Another Word for Gender Series this week

Concorida University’s Gender Advocacy Center will be holding a series of events this week to empower and inspire students and members of the Montreal community.

According to the Link, it will be the third annual Another Word for Gender Series, which focuses on social justice through a gender-issues lens. The various events will highlight issues relating to marginalized members of society.

The Centre’s Programming and Campaigns Coordinatior, Bianca Mugyenyi says it will be a diversified series for people that see and challenge inequality and injustice in different ways, and will help to build people’s strengths.

Events in the series will include a talk on the aboriginal experience of the residential school system, consent workshops, several events to examine the role of men in feminism and keynote speaker, Glen Canning.

Canning is the father of 17 year old Rehtaeh Parsons, who committed suicide in April after being sexually assaulted and bullied.

The series will end with a Sisters in Spirit march for missing and murdered Aboriginal women.