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On December 10, 2010 Dr. Toni Samek participated in the Human Rights Day Symposium at Salisbury Composite High School in Sherwood Park, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ alongside fellow speakers Mark McCormack (Make Poverty History), Siavash Saffari (Palestinian Solidarity Network), Karen Chinaleong-Brooks (Peace Ambassador Project - The Centre for Race and Culture), Sergeant G. Cook (Edmonton Police Service and member of RCMP Peacekeeping Operations Branch that completed a nine month mission in the former Yugoslavia, Kosovo Province in 2002 ), Maureen Towns (Barrister and Solicitor and Director of School Review Act Initiative at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Education), Chelsea Evan-Rymes (Legislative Consultant, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Education), Isabelle Nash and Cathy Garvey (Amnesty International), Maigan van der Giessen (John Humphrey Center for Peace and Human Rights), Howie Phung (The Responsibility to Protect Vulnerable Populations in Burma/Myanmar). Throughout the day, grade 10-12 social studies students rotated to sessions with each panelist and engaged in open conversation about the theme for Human Rights Day 2010: human rights defenders who act to end discrimination. Dr. Samek's educational focus was intellectual freedom. The annual event was organized by Janice Sundar (Teacher-Librarian, Salisbury Composite High School).