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Monday,
February 25
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note that conference registration opens at Bingemans Conference
Centre on February 25th at 6:00 PM
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6:00
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Registration |
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6:30
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Reception
and Welcome |
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7:15
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Opening
Banquet
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Greetings
from
The Honourable
Deb Matthews, Minister Responsible for Women’s
Issues
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8:45
PM – 9:30 PM |
Opening
Keynote Address by Naomi Judd
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Naomi
Judd, half of country music’s most famous mother/daughter
team, is also a former victim of domestic violence. She
will speak candidly about her struggles as a single mother
and her personal experience in an abusive relationship.
She will show us how emotional and physical scars can be
transformed into inner strength and fulfillment. |
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Tuesday, February 26
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– 8:30 AM |
Continental
Breakfast
Greetings
from
The Honourable Deb Matthews,
Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues
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9:00
AM – 10:30 AM |
Keynote
Presentation
Carolyn Thomas: Unforgettable Hero
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On
December 5, 2003, Carolyn was shot in the face at point-blank
range by her boyfriend of eight years. She suffered catastrophic
facial injuries and wasn’t expected to live, but miraculously
she did. While undergoing several reconstructive surgeries
over a two-year period, Carolyn discovered her purpose—to
increase awareness about domestic violence and to empower
future victims/survivors of domestic violence. Today, Carolyn
is a powerful domestic violence survivor and advocate, dedicated
to change lives impacted by domestic violence with her story.
Speaker:
Carolyn Thomas,
Waco, TX |
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12:15
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Her
Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean,
C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M.,C.D.
Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada
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Photo: Sgt Eric Jolin, Rideau Hall
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Michaëlle
Jean was born in Port au Prince, Haiti. She immigrated to
Canada with her family in 1968, fleeing the dictatorial
regime of the time.
During her university studies, Ms.
Jean worked for eight years with Quebec shelters for battered
women, while actively contributing to the establishment
of a network of emergency shelters throughout Quebec and
elsewhere in Canada. She later ventured into journalism
and became a highly regarded journalist and anchor of information
programs at Radio-Canada and CBC Newsworld. She also took
part in documentary films produced by her husband, filmmaker
Jean-Daniel Lafond. The couple has an eight-year old daughter,
Marie-Éden.
Michaëlle Jean became Canada’s
27th
Governor General in September 2005.
One of the Right Honourable Michaëlle
Jean’s responsibilities as governor general is to
represent the Crown in Canada. She is also responsible for
representing Canadians, promoting our sovereignty, and celebrating
excellence through the governor general’s awards and
the Canadian honours system. The Governor General also works
to bring Canadians together.
Since her installation, Her Excellency’s
mandate has been to “break down solitudes.”
She works very closely with young people, women and people
from the arts community. To encourage dialogue, she has
initiated the Urban Arts Forum, Art Matters discussion
groups, and a Web site: www.citizenvoices.gg.ca.
She has made official visits to every province and territory
in Canada and has represented Canada on State visits and
working visits to Haiti, Chile, Italy, Vatican City, Algeria,
Morocco, Ghana, Mali, South Africa, Afghanistan, Brazil,
and the Czech Republic.
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1:30
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Keynote
Presentation
Lessons from the Trail on Leadership
and Teamwork
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Everyone
has the potential to lead. Leadership is learned and great
leaders are passionate about what they do. Dr. Linda Chamberlain,
Founding Director of the Alaska Family Violence Prevention
Project, combines her professional experiences with lessons
she has learned on the trail with her dog team to demonstrate
six key strategies for collaborative leadership and teamwork.
Through stories, interactive exercises, practical tips,
and humour, Linda will make you feel like you are standing
on the sled runners while you learn new skills to maximize
teamwork and your leadership potential.
Speaker:
Dr. Linda Chamberlain,
Homer, AK |
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A
Taste of Oktoberfest (networking reception)
Authentic German Festhallen Experience
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Greetings
from
Leeanna
Pendergast, MPP (Kitchener-Conestoga)
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Women’s
Issues |
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Wednesday,
February 27
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Welcome
Back Remarks
Greetings
from
Leeanna
Pendergast, MPP (Kitchener-Conestoga)
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Women’s
Issues |
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9:00
AM – 10:30 AM |
Keynote
Presentation
Making the Law Keep Its Promise –
Building a Community Coordinated Response to Domestic Violence
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Lt.
Wynn will motivate his audience to look at domestic violence
through the eyes of a 20-year public servant and a child
witness to domestic violence. He will discuss the importance
of an ongoing commitment to guaranteeing individual civil
rights. He will address the following:
• Why victims are reluctant to report
• Why they stay
• Why offenders batter and how it impacts children
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will inspire his audience to further their understanding
of a victim’s lack of protection and loss of trust
in government and the community, as well as who pays the
price for failing the victims of this often hidden crime.
He will draw a clear connection of the power and control
used in terrorism to domestic violence and will challenge
his audience to change the system to ensure the safety of
the victim, the police and the community.
Speaker:
Mark Wynn,
Nashville, TN |
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12:45
PM – 2:15 PM |
Helping
Together Through Co-location:
The Family Violence Project of Waterloo Region Shares Its
Experience |
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On January 1, 2006 Family Violence Project of Waterloo Region
opened its doors, providing a
consistent, comprehensive and holistic response to victims
of family violence. Located at Catholic Family Counselling
Centre of Waterloo Region, the Project collaborative currently
boasts more than 130 professionals representing 11 agencies/services
dedicated to domestic violence intervention and prevention.
Modelled after the “San Diego Family Justice Center,”
this holistic response to domestic violence intervention
and prevention represents a Canadian first. A panel of Partners
from the Family Violence Project shares its experience of
helping together through co-location.
Speakers:
Dana Robbins,
Publisher, The Record, Kitchener, ON
Casey Cruikshank, Director, Waterloo Region
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Centre, Kitchener,
ON
Teresa Donnelly, Assistant Crown Attorney,
Region of Waterloo, Team Lead, Domestic Violence –
Family Violence Project, Kitchener, ON
Pat Gillies, Senior Service Manager of
Kitchener Ongoing Services, Family and Children’s
Services of Waterloo Region, Kitchener, ON
Pamela Mank, Co-ordinator, Family Violence
Project of Waterloo Region, Kitchener, ON
Sean Tout, Staff Sergeant, Waterloo Regional
Police Domestic Violence Investigation Unit, Kitchener,
ON
Mary Zilney, Executive Director, Women’s
Crisis Services (Anselma House, Haven House and Outreach
Services), Kitchener, ON
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3:45 PM
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Closing
Keynote Presentation and Wrap-up |
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Brian
Vallée has had a varied career as a writer, editor,
producer and director. He was a journalist on newspapers
in England, the United States and Canada. After a five-year
stint with two Toronto newspapers, Mr. Vallée joined
the CBC’s award-winning documentary program The
Fifth Estate where he spent ten years. Since leaving
the CBC, Mr. Vallée has produced and directed several
documentaries.
His first non-fiction book, the best-selling Life With
Billy, is about Jane Stafford, an abused wife who took
the law into her own hands. The Stafford case led to the
Battered Wife Syndrome as a legitimate defence. He also
wrote Life After Billy, which examined the mysterious
gunshot death of Jane Stafford ten years after she killed
her husband.
His latest work, The War on Women (2007), reveals
that the killing of women by the intimate men in their lives
continues unabated and that in this war, the fallen are
more likely to be ignored than honoured.
Speaker:
Brian Vallée,
Author,
Toronto,
ON
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