Below is our full calendar of Symposium events. Click on a calendar listing to get a more detailed description of the event, view your speakers and panelists, and access the presentation and materials. Some webinars and details are still being confirmed. Please check back on this page for newly added events and updated times.
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Working with girls and young women who have been drawn into the criminal justice system comes with a set of unique challenges. In a criminal justice system dominated by and designed for men, the low number of young women and girls can lead to relative invisibility in the system. “Working with Young Women and Girls” …
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Trafficking is one of the most insidious and common threats faced by at-risk girls. It is an issue that spans the globe and has recently attracted media attention, particularly the trafficking of young girls in Asia and the United States. Coordinator of the San Francisco Collaborative Against Human Trafficking Antonia Lavine spoke about the trafficking of girls …
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h3,h2 {display:none;}.single-event-panelists {margin: -30px 0 10px 0;} https://youtu.be/0bBxCxkAFT8 PANELISTS Christa Big Canoe Meda Chesney-Lind Rebekah Enoch Christa Big Canoe of the Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto presented on her work with Indigenous girls in conflict with the law, discussing incarceration, over-apprehension, and the issue of suicide among Indigenous girls and youth in …
Artist, activist, and photographer Richard Ross sat down with Assistant District Attorney Kasie Lee and social worker Michelle De Young to talk about Ross' Juvenile-in-Justice project, new legal approaches to helping sexually exploited girls, and a day in the life of a social worker. This panel was moderated by Patricia Lee, Managing Attorney for the …
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Date: January 28, 2021. An in-depth discussion on how girls in conflict with the law in Guangdong and Hong Kong are treated.
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Date: January 15, 2021. Explore alternatives to locking children up in this panel which looks to innovative solutions to help youth in conflict with the law transition out of justice systems.
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Date: January 14, 2021. Leading experts on juvenile justice discuss the treatment of justice-involved young women in different parts of the world.
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Date: December 14, 2020. Explore the unique challenges and vulnerabilities faced by girls in East Africa, South Africa, and the MENA region.
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In this fascinating and in-depth webinar, Drs. Gena Castro-Rodriguez and Elizabeth Cauffman presented on trauma and other risk factors that lead girls to delinquency in a panel moderated by Symposium partner Patricia Lee of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. Dr. Castro-Rodriguez, of the Victim Services Division of the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, spoke …
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On November 10, the Symposium launched with an audience of participants and supporters from North America and Asia. John Kamm spoke about Dui Hua’s history of expert exchanges and the need to pay greater attention to the crisis of girls in conflict with the law. Anna Wu, honorary fellow and professor at the University of …
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On October 27, the Symposium launched with an audience of participants and supporters from North America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. John Kamm spoke about Dui Hua’s history of expert exchanges and the need to pay greater attention to the crisis of girls in conflict with the law. Taghreed Jaber, Penal Reform International’s regional …
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