On the afternoon of Sunday November 19 from 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM (lunch will be included), the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Strategy Project is hosting a forum about GBV responses in agencies when working with newcomers, immigrants, and refugees using a trauma-informed and survivor centred approach. The research that informed the strategy prioritized:

Increasing coordination between the settlement and anti-violence sector
Challenging victim-blaming attitudes and beliefs
Ensuring more information and resources are provided to newcomers, immigrants and refugees
Phase two of the strategy, currently in progress, is about knowledge mobilization, engaging more stakeholders and agencies, and creating safer spaces across Canada. Come and join the conversation!

This project is a collaborative partnership between:

CISSA-ACSEI, The Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance | Alliance canadienne du secteur de l’établissement des immigrants
EVA CANADA, Ending Violence Association of Canada | L’Association canadienne contre la violence
OCASI, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth-Immigrant Services