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    Jessica Ching: Trust Patients, Trust Women

    Jessica Ching: Trust Patients, Trust Women

    A commitment to innovation is important in every field, but perhaps none more so than health care. Jessica Ching—co-founder and CEO of Eve Medical—highlights the importance of advocating for patient involvement and cultural shifts in the advancement of health care technologies.
    Jessica Ching spoke at The Walrus Talks Health in Ottawa, Ontario, on November 28, 2017. 
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    • 9 min
    Paulette Senior: Gender-Based Violence Is Not an Exceptional Experience

    Paulette Senior: Gender-Based Violence Is Not an Exceptional Experience

    There is a gap between our anti-violence values and our competence and confidence to play an anti-violence role in real life, but Paulette Senior is determined to close it.
    Paulette is the CEO and President of the Canadian Women’s Foundation. She explains how confronting biases around gender-based violence is critical for supporting survivors and outlines what tools are available to those in crisis through the Canadian Women’s Foundation.
    Paulette spoke at The Walrus Talks Gender-Based Violence on November 16, 2023.
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    Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé: Empowering Children to Be Proud of Who They Are

    Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé: Empowering Children to Be Proud of Who They Are

    Many 2SLGBTQI+ people face abuse and harassment, often at a young age, but JP Kane and Kaleb Robertson imagine a safer, less prejudiced world for all.
    JP Kane (Fay Slift) and Kaleb Robertson (Fluffy Soufflé) are storytellers and the stars of The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy. They explore the violence faced by the 2SLGBTQI+ community and highlight the importance of building safe spaces that empower children to be who they are.
    They spoke at The Walrus Talks Gender-Based Violence on November 16, 2023.
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    • 12 min
    Angela Sterritt: Believe Indigenous Peoples' Stories

    Angela Sterritt: Believe Indigenous Peoples' Stories

    Despite making up only 4% of the female population in Canada, Indigenous women are murdered or missing at much higher rates than any other population.
    Angela Sterritt is the national bestselling Author of Unbroken. She examines how stereotypes dehumanize Indigenous people and how changing the narrative empowers change.
    Angela spoke at The Walrus Talks Gender-Based Violence on November 16, 2023.
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    • 11 min
    Shree Paradkar: You Cannot Silence Journalists with Abuse

    Shree Paradkar: You Cannot Silence Journalists with Abuse

    There has been a marked increase in the abuse and harassment of journalists, especially journalists who are women of colour.
    Shree Paradkar is a Columnist and Internal Ombud at the Toronto Star. She examines the myriad impacts of this abuse, not only on journalists, but on the media landscape and society at large.
    Shree spoke at The Walrus Talks Gender-Based Violence on November 16, 2023.
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    • 12 min
    Anuradha Dugal: The Gender Gap in Emergency Planning

    Anuradha Dugal: The Gender Gap in Emergency Planning

    There is a gap in our emergency planning when it comes to intimate partner violence. Anuradha Dugal wants to change that.
    Anuradha is the Vice President of Community Initiatives at the Canadian Women’s Foundation. She examines the consequences of not shockproofing our emergency planning against intimate partner violence.
    Anuradha spoke at The Walrus Talks Gender-Based Violence on November 16, 2023.
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    • 9 min

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