Feminist Activism: Local and International Perspectives

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The Institute of Women’s Studies (University of Ottawa) and The Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies (Carleton University) invite you to a panel discussion on Feminist Activism: Local and International Perspectives

When: Friday, October 5, 2012

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Where: Social Sciences Building

120 University Pvt, Room 4007, University of Ottawa

Speakers:

Walaa Salah Mohamed Abdelrhman, Advocacy and Networking Officer, Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa, Sudan

Julie Lalonde, Ottawa-based activist and social justice advocate, Canada

Aghssan Barghouthi, Media Coordinator, Stop the Wall Campaign, Palestine

Tatiana Fraser, Co-Founder and former Executive Director of Girls Action Foundation, Canada

Maria Luisa Aguilar Rodriguez, International Unit Officer, Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña “Tlachinollan”, Mexico

Caitlin Tolley, First Nation Algonquin from the community of Kitigan-Zibi, Canada

Moderator: Kate McInturff, Women's Human Rights Campaigner for Amnesty International, Canada

FREE ADMISSION

Please RSVP with Hélène Boudreault, at 613-520-664 or hboudre@uOttawa.ca

The organizers acknowledge and are grateful for the support of the Joint Chair in Women’s Studies (University of Ottawa and Carleton University), Match International, and the Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program of the Nobel Women’s Initiative.