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Tuesday Pre-conference Evening Event
Full Conference For Wednesday and Thursday
Coffee Break
Lunch
Price is per person
Registration cannot be shared by multiple people
Speakers
Program
18th Annual Diverse Voices Family Violence Conference
November 14 – 15, 2018
Evening Event – November 13, 2018
November 14 – 15, 2018
Evening Event – November 13, 2018
Day 1
13 Nov 2018
Day 2
14 Nov 2018
Day 3
15 Nov 2018
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
7:00 am - 8:15 am
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Keynote Address– Michael Kaufman (COUNT ME IN! HOW WE CAN ENGAGE MEN TO SUPPORT GENDER EQUALITY AND END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN)
This is an incredible moment: years of hard-slogging by women’s organizations, social service agencies, first responders and others to raise awareness about violence against women and to bring the violence... Read More
Michael Kaufman
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Break/Networking
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
WORKING WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES (SESSION A)
Victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence who embrace various faiths, religious and spiritual beliefs and practices will frequently turn first to their spiritual leaders when seeking support. Often... Read More
Rev. Al Miles
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
JOURNEY TO TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICE DELIVERY IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER (SESSION B)
Rowan House Emergency Shelter is a 24 bed, 30 day stay, women’s emergency shelter (serving women and children) located in High River, Alberta, Canada. After the devastating June 2013 floods in Southern... Read More
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
VICARIOUS TRAUMA AND ITS IMPACT ON HELPING PROFESSIONALS AND THE ONES THEY LOVE (SESSION C)
IPV professionals are often at risk of being traumatized by hearing the traumatic experiences of those they are trying to help. This presentation will briefly define vicarious trauma, causation and... Read More
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
WHEN LOVE HURTS: THE INTERSECTION OF FAMILY LAW AND SOCIAL WORK. HOW BOTH PROFESSIONALS CAN COLLABORATE BETTER TO SUPPORT CLIENTS (SESSION D)
The intersection of domestic violence and family law issues is pervasive and requires a multidisciplinary approach to help clients navigate the varying legal, mental health, and basic needs that arise... Read More
Ashley Taunton
Keltie Winters
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
INTERSECTION OF FATNESS AND VIOLENCE: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF BODY IN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (SESSION E)
Kimberlé Crenshaw introduced the idea of intersectionality into social justice work, encouraging consideration of multiple aspects of a person’s identity and lived experience in understanding the way they interact with... Read More
Lauren Van Camp
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
CO-OCCURRENCE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND PETS IN ABUSIVE HOUSEHOLDS: WHAT PRACTITIONERS NEED TO KNOW (SESSION F)
A growing body of research suggests that abusive relationships not only present a risk of harm to women and children but also to pets residing in violent households. The Animal... Read More
Betty Jo Barrett
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
A FRESH BREATH: EXAMINING THE EXPERIENCE OF STRANGULATION AMONG WOMEN ABUSED BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER – THE CANADIAN CONTENT (SESSION G)
Strangulation has been identified as one of the highest risk factors / behaviours for physical harm and death, as the abuser literally holds his victim’s life between his hands (Glass... Read More
Nneka MacGregor
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
MENTORSHIP FOR SURVIVORS (SESSION H)
Isolation and rejection are the biggest fears that hold many people trapped in cycles of abuse. Experiencing support from others is particularly important to help ameliorate the negative effects of... Read More
Samra Zafar
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Keynote Address– Kemba Smith Pradia (AND STILL I RISE)
Growing up as an only child in Richmond, Virginia, Kemba Smith graduated high school and continued her education at the prestigious Hampton University. What happened to Kemba in her new... Read More
Kemba Smith Pradia
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Break/Networking
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
I AM MY SISTER’S KEEPER (SESSION I)
Workshop will discuss Kemba’s personal account of domestic violence and her experience in speaking at DV events across the country. She will also highlight how Women’s Organizations across the country... Read More
Kemba Smith Pradia
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
WORKING WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES (SESSION J)
Victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence who embrace various faiths, religious and spiritual beliefs and practices will frequently turn first to their spiritual leaders when seeking support. Often... Read More
Rev. Al Miles
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
STREAM: VICARIOUS TRAUMA (SESSION K)
IPV professionals are often at risk of being traumatized by hearing the traumatic experiences of those they are trying to help. This presentation will briefly define vicarious trauma, causation and... Read More
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
BUILDING SUPPORTS: POLICY, PRACTICE AND HOUSING ACCESS FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN LEAVING VIOLENCE (SESSION L)
Housing is a core human right and critical resource to facilitate women’s ability to leave violence and re-establish health and wellbeing. Yet, immigrant and refugee women face many barriers to... Read More
Sarah Yercich
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
CO-OCCURRENCE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND PETS IN ABUSIVE HOUSEHOLDS: WHAT PRACTITIONERS NEED TO KNOW (SESSION M)
A growing body of research suggests that abusive relationships not only present a risk of harm to women and children but also to pets residing in violent households. The Animal... Read More
Betty Jo Barrett
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
PRACTISE AS CEREMONY (SESSION N)
Practise as Ceremony is a new practice that was created a few years through Blue Quills that involves the medicine wheel teachings and learning about roles that we all play... Read More
Lloyd Yellowbird
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
FIFTY SHADES OF CONSENT: DIFFERNTIATING ABUSE FROM BDSM (SESSION O)
When working with people who experience a variety of social injustices, it can sometimes be challenging to differentiate between consensual BDSM behaviour and domestic violence. Similarly, when working with people... Read More
Lauren Van Camp
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
YOUNG MEN’S WORK: BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE (SESSION P)
Young Men’s Work is a group discovery process where male youth, 9-13 years, develop an understanding of gender violence and the cultural costs of male training. An adult male survivor... Read More
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Mixer
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Keynote Address– Julie Lalonde (OUTSIDE OF THE SHADOWS)
For over a decade, I kept a secret. An award-winning advocate for women’s rights, I crisscrossed the country, denouncing violence against women and giving 100s of media interviews along the... Read More
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Break/Networking
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
OUTSIDE OF THE SHADOWS: LET’S GET PRACTICAL (SESSION Q)
Combining her years of personal experience as a victim of stalking with her years as an advocate and educator, Julie S. Lalonde will facilitate a discussion with participants on the... Read More
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
SHAME AND HONOUR BASED VIOLENCE: A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE (SESSION R)
Shame and Honour Based Violence (SHBV) is a human rights issue. SHBV work focuses on upholding human rights in a culturally sensitive manner with respect to diversity. Shame and Honour... Read More
Anne Sureshkumar
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
PRACTISE AS CEREMONY (SESSION S)
Practise as Ceremony is a new practice that was created a few years through Blue Quills that involves the medicine wheel teachings and learning about roles that we all play... Read More
Lloyd Yellowbird
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
REACHING OUT WITH YOGA: TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE (SESSION T)
Reaching Out with Yoga (ROWY) is a 5 year research project (2016-21) investigating the potential health and well-being benefits of trauma-informed yoga for women and their children who have experienced... Read More
Niki Lacey
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN RURAL NOVA SCOTIA: ACHIEVING STRUCTURAL CHANGE THROUGH SYSTEM, COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL INTERVENTIONS (SESSION U)
Systems Interventions – Advocating for Policy Change to Reduce Systems Harms: Traditionally, those impacted by family violence have been viewed through an individual deficit-based lens, as opposed to looking structurally... Read More
Donette Getson
Chris Hessian
Art Fisher
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
THE IMPACT OF PORNOGRAPHY ON OUT COMMUNITY (SESSION V)
At SAFFRON Sexual Assault Centre, we have seen a huge increase in the amount of clients that are reporting being sexually assaulted by someone they know to have a pornography... Read More
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ITS EFFECT ON CANADIAN MUSLIM WOMEN (SESSION W)
There has always been racism and prejudice against Muslims but recently due to factors such as 9/11 and the election of Trump there has been a dramatic increase in anti... Read More
Alia Hogben
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
SUPPORTING AFFLUENT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (SESSION X)
The experiences of affluent survivors are rarely studied or acknowledged in the domestic violence (DV) literature, and service providers often fail to see the vulnerability of this population because they... Read More
Kirstin Blair
Carrie McManus
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Keynote Address- Matt Day (THE PIANO, THE PODIUM AND THE PAIL)
The Piano, the Podium and the Pail is a keynote presentation set to inspire, encourage and rejuvenate the human spirit. Matt will take you on an inspirational musical humour journey... Read More
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm