December 6, 2018 – National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women: Intersectional Approaches to Police Violence

Join us for this panel for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Intersectional Approaches to Police Violence.

Anti-Black Racism, Policing, and the Negative Impact on the Black Community
Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, Visiting Professor at Ryerson, 2017-2018

The McArthur Murders: Advocating Against Official Indifference to Institutional Change
Haran Vijayanathan, Executive Director, Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention

Overpoliced and Underprotected: Indigenous People and Colonial Policing
Dr. Robyn Bourgeois, Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Brock University

Moderated by Leela MadhavaRau, Director, Human Rights and Equity, Brock University

Thursday, December 5, 2018, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
South Hall 203 at Brock University

Co-sponsored by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Human Rights and Equity Office, Tecumseh Centre for Indigenous Research and Education, Student Justice Centre, Ontario Public Interest Research Group, Brock University Student Union, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, Brock University Faculty Association, and Graduate Student Association.

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