About this Event
Theme: “Gender- Based Violence And Intersectionality”
The Third Annual International Summit On Ending Gender-Based Violence 2024 Will Be Held On November 29th To 1st December 2024, From 9:00 A.M. To 5:00 P.M. At George Brown Residency And Conference Centre; 80 Cooperage Street, Toronto, ON M9V5Y4, Canada
About The Event
Stopping Gender-Based-Violence Starts With Believing Survivors And Taking Action, Every Day.
At the Third Annual International Summit on Ending Gender-Based Violence 2024, The Centre for Social Justice Initiatives will showcase the voices of survivors, and the transformative programmes that make real differences. Join us to hear the latest updates on violence against women and girls and strategies to end it.
Gender- Based Violence And Intersectionality
This year’s theme will be Gender- based violence and intersectionality. Human rights activists, GBV Not-for-Profit organisations, CSOs, government representatives, Private sector business representatives, Mental Health providers, will discuss issues that affect women, families, and LGBTQ2 individuals; gender differences; and how COVID-19 pandemic has triggered more GBV worldwide. The summit welcomes attendees from nearly 32 countries. The summit is a unique, inclusive one, that offers an opportunity for human rights activists, psychologists, mental health practitioners, law enforcements to share their knowledge, experience, in a shadow pandemic that has created the highest Gender Based Violence globally.
OBJECTIVES AND / OR PURPOSE
Increasing public awareness about the importance of believing survivors.
Showcase how someone’s social position increases the chances of them being victims of gender-based violence
Adopting comprehensive and inclusive approaches that tackle the root causes of gender-based-violence.
Transforming harmful social norms and empowering women and girls who are victims and survivors of GBV
To examine, formulate and advocate for having survivor-centred essential services across policing, justice, health, and social sectors.
To provide an enabling environment for victims and survivors of GBV to speak out and share stories.
To provide participants with the opportunity to expand their leadership skills among people in the Violence against women and girls’ sector
Showcase impact on Covid-19 on gender-based violence
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Residence& Conference Centre-Toronto Downtown-George Brown College, 80 Cooperage Street, Toronto, Canada
CAD 400.00
