Tackling Gender-Based Violence: Film screening and Panel Discussion

We have exciting news! We have partnered with the Ontario Bar Association to bring you an accredited screening & panel discussion of the smallest steps!

The event will be held both virtually, and in-person on December 5, 4pm-7:30pm in Toronto, Ontario, at the OBA Conference Centre (20 Toronto Street, 2nd Floor) this fall! The event will include a screening of our film and a panel discussion with OBA’s expert faculty to unpack:

  • Forms of gender-based violence and how to identify them
  • The intersection of gender-based violence and the legal system – family and criminal law
  • Practical advice for lawyers handling cases involving gender-based violence
  • And avenues to advocate for change

There will also be an opportunity to network with your fellow attendees!

In addition to attending an incredibly inspiring and engaging event, you’ll also gain 2.5 CPD hours:

  • 1h 15m of EDI content
  • 30m of Professionalism content
  • 45m of Substantive content

Register today at: https://www.cbapd.org/details_en.aspx?id=ON_ON24WLF03T

Additional details below.

A woman with long brown hair wearing a pin-striped suit jacket sits at a desk covered in papers. She is highlighting a legal document.
Jade reviews case documentation.

PROGRAM CHAIRS
Kathy Batycky, Stoner & Company Family Law Associates
Emma Katz, Kelly D. Jordan Family Law Firm

PROGRAM SPEAKERS
The Honourable Loretta Merritt, Superior Court of Justice
Sheri Buck, Protagonist from the smallest steps
Deepa Mattoo, Executive Director, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
Kelly Jordan, Kelly D. Jordan Family Law Firm

Funders of the smallest steps

We would like to gratefully acknowledge the funders behind the smallest steps film, including: Our stalwart Indiegogo supporters and private donors, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Ottawa, the University of Ottawa’s Shirley Greenberg Chair for Women in the Legal Profession, Rebel.com’s ChangeMaker Program, and Sarjesa Inc.