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March 5, 2015
Print | PDFMarch 5, 2015
For Immediate Release
WATERLOO – Wilfrid Laurier University’s Social Innovation Research Group (SIRG) is hosting a symposium, “Everyday: Freedom From Gendered Violence,” March 11 and 12 at Laurier’s Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work in Kitchener. The symposium aims to bring together university and community stakeholders whose efforts are directed at the prevention and response to gendered violence.
“This event is an opportunity to honour the accomplishments of university and community stakeholders dedicated to ending gendered violence in our community,” said Ginette Lafrenière, associate professor, Faculty of Social Work, director of SIRG and director, Manulife Centre for Community Health Research. “It is also an opportunity to celebrate the completion of the Change Project and Bystander Project, which were dedicated to ending gendered violence on our campuses.”
The symposium will feature keynote speakers and panels as well as skill-building workshops that will engage participants in exploring the practical applications of social justice principles to end gendered violence.
The symposium takes place Wednesday, March 11 from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. and Thursday, March 12 from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Laurier’s Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work, 120 Duke Street West, Kitchener.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Dr. Ginette Lafrenière
Associate Professor
Faculty of Social Work
Director, Social Innovation Research Group
T: 519.884.0710 x5237
Kevin Crowley, Director
Communications & Public Affairs
Wilfrid Laurier University
T: 519.884.0710 x3070
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