Symposium to Commemorate the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- When: January 01, 1970
- Time: All day
NIDO Canada (Ottawa Chapter), NIMNews, Institute of African Studies and the Pauline Jewitt Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies of Carleton University Present a Symposium to Commemorate the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women:
“Domestic Violence among Africans in the Global Diaspora: Causes, Course and Cure”
Featuring Ambassador (Professor) U. Joy Ogwu, OFR, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations.
Other Invited Guest Speakers include:
* Honorable Helena Guergis, Minister of State for the Status of Women
* Dr. A.G. Ahmed, Clinical Director of Southeast Forensic Services and the Director of Anger Disorders Clinic, Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Criminology, University of Ottawa
* Dr. Pius Adesanmi, Associate Professor, Department of English Language & Literature, Director, Project on New African Literatures (PONAL), Carleton University
Wednesday November 25th at 7 p.m.
Arts Lounge, 2017 Dunton Tower
Carleton University
Free Admission. Registration required as limited capacity. Send name and telephone number to ottawa@NIDOCanada.Org or 1-866-531-2581 ext 203 .
