion, Free Speech, and the Law:

Readers who live in or near Washington D.C. may want to take a couple of days off work this week to attend the International Legal Conference on Freedom of Speech and Religion.

Regular readers will recognize the names of many of the speakers and participants, and there will be special addresses by Rep. Louie Gohmert, Rep. Tom Rooney, and Sen. Jim DeMint.

The conference will focus on the threat to free speech coming from the OIC via the UN and the EU, as well as on growing de facto censorship by Western governments in the interests of political correctness.

[…]

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) & Libel

Tourism

Libel Tourism: Is Libel Tourism Destroying the First Amendment by Proxy?

Cases

A.		Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld
B.		Paul Sharkey
C.		Dr. Paul Williams
D.		Ezra Levant

SLAPP Suits

A.		State law legal actions for defamation, interference with advantageous relationship, interference with contract, etc. aimed to chill free speech and public debate
B.		Is Event Cancellation the Latest Form of Censorship in cases of controversial or unpopular speakers? What is the remedy?
C.		Anti-SLAPP legislation
D.		Cases: Joe Kaufman, Ezra Levant, FSC vs. Marriott

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld — US
Brooke Goldstein — US & International
David Harris — Canada
Adam Hasner — US/Florida
Dr. Paul Williams

Read it all here. More on the conference from the International Civil Liberties Alliance. ( I thought Ezra wasn’t attending? )

Second, from Equite – Equity NB: Huberte Gautreau nominated to the Human Rights Commission:

The Coalition for Pay Equity’s past chair, Huberte Gautreau, has been nominated to the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission. On the occasion of the October 19th announcement, Gordon Porter, president of the Commission, said that the pay equity militant, along with the other two new commissioners, have “shown great dedication and leadership toward the achievement and promotion of equality and human rights.”

After having led the World March of Women 2000 committee, as co-chair, Huberte Gautreau was president of the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity from 2008 to 2009 and from 2001 to 2003. Huberte Gautreau received the New Brunswick Human Rights Award in 1995 and was the laureate for the Governor General’s Award in commemoration of the Persons Case in 2004. As a nurse in community health, she worked abroad for many years. She was a professor at the Université de Moncton’s nursing school. During that time, she coordinated a project which promoted awareness of international solidarity, and worked as a sexual and sexist harassment counsellor. Since her retirement, she has dedicated her time to fighting for a pay equity law for the private and public sectors in New Brunswick, and to Conscience Canada.

Huberte Gautreau will work with the other provincial human rights commissioners at administering the Human Rights Act. She will therefore participate in the efforts of the provincial government agency in promoting the principles of equality, to provide education on human rights and to eliminate discriminatory practices.

Read it all here.

Third, a bit of a grab bag: Binks does that magic that he does over at Free Canuckistan, with another helping of links and commentary that you should totally check out: Steynian 393. Meanwhile, the International Free Press Society notes Reporters Without Borders’ rather dismal ranking of Canada’s press freedom.

Finally, it’s time to man up!