Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre
Academy and Archive of Autobiography
International Feminist Network

Presents

Love and Violence: The End of The Fairytale

International Conference
Cobourg, May 11 – 13th 2014
Conference Agenda

Sunday May 11, 2014

Preconference : Community Presentation

Michael Kaufman (Canada)
How to raise our sons to be good men
Trinity United Church 7:30pm

Monday May 12, 2014

Best Western: 9:00am

Peggy Antrobus (Barbados/Canada):
The issue of violence in my personal life and how the issue has developed in the Beijing Conference and in the UN Framework.

Lone Alice Johansen (Norway)
Michael Kaufman (White Ribbon/Canada):
Why violence against women continues in countries where gender equality has advanced so much ? Some answers from Scandinavia and Canada.

Liz Stone (Aboriginal Community)
Azza Anis (Canada/Sudan)
What is the impact of multiculturality on abuse?

Lea Melandri, Paola Melchiori, (Italy)
Gail Quinlan (Nova Vita/Canada)
Love and relationships: is there an invisible violence in the “Dream of Love”?

Special Evening Screening
Conversation Café with Presenters

Tuesday May 13, 2014

Best Western 9:00am

Ian de Geer (Niagara)
Bearing witness: what men can do (Listening closely to the experience of women)

Staff Sergeant Isobel Granger (Canada/ South Africa)

Police Chief Cory McMullan, (the Russell Williams case)
How we manage to respond as individuals and Officers representing the Law to abuse and how Law responds

Detective Staff Sgt Christopher Scott (Kingston. Ontario)
Multicultural issues in the Shafia case

Closing Panel