Upcoming Events and Learning Opportunities
Opportunities to Participate:
| Exploring Neurodivergence, Disability, and Gender-Based Violence: Toward More Affirming and Accessible Practices |
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Learning Network & Knowledge Hub Webinar This LN/KH Webinar explored the intersections of neurodivergence, disability, and gender-based violence through critical disability studies, story-making, and neurodiversity-affirming approaches. Presented by Dr. Patty Douglas, this session drew on creative and participatory approaches that centre historically excluded perspectives, inviting participants to consider how dominant narratives about disability, care, communication, and harm shape responses to violence within education, health, and community systems. Click here to watch. |
| LN Live: Drag Pedagogy for Consent Education |
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Learning Network Live View the recording from this short Live presentation with Wil Prakash Fujarczuk, an award-winning speaker and educator who has led sexual violence prevention initiatives for over a decade. The session explored how drag pedagogy can serve as an accessible and engaging entry point into conversations about consent education. Click here to watch. |
| “Red Flag” Law Awareness: Protecting Against Firearm Harm in Gender-Based Violence |
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"Red Flag" Laws Webinar
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2026 View the recordings from the A2A & FVFL Webinar, “Red Flag” Law Awareness: Protecting Against Firearm Harm in Gender-Based Violence. Learn about how these laws aim to enhance protections to address firearm-related harm in cases of gender-based violence by allowing individuals to apply to a court to ask for restrictions on a person’s access to firearms where there are safety concerns. Click here to watch. |
| Online Interventions to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: Building Online-to-Offline Pathways |
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Learning Network Resource Spotlight View the recordings from the LN Resource Spotlight, Online Interventions to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: Building Online-to-Offline Pathways. Learn about RightPlace - an innovative online service and outreach model that connects individuals affected by gender-based violence (GBV) with support services across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Click here to watch. |
| Considering Children’s Perspectives on Contact with their Father in the Context of Post-Separation Intimate Partner Violence |
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Learning Network & Knowledge Hub Webinar View the recordings from the LN/KH Webinar, Considering Children’s Perspectives on Contact with their Father in the Context of Post-Separation Intimate Partner Violence. Watch Simon Lapierre present findings from research on children’s experiences and perspectives regarding contact with their father in the context of post-separation intimate partner violence (IPV). Click here to watch. |
| AI and GBV: Harms, Impacts, and Emerging Practices in Prevention and Response |
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Learning Network Virtual Forum View the recorded sessions from the 2026 Learning Network Virtual Forum. This two-day event brought together practitioners, researchers, and advocates to examine how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is both contributing to gender-based violence (GBV) and reshaping practice across the GBV and allied sectors. Click here to watch. |
| Innovations in Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Trauma and Violence-Informed Health Promotion |
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Knowledge Hub Presents Conference View the recorded presentations from the Knowledge Hub Presents Conference, a national event held on October 1-2, 2025. The sessions feature evidence-informed insights, emerging trends and practical tools to support ongoing work and learning. Click here to watch. |
| Respect at Work Website |
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This new website houses research and evidence-based resources to support policy reform and guide prevention and response strategies on harassment and violence at work. Click here to visit. |
| Resources for Evaluating Trauma- and Violence-Informed Practice |
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Resources for Evaluating Trauma- and Violence-Informed Practice This resource provides an overview of over twenty qualitative and quantitative evaluation tools designed to measure trauma- and violence-informed practices of individuals and / or organizations. Click here for PDF Click here for website |
