Ask Women Anything - When the Justice System Fails Women
7:00 PM on Thursday Mar. 29th, 2018
Bar Robo, 692 Somerset St. W.
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7:00 PM on Thursday Mar. 29th, 2018
Bar Robo, 692 Somerset St. W.
More information: tickets
The discussion will focus on the experiences of women in the justice system. This is sure to be another exciting discussion that you do not want to miss. . .and don't forget you can ask our panelists anything!
Panelists:
Mélanie Mellon: is passionate about stopping the stigma for mental health. She is a woman who survived childhood sexual abuse and years of undiagnosed mental health problems that followed. She is a mom to four beautiful children. She also speaks in public forums about how her depression and PTSD affected her at home and in the workplace, but more importantly how she got help and was supported. Oh, and she has a job that pays.
Dillon Black: is a gender non conforming anti-violence advocate at OCTEVAW. They're currently coordinating a groundbreaking project to implement institutional accountability & external oversight in policing practices around gender-based violence. All the while trying to do their PhD in Surveillance Studies.
Jessica Ruano: is the writer and director of The Ghomeshi Effect, a documentary play on sexual violence and the legal system in Canada, for which she was awarded the 2017 Femmy Award for Media. She also volunteers at the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa. Twitter: @jessicaruano @ghomeshieffect
Jordyn Playne: is an Indigenous Social Worker originally from Penetanguishine, Ontario. Jordyn earned her Honors Bachelor of Social work from Lakehead University and has since been working for Miinwaashin Lodge; Indigenous Women’s Support Centre as a Women’s Counselor where she spends the bulk of her time working and advocating for Indigenous women and girls who have been incarcerated in the federal corrections system.
Panelists:
Mélanie Mellon: is passionate about stopping the stigma for mental health. She is a woman who survived childhood sexual abuse and years of undiagnosed mental health problems that followed. She is a mom to four beautiful children. She also speaks in public forums about how her depression and PTSD affected her at home and in the workplace, but more importantly how she got help and was supported. Oh, and she has a job that pays.
Dillon Black: is a gender non conforming anti-violence advocate at OCTEVAW. They're currently coordinating a groundbreaking project to implement institutional accountability & external oversight in policing practices around gender-based violence. All the while trying to do their PhD in Surveillance Studies.
Jessica Ruano: is the writer and director of The Ghomeshi Effect, a documentary play on sexual violence and the legal system in Canada, for which she was awarded the 2017 Femmy Award for Media. She also volunteers at the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa. Twitter: @jessicaruano @ghomeshieffect
Jordyn Playne: is an Indigenous Social Worker originally from Penetanguishine, Ontario. Jordyn earned her Honors Bachelor of Social work from Lakehead University and has since been working for Miinwaashin Lodge; Indigenous Women’s Support Centre as a Women’s Counselor where she spends the bulk of her time working and advocating for Indigenous women and girls who have been incarcerated in the federal corrections system.