Facebook Canada Hard Questions Roundtable on Women's Safety Online
IMPACTS Project Director Dr. Shaheen Shariff, along with research assistant and PhD student Christopher Dietzel, will join and co-host in Ottawa on April 23rd for the first global聽贬补谤诲听蚕耻别蝉迟颈辞苍蝉聽Roundtable on the topic of聽Women's Safety Online聽and the launch of the .听
As more and more of our lives extend online, and digital technologies transform how we live, we all face challenging new聽questions聽鈥� everything from how best to safeguard personal privacy online to the meaning of free expression to the future of journalism worldwide. Facebook聽debates these聽questions聽fiercely and freely inside the company every day, and with experts from around the world whom they聽consult for guidance.听聽is an effort by Facebook to open dialogue on these difficult聽questions. The Facebook Canada聽贬补谤诲听蚕耻别蝉迟颈辞苍蝉聽Roundtable Series takes these difficult conversations offline to consult with Canadian experts and stakeholders who face these issues on the ground.听
The聽贬补谤诲听蚕耻别蝉迟颈辞苍蝉聽Roundtable on Women's Safety Online聽will be a two-part event:聽
1. CO-HOST FIRESIDE CHAT聽
The event will kick off with a fireside chat broadcast on Facebook Live. will introduce the issues and Canadian landscape with regards to Women's Safety Online. Antigone Davis, Head of will discuss new tools on the platform intended to make the online platform a safer space for women. The fireside chat will be a public event, broadcast on .听
2. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION聽
The roundtable will be a moderated discussion, closed to the participants invited to participate. We are keen to learn about the most pressing issues being faced by advocates and experts on cyber-violence and women's safety online in Canada. We will also seek feedback on new tools that Facebook has recently launched and/or that are in development. The roundtable discussion will be a private event, held under Chatham House Rules.
for more information about the event. And be sure to tune in for the live broadcast on April 23!聽
