Kathy will be the keynote speaker kicking off 2013 Social Work Week, Restoring Hope: The Power of Social Work, March 4th – 8th, at Wilfrid Laurier University. All  events are free and open to the public.

From WLU’s website:

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Monday, March 4

Social Work Week Lunch| 12 to 1:30 p.m. | 120 Duke Street W., Kitchener | Room 101

 

Keynote speaker: Author Kathy Dobson will discuss her memoir, With a Closed Fist: Growing up in Canada’s Toughest Neighbourhood, detailing how a group of social work students brought hope and empowerment into their lives.

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