Strong Connections: Gender-Based Violence and Mass Casualties

Description of Event

The Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission was tasked with examining the events of April 18 to 19, 2020, when the most lethal mass shooting in Canadian civilian history occurred. The Commission stated that “for far too long, we have misperceived mass violence as our greatest threat without considering its relationship to other more pervasive forms of violence. We do so at the expense of public safety and community well-being.” In this lecture, Dr. Emma Cunliffe, who served as the Commission’s director of research and policy, explores these connections and the responses needed to prevent further tragedy.

The Peter Jaffe Lectures fall within a global campaign. The annual event is hosted during the 16 Days of Activism, Nov. 25 to Dec. 10, Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

The event will take place virtually 2:00pm-3:30pm EST / 11:00am-12:30pm PST.

Speaker

Dr. Emma Cunliffe is a Professor in the Allard School of Law.  Dr. Cunliffe studies how courts decide the facts of contested cases.  She is particularly interested in expert evidence, the operation of implicit bias, and legal processes regarding gendered and racialized violence, particularly those regarding Indigenous people. Dr. Cunliffe is a member of the evidence-based forensic initiative, which is based at the University of New South Wales (where she is a senior visiting fellow).