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a:25:{s:11:"event_start";s:4:"0830";s:9:"event_end";s:4:"1630";s:13:"display_start";s:4:"0830";s:11:"display_end";s:4:"1630";s:14:"start_unixtime";i:1381156200;s:12:"end_unixtime";i:1381185000;s:10:"event_text";s:68:"International+Development%3A+Minimizing+the+global+burden+of+poverty";s:12:"event_length";i:28800;s:13:"event_overlap";i:4;s:11:"description";s:1278:"Over+600+million+working+poor+earn+less+than+%26%2336%3B1.25+a+day.+Lack+of+global+labour+standards+and+access+to+land+and+other+natural+resources+are+often+sources+of+disenfranchisement%2C+particularly+for+women+and+vulnerable+groups.+They+have+no+access+to+social+and+legal+protection+and+limited+opportunities+to+improve+their+quality+of+life.+%0A%0AThe+Universities+of+Canada-UNDP+Fellowship+program+provides+training+for+Canadian+graduate+and+law+students+in+a+UNDP+initiative%2C+the+Legal+Empowerment+of+the+Poor+%28LEP%29.+Implemented+through+the+U+of+S+College+of+Graduate+Studies+and+Research%2C+this+initiative+aims+to+minimize+the+global+burden+of+poverty+through+equitable+access+to+justice+and+the+rule+of+law+for+the+poor+and+vulnerable.+This+one-day+conference+provides+a+forum+to+discuss+the+impact+of+the+UNDP-LEP+initiative%2C+how+current+and+past+graduate+students+have+benefitted+from+the+program%2C+and+how+you+can+get+involved.%0A%0AThis+event+is+being+co-sponsored+by+the+University+of+Saskatchewan+College+of+Graduate+Studies+and+Research%2C+the+College+of+Law+and+the+Johnson-Shoyama+Graduate+School+of+Public+Policy.%0A%0AThere+is+no+fee+to+attend+the+event%2C+although+all+participants+must+register+because+seating+is+limited.+Lunch+will+be+provided.";s:6:"status";s:0:"";s:5:"class";s:0:"";s:9:"spans_day";b:0;s:8:"location";s:94:"Prairie+Room%2C+Diefenbaker+Building%2C+101%2C+Diefenbaker+Place%2C+University+of+Saskatchewan";s:10:"categories";s:0:"";s:9:"organizer";s:6:"a:0:{}";s:8:"attendee";s:6:"a:0:{}";s:9:"calnumber";i:1;s:7:"calname";s:13:"U of S Events";s:8:"timezone";s:19:"Canada/Saskatchewan";s:5:"other";s:0:"";s:3:"geo";s:0:"";s:3:"url";s:24:"http://www.usask.ca/cgsr";s:8:"sequence";i:1;s:5:"recur";s:0:"";}
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