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8 – 9 am Preconference Check-in
(Advance registration required: Limit of 25)		 Hilton Garden Inn
Lower Level
9 – 11:30 am Morning Session:
Interactive Role-Play and Overview
11:30 – Noon Lunch
Noon – 1 pm Charter Bus to Windsor (Passports recommended*)
1 – 3 pm Afternoon Session:
Discussion with Canadian Families		 University of Windsor
Co-Sponsored by
UW Women's Studies
3 – 4 pm Charter Bus to Detroit (Passports recommended*)
* A valid government photo ID (e.g., driver's license) is required and a U.S. birth certificate or naturalization certificate are highly recommended to avoid delays.
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Interactive Role-Play and Overview

Our morning will begin in Detroit, with an interactive session where participants role-play scenarios that examine marital inequality. This session will be followed by an overview presentation by Dr. Oswald, who will discuss marriage for same-sex partners in the U.S. After picking up box lunches in the hotel, we will board a charter bus and travel across the border to Windsor, Ontario. We will meet with a panel of Canadian speakers at the University of Windsor, who will talk about how their lives have been affected by gaining the right to marry a same-sex partner in Canada. We will debrief during the bus ride back to Detroit. Everyone is welcome, especially people who feel that they don’t know very much about the issue and want to learn more.