Conference Agenda
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Bioscience Complex, Queen's University
8:00 AM
Breakfast and Registration
8:30 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Welcome from the Conference Organizers
Acknowledgement of Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory
Mary Ann Spencer, Elder in Residence, Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre
Remarks from the Dean of Student Affairs
Ann Tierney, Vice-Provost and Dean of Student Affairs, Queen's University
Remarks from Sophie Kiwala, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Kingston and the Islands
9:15 AM
Keynote: Engaging Power-Conscious and Intersectional Strategies to Prevent Sexual Violence
Dr. Chris Linder
Assistant Professor, College Student Affairs Administration University of Georgia
10:45 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Panel: Institutional Models of Prevention
Chair: Barbara Lotan, Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator, Queen's University
Farrah Khan, Sexual Violence Support and Education Coordinator, Ryerson University
Consent Comes First: Creative Interventions to Address Sexual Violence on Campus
Sam Pearson, Education Programme Coordinator, Sexual Assault Centre University of Alberta
Advocating for Change: Sexual Violence Prevention at the University of Alberta
Ashley Bentley, Manager, AMS Sexual Assault Support Centre, University of British Columbia
Intersectional Approaches to Violence Prevention On Campus
12:30
Lunch
1:30 PM
Panel: Prevention Programming #1
Chair: Janice Hill, Director, Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre, Queen's University
Carol Bilson, Coordinator/Director, Anti Violence Project, University of Victoria
Rooting Consent Culture in Prevention and Anti-Oppressive Practices
Dara Raboy-Picciano, LCSW-R, Senior Counselor & 20:1 Programs Co-Founder/ Coordinator, Binghamton University
20:1 Programs: Grassroots Sexual Assault Prevention and Bystander Intervention Programming
Terry Humphreys, Professor, Department of Psychology, Trent University
What We Need to Know About Research on Sexual Consent Before Designing Prevention
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
Panel: Prevention Programming #2
Chair: Elayne Furoy, Executive Director, Sexual Assault Centre Kingston
Shaheen Shariff, Associate Professor, Integrated Studies in Education McGill University
A Partnership to Address Rape Culture and Sexual Violence in Universities
Jean Thompson, Student Wellness Educator & Melanie Bowman, Manager, Wellness Education - Student Wellness Services, University of Guelph
Examining a Campus-Wide Approach to Sexual Assault Awareness and Education
4:15 PM
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Ellie Ade Kur, PhD Student, Human Geography, University of Toronto
Mandi Gray, PhD Student, Department of Sociology, York University
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Bioscience Complex, Queen's University
8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:30 AM
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks and Introduction of the Minister
Benoit-Antoine Bacon, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), Queen's University
Remarks from Honorable Tracy MacCharles, Minister Responsible for Women's Issues, Government of Ontario
9:00 AM
Keynote: Why we Need Comprehensive Evidence-Based Prevention on our Campuses
Dr. Charlene Senn
Professor, Department of Psychology & Women's and Gender Studies, University of Windsor
10:30 AM
Break
10:45 AM
Emerging Prevention Programming: Student-Led Coalitions and Initiatives
Chair: Lea Keren, Social Issues Commissioner, Alma Mater Society, Queen’s University
Neha Soni, Co-Founder, Advocates for a Student Culture of Consent, Wilfred Laurier University
Shannon Giannitsopoulou, Co-Founder, femifesto
Claire Gummo, Queen's University
Alex Perna and Nona Bader, Executive Members of Students Against Sexual Assault, Brock University
Lesley Derraugh, Candidate, Master of Gender Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Plenary Dialogue: Imagining Connections and Building Relationships to End Sexual Violence
Facilitator: Brea Hutchinson, OPIRG Kingston Coordinator
Julie Lalonde, Public Educator
Hayley Moody, Sexual Violence Counsellor and Advocate, Sexual Assault Centre of Brant
Yamikani Msosa, Public Education Coordinator, Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa.
Samina Sami, Executive Director of Community Safety, York University
2:30
Break
2:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions
3:45 PM
Day 2 Closing Remarks