User:Geo Swan/Ken Filkow

Ken Filkow
Ken Filkow
Born	Edmonton
Died	October 27, 2014 (aged 73); Winnipeg
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	lawyer
Known for	prominent human rights official

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Ken Filkow was a Canadian lawyer.^[1] Filkow was a Queen's Counsel. He served as chairman of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission for 14 years, from 1988 to 2001.

Legacy

Filkow was a long-term member of PEN Canada, and after his death the organization inaugurated an annual award in his name, to be given to an individual whose work aided human freedom.^[1]^[2]^[3] The law school of the University of Manitoba started an annual scholarship named the Ken Filkow Excellency in Negotiation scholarship.

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References

^ ^a ^b Bryan Borzykowski (2015-04-21). "Lives Lived: Kenneth A. Filkow, 73". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-07-31. From 1988 to 2001, Ken served as chairman of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, overseeing decisions that helped to make his province a better place. In 2000, the commission ruled that mothers have a right to breastfeed in stores, a judgment hailed as major step forward for women's rights. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Franke James receives the inaugural PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize". Freedom to read. 2015-05-26. Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-01. Introduced in 2014 in memory of Kenneth A. Filkow, member of PEN's Canadian Issues Committee and former Chair of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, the annual award is presented to an individual or institution in Canada who has shown courage in freeing information and ideas from restraint or interference. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "KENNETH A. FILKOW QC". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2018-07-31. Ken did so much more he was the longest serving chairperson of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission; he ran Klondike Sterling Glove, the business his father, Alec and his mother, Evelyn started. He managed political campaigns and politicians at all levels would often call on him for advice. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Sue Carter (2017-12-14). "Desmond Cole awarded $1,000 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-01. In a press release, PEN Canada Canadian issues committee chair Carmen Cheung says, "PEN Canada understands that exercising the right to free expression often comes at personal cost. With the Filkow Prize, PEN Canada recognizes Cole's integrity in putting aside personal interests to speak out about racial injustice in Canada." {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "Desmond Cole wins 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression". PEN Canada. 2017-12-14. Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-07-31. In 2015, Cole wrote about his experience of being routinely stopped by police because of racial profiling for Toronto Life. "The Skin I'm In" earned him a following and Cole continued to comment on issues of race in Canada, often in connection with the practice of police carding, and the Black Lives Matter movement. In April 2017, Cole's protest at Toronto Police Services Board meeting led to his departure from the Toronto Star after its editors told him activism was not compatible with his work as a columnist. The paper was widely criticized for its selective application of its policy on activism, most notably by former Star columnist and activist Michele Landsberg. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ Jane van Koeverden (2017-12-14). "Desmond Cole awarded 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-08-01. Cole has become a sought-out voice on issues faced by marginalized communities. In April 2017, he was removed from a Toronto police board meeting for protesting how the police board was handling the case of Dafonte Miller. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[TheGlobeAndMail2015-04-21-1] Bryan Borzykowski (2015-04-21). "Lives Lived: Kenneth A. Filkow, 73". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-07-31. From 1988 to 2001, Ken served as chairman of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, overseeing decisions that helped to make his province a better place. In 2000, the commission ruled that mothers have a right to breastfeed in stores, a judgment hailed as major step forward for women's rights. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[freedomtoread2015-05-26-2] "Franke James receives the inaugural PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize". Freedom to read. 2015-05-26. Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-01. Introduced in 2014 in memory of Kenneth A. Filkow, member of PEN's Canadian Issues Committee and former Chair of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, the annual award is presented to an individual or institution in Canada who has shown courage in freeing information and ideas from restraint or interference. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[WinnipegFreePressObit-3] "KENNETH A. FILKOW QC". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2018-07-31. Ken did so much more he was the longest serving chairperson of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission; he ran Klondike Sterling Glove, the business his father, Alec and his mother, Evelyn started. He managed political campaigns and politicians at all levels would often call on him for advice. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[QuillQuire2017-12-14-4] Sue Carter (2017-12-14). "Desmond Cole awarded $1,000 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-01. In a press release, PEN Canada Canadian issues committee chair Carmen Cheung says, "PEN Canada understands that exercising the right to free expression often comes at personal cost. With the Filkow Prize, PEN Canada recognizes Cole's integrity in putting aside personal interests to speak out about racial injustice in Canada." {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[PenCanadaDesmondColeKenFilkowA-5] "Desmond Cole wins 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression". PEN Canada. 2017-12-14. Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-07-31. In 2015, Cole wrote about his experience of being routinely stopped by police because of racial profiling for Toronto Life. "The Skin I'm In" earned him a following and Cole continued to comment on issues of race in Canada, often in connection with the practice of police carding, and the Black Lives Matter movement. In April 2017, Cole's protest at Toronto Police Services Board meeting led to his departure from the Toronto Star after its editors told him activism was not compatible with his work as a columnist. The paper was widely criticized for its selective application of its policy on activism, most notably by former Star columnist and activist Michele Landsberg. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[Cbc2017-12-14-6] Jane van Koeverden (2017-12-14). "Desmond Cole awarded 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-08-01. Cole has become a sought-out voice on issues faced by marginalized communities. In April 2017, he was removed from a Toronto police board meeting for protesting how the police board was handling the case of Dafonte Miller. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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