Added: Dec 10, 2011

From: skillsforchange

Duration: 15:32

Keynote speaker, Senator Don Meredith is co-founder and executive director of the GTA Faith Alliance, an interfaith group that is committed to finding solutions to youth violence. An active community and anti-crime advocate, Senator Meredith has been tireless in his work to counter gun and youth violence. He has partnered with churches, police, politicians and communities to organize or participate in rallies and community events that work to find solutions to senseless violence. His community activism has been honoured several ways, including the Urban Leadership Award from the Canadian Urban Institute in 2006. Senator Meredith has served as co-chair of the Black Community Police Consultative Committee, a member of the York Region Police Chief's Advisory Council, a member of the York Regional Community Police Liaison and as a member of the RCMP Consultative Committee. He is a member of the Toronto Police Service Chief's Advisory Service and the B'Nai Brith Canada Special Advisory Council to the League for Human Rights. In June 2011, his work in the fields of religion and counseling were recognized, respectively, with an achievement award and an honorary doctorate. The Excellence in Religion citation was presented to him at the 26th Annual African Canadian Achievement Awards of Excellence in St. Lawrence Centre in Toronto on June 4. He was also granted an honorary doctor of divinity degree on June 12, 2011 by the Canadian Christian Clinical Counsellors' Association at the Crossroads Centre in Burlington, Ontario. Senator Meredith has been an entrepreneur and businessman for over 21 years. He completed several years of business and information technology studies at Ryerson University, prior to forming Donscape Landcaping, through which he supports his family and pastoral activities. An ordained evangelical minister, he is volunteer pastor of Pentecostal Praise Centre in Maple, Ontario. His theological studies, completed at the masters' level, were taken through California State Christian University. He is married to Michelle, a special education teacher with York Region District School Board. They have two children. Senator Meredith is a current member of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group and the Canada- United States Inter-Parliamentary Group. He is a past member of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications and Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament.

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