Mr. Lockyer to deliver the 2nd Annual June Callwood Lecture

TORONTO, April 22 /CNW/ - Toronto Public Library presents lawyer and
social justice activist James Lockyer as the guest speaker for the 2nd annual
June Callwood Lecture. His lecture will be particularly timely as Mr. Lockyer
was counsel for Robert Baltovich who was acquitted today in his retrial for
the murder of Elizabeth Bain.

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What: Justice Denied: the Wrongfully Convicted in Canada
Who: James Lockyer, lawyer, social justice activist
Hosted by Linden MacIntyre, CBC TV
Music: Jon Brooks
When: Friday, April 25, 2008, 7 p.m.
Where: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
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James Lockyer is a founding director of the Association in Defense of the
Wrongfully Convicted. Called "a tireless defender of the underdog," Lockyer
has been involved in exposing many wrongful convictions in Canada, including
the cases of Steven Truscott, Guy Paul Morin, David Milgaard, and most
recently Robert Baltovich.

Linden MacIntyre, co-host on CBC's fifth estate, is one of Canada's most
distinguished broadcast journalists. MacIntyre was part of the fifth estate's
Truscott project for eight years, and he conducted the interviews and wrote
the script for the 2000 documentary in which Steven Truscott gave his first
on-camera account of his experience. Jon Brooks is an award-winning folk
singer-songwriter, who considers the song "an essential path toward greater
humanity, justice, and community survival."

The annual June Callwood Lecture honours the life, work and legacy of
journalist-author-social activist June Callwood (1924-2007) by providing a
platform for the exploration and discussion of contemporary social justice
issues. The lecture is held each April, and features high profile speakers who
are prominent in their particular area of social activism.

The lecture is funded by the Toronto Public Library Foundation's
June Callwood Endowment. To make a donation to the June Callwood Endowment
Fund, contact the Toronto Public Library Foundation at (416) 397-5924.

Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library
system. Every year, more than 17 million people visit our 99 branches and
borrow more than 30 million items. To learn more about Toronto Public Library,
visit our website at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca or call Answerline at
416-393-7131.


For further information: Media Contact: Edward Karek, Communications
Officer, (416) 397-5925, ekarek@torontopubliclibrary.ca