On Nov. 5 2014, the federal Minister of Citizenship and Immigration tabled the Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act. If this highly inflammatory and xenophobic bill is passed, it will deepen institutional barriers to immigrant and racialized women reporting violence and will prevent them from accessing support and services.

In the interest of discussing this and other issues related to violence, religion, culture, equality, discrimination and women’s rights, LEAF presents a community panel featuring:

Alia Hogben Executive Director, Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW)

Dawnis Kennedy Anishinabe Law Scholar

Farrah Khan Coordinator of the Outburst! Young Muslim Women’s Program, Counsellor and Advocate at the Barbra Schlifer Clinic

Shareen Gokul Manager, Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID)

Moderator: Sonia Lawrence Director of the Institute for Feminist Legal Studies at Osgoode Hall Law School

Light refreshments will be provided.

Registration is free.