Whose Lives Matter?: Gender-Based Violence in the Era of the Pandemic and the Uprisings

Shake It Up! Series Description:

Campus Advocacy Network (CAN), a program of WLRC, will continue its Shake It Up Series and initiate a yearlong series of events to critically examine issues central to gender-based violence (GBV). We are excited to work with our campus partners, including Asian American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC), Disability Cultural Center (DCC), Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL), Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC), and Undergraduate Student Government (USG), for our first interactive workshop. Please join us for this important dialogue.

Event Title:
Whose Lives Matter?: Gender-Based Violence in the Era of the Pandemic and the UprisingsDetails: 

Date: Wednesday October 7

Time: 3-4:30pm CST

Please RSVP for Zoom link: go.uic.edu/ShakeItUp01

Contact Dr. Ada Cheng for questions and ASL/CART accommodations: adacheng@uic.edu.

Event Description:
Join us for a virtual interactive workshop as we discuss issues like:
I. How does gender-based violence (GBV) manifest in the era of the pandemic and the uprisings?
II. What particular barriers are facing GBV survivors amid major global crises?
III. How can we work to end GBV and support survivors right now?
IV. Why is eradicating GBV central to transformative justice?

Co-Sponsors:
WLRC/Campus Advocacy Network (CAN)
Asian American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC)
Disability Cultural Center (DCC)
Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL)
Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC)
Undergraduate Student Government (USG)