Confronting Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict
This September, Inter Pares will hold public events in Ottawa and Toronto with our colleagues from Latin America, Asia and Africa. We invite you, your family and friends to join us and hear the inspiring stories of activists who are fighting for women's rights around the world. Share in their struggles to promote women's participation in critical peace processes, and to assist survivors of sexual violence during armed conflict in their search for healing and justice.
Ottawa - Wednesday, September 12, from 7pm to 9 pm
Bombs, Bullets and Bodies: Confronting Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict
Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Avenue
This event will feature activists from Burundi, Burma, Sudan, and Peru.
English/French translation available
Toronto - Thursday, September 13 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Women's Struggle for Justice in Guatemala and Burma
Introduction by 
Ursula Franklin, university professor emerita
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), 252 Bloor St West (St George station)
7th floor, Peace Lounge
Co-presented with the Department of Adult Education and Counseling Psychology, OISE
English only
Toronto - Friday, September 14 from 10:30am to 12:30pm
Women's Struggle for Justice in Burma, Burundi, Sudan and Guatemala
York University, Senate Chamber
N940 Ross building
Co-presented with York's Centre for Feminist Research and Centre for Refugee Studies
English only
For speakers' biographies, please click here.
All events are free, and have been supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
Please click on the appropriate link for more information on Inter Pares' work on violence against women or on peacebuilding.
For more information, please contact Rachel Gouin at (613) 563-4801 ext. 140, toll-free at (866) 563-5801, or rachelg@interpares.ca.
CANCELLED: Vancouver - Saturday, September 15
Women from Burma Know Violence
Unfortunately, Zipporah Sein, the high-profile speaker for this event, encountered serious delays with immigration. Inter Pares and the Vancouver Burma Round Table (event co-hosts) were forced to make the difficult decision to cancel this public event. Zipporah Sein will be in Canada speaking at the above events in both Ottawa and Toronto and she will still be visiting Vancouver. The Vancouver Burma Round Table may still coordinate an informal gathering with Zipporah Sein; for further details please contact Rod Germaine at
rodgermaine@telus.net.
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