Outside of the Shadows: Addressing Stalking in Canada
About the Event
March 12 @ 3:00 p.m. (via Zoom)
This keynote is open to faculty, staff & students.
In this interactive presentation, women's rights advocate and stalking survivor Julie S. Lalonde will lead a discussion on the reality of criminal harassment in Canada.
Julie will examine the root causes of this gendered crime and will discuss why victims/survivors continue to fall between the cracks of support systems.
To conclude, Julie will share best practices for preventing stalking and supporting victims/survivors.
Each attendee will be entered into a draw for a $100 Western Bookstore prize pack!
About the Speaker
Julie S. Lalonde, a survivor and a longtime advocate for victims/survivors of gender-based violence, founded the Canadian Anti-Stalking Association (CASA) in 2024.
When an abusive ex stalked her for over a decade, Julie experienced firsthand the lack of support and services available to victims in Canada. In 2017, she collaborated with artist Ambivalently Yours to create OutsideOfTheShadows.ca. The idea was simply to create a 5-minute PSA to give survivors and their allies practical advice to survive stalking. It soon became abundantly clear that survivors needed more.
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