Combatting Violence against Women: Feminist Research, Policies and Practices

THIS CONFERENCE IS OVER

Thank you to everyone who participated !

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Dates : April 8 & 9 2025

Location : University of Ottawa, Desmarais Hall, Camille Villeneuve Room

(55 Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario)

Description

The Feminist Anti-Violence Research (FemAnVi) is happy to invite you to its sixth international conference Combatting Violence against Women: Feminist Research, Policies and Practices. The conference will take place at University of Ottawa on April 8 & 9, 2025.

This bilingual symposium (with simultaneous translation into French and English) will celebrate both the 10th anniversary of the Collectif de recherche FemAnVi and 50 years of feminist struggles against violence against women.

This symposium focuses on the issue of violence against women, an important and topical subject, particularly in view of the multiple waves of reports of sexual violence and the high rates of feminicide. These observations highlight the importance of implementing measures to ensure women’s safety and prevent violence against them. The feminist movement has played a central role in the development of research, policy and practice in this field. This symposium will therefore take a historical look at feminist struggles against violence against women, and highlight the positive spin-offs of these struggles. It will identify the elements that foster the development of research, policies and practices aimed at countering violence against women, as well as the strategies to be favoured in order to overcome the challenges facing feminist interveners.

Program ENG

Registration

Includes lunches, coffee breaks and the cocktail reception

***Early Bird Registration until February 28th, 2025***

General Registration : 375$ + TVH | HST

Student : $175 + TVH | HST- – Proof of student status required

***Registration from March 1, 2025***

General Registration : $425 + TVH | HST

Student : $225 + TVH | HST– Proof of student status required

Please note that the registration fee is non-refundable.

Presentations – Day 1

PDF Patrizia Romito – L’importance de poursuivre les luttes féministes contre les violences faites aux femmes

PDF Gloria Casas Villa – Le rôle essentiel du mouvement féministe dans les luttes contre les violences faites aux femmes en Espagne

Presentations – Day 2

PDF Wanda Thomas Bernard – Bridging policy and practice. Domestic violence and anti-black racism

PDF Sastal Castro Zaval – Intervention féministe auprès des femmes immigrantes en maison d’hébergement

PDF Susan Cayouette – Why it’s important to have a feminist perspective for abuser education groups

PDF Simon Lapierre et Michèle Frenette – Intervention féministe auprès des enfants et des jeunes en contexte de violence conjugale

PDF Walter S. Dekeseredy – Recognizing violence against women as a political issue