Plenary Speakers include:

• Anne McNevin (Research Fellow in Globalization and Culture, RMIT University)
• Maroussia Hajdukowski-Ahmed (Professor of French, Women’s Studies, The Institute on Globalisation and the Human Condition, McMaster University)
• Barbara Jackman (Immigration Lawyer, community activist, Toronto)
• No One Is Illegal (Toronto)
• Peter Nyers (Professor of Political Science, refugee activist, McMaster University)
• Rick Monture (Ph.D. Candidate, English and Cultural Studies, community activist, McMaster University)
• Shelley Niro (Mohawk filmmaker and artist)
• Petronila Cleto (former journalist with The Philippine Daily Enquirer, poet, playwright, PEN Canada)
• Smaro Kamboureli (Professor of English, Director of The Transcanada Institute, University of Guelph)
• Jamile Ghaddar (Community activist, member of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights)
• Lisbie Rae (Director with Village Theatre Waterdown)
• Yar Taraky (Artist from Afghanistan, President of the Immigrant Culture and Art Association of Hamilton)
• Catherine Graham (Theatre and Film Studies, School of the Arts, McMaster University)
• Saghi Ghahraman (Poet from Iran, author, Chief Editor of Cheraq)
• Mir Hussain Mahdavi (Poet from Afghanistan Editor in Chief of AFTAB)
• Jackleen Hanna (Author from Syria, community activist, Editor of Jazoor)
• Janie Jamison (Spokesperson for Six Nations)
• Mona Hewaydi (Canadian Arab Federation)