The late Daniel G. Hill was a civil rights leader in Toronto, whose name symbolizes freedom and justice for all.
Three outstanding community members have been chosen this year as recipients of the 2024 Daniel G. Hill Human Rights Award.
The Awards recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to advancing and fostering human rights culture across Ontario.
It is named after Dr. Daniel G. Hill, the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) first Black director, chairperson and rights trail blazer.
The recipients include: Stefan Enrique Joseph Kallikaden in the Young Leader category, Lorin MacDonald for Distinguished Service and Rosemary Sadlier, for Lifetime Achievement.
Kallikaden serves as the Youth and Access to Education Program Coordinator at the FCJ Refugee Centre. Stefan is committed to advocating for the human rights of all.
Award winner Rosemary Sadlier is being honored for all her work in the Black community.
MacDonald is a human rights lawyer and a disability/accessibility advocate and educator. Born with profound hearing loss, Lorin has dedicated her life, education and career to advocating for people with disabilities.
Sadlier led the Ontario Black History Society for many years and is an advocate for social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion consultant, historian, author, educator and empowering change maker.
The honourees will join a host of distinguished guests, including community members stakeholders, and government officials, for an evening of celebration on November 21.
The event will also mark the 70th anniversary of Ontario’s Fair Accommodations Practices Act, the predecessor of the Ontario Human Rights Code.