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SUMMARY:Localization as a Tool for Change: The importance of leading from the ground up for refugee and IDP education and advocacy 
DESCRIPTION:With global cuts to humanitarian and development aid at a time when the need for funding has never been greater\, how can we ensure the needs of refugees and internally displaced people are met\, especially when it comes to education? Girls who receive an education have more opportunities to reach their full potential. They live healthier lives\, wait longer to start a family\, usually have fewer children\, and are more likely to ensure their children attend school. Local organizations supporting refugees and internally displaced people are working on the frontline to provide essential educational services to fill this gap\, but more assistance and resources are needed to expand their formidable efforts. Localization calls us to shift power to local actors and that includes centering the knowledge and leadership of refugee communities themselves\, especially women and girls\, who are often the most affected yet least heard. \n\n\n\n\n\nOxfam Canada will be in conversation with our Geared for Success partners to highlight the importance of localized\, gender-responsive education initiatives for refugees and internally displaced people\, especially women and girls. Hear directly from those working in South Sudan and Uganda on how they navigate ensuring a community-led and driven approach is taken in their work and advocacy.\nSpeakers:\n \n\nAmer Ruben Nhial\, Roving Gender Officer\, Oxfam South Sudan\nCleto Ireneo Kunda\, Executive Director\, Hope Agency for Relief and Development (HARD)\nNubuhoro Dinah\, Geared for Success Project Officer\, RELON Uganda\n\nAttend here! 
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SUMMARY:Webinar Wednesdays: Suing for Silence- Sexual Violence and Defamation Law in Canada
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, August 6th\, as the AVA Webinar Series presents Suing for Silence: Sexual Violence and Defamation Law in Canada\, featuring Dr. Mandi Gray from Trent University. \nWednesday\, August 6th\, 2025 \n12 – 1:30pm MST \nMandi Gray’s book Suing for Silence critically examines how abusive men can use defamation lawsuits as a weapon against anyone who attempts to hold them accountable. In Canada\, formal reports to the police or other institutions such as universities are not protected from lawsuits for defamation or malicious prosecution. Advocates and lawyers who specialize in sexual violence have noted a rise in the use of civil legal action by men accused of sexual violence within the last decade. In this talk\, Dr. Gray will use examine critical feminist perspective to explain how the failure for institutions such as police and the courts to respond to reports of sexual violence can make survivors and their supporters vulnerable to retaliatory lawsuits. She argues that if these lawsuits are to continue\, we will risk witnessing the disappearance of sexual violence discourse and is yet another barrier to consider before making a formal report. \nAbout the Speaker \nDr. Mandi Gray is an assistant professor at Trent University in the Sociology department. Mandi has worked with women and girls involved in the legal system since 2008. Suing for Silence is her first book. She is also the primary subject and impact producer of the 2018 documentary film Slut or Nut The Diary of a Rape Trial. Her work has appeared in publications including Toronto Star\, CBC\, Globe and Mail and Toronto Life. Mandi is originally from Winnipeg but has called Toronto home since 2013\, where she lives with her sassy little dog CeCe. www.mandigray.com \nRegister here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/webinar-wednesdays-suing-for-silence-sexual-violence-and-defamation-law-in-canada/
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