Halifax

Backhouse and Beyond: A Public Forum on Rape Culture and the Future of Dal

1:00pm
- 4:00pm
Tuesday September 22 2015

Come out to:

- Discuss how best to advance the recommendations of the Backhouse report (Report of the Task Force on Misogyny, Sexism and Homophobia in Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry)
- Move towards transforming our culture and community in eradicating misogyny, racism and other forms of discrimination from our campus

Live web stream will be available. Check here on Sept 22 for link.dsu.ca/forumlive

Speakers include:

• Kevin Hewitt (Chair of Senate, Associate Professor, Department of Physic) 
• Naomi Metallic, Dalhousie Board of Governors, Aboriginal Lawyer
• Isaac Saney (Director, Transition Year Program)
• Kym Sweeny (Sexual Assault & Harassment Phone Line; Law Student)
• Kathleen Reid (Vice President Student Life, Dalhousie Student Union)
• Katherine Frank (Assistant Vice President, Human Resources)
• Anne-Marie Delorey (Advisor, Human Rights, Harassment and Equity Office)
• Michael Davies-Cole (South House Sexual and Gender Resource Centre; Law student)
• Jennifer Llewellyn (Professor, Faculty of Law, Restorative Justice Research Alliance)

Speakers from different factions, faculties, and support services at Dalhousie will address the reports that have been 
done pursuant to the investigations into this matter, including the Report from the External Task Force on Misogyny, Sexism and Homophobia in the Faculty of Dentistry (the ‘Backhouse Report’), the Report for the Restorative Justice Process, and the ‘Belong’ Report (to advance diversity and inclusion as part of Dalhousie’s Strategic Initiatives).

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