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Title Knowledge Networks for Women’s Health and Safety Day / Time Thursday, June 22nd / 13:30 - 15:30 Room Oceanview 1 Event Description This session is designed to provide participants the opportunity to discuss how to effectively link the range of developing knowledge networks around the world, including existing international, national, regional and local networks, especially in relation to marginalized groups such as immigrant women, Aboriginal women, and women with disabilities. This session will look at ways we can create global, national and local partnerships to develop policies to promote the health and safety of at-risk women in cities. Session Language English French Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Linda Day (Aboriginal Women's Health & Healing Research Group), Fran Odette (Education Wife Assault) Karen Yoshida (University of Toronto), Swarna Weerasinghe (Dalhousie University) Kamlyn Ng-See-Quan (Action Canada for Population Development), Marisol Dalmazzo (AVP)   Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) Additional _Speakers_Info_ WUF3_100025.doc Presentations_WUF3_100025.doc Racial_En_Fr_100025.pdf women_disabilities_En_Fr_100025.pdf Host Organization Women in Cities International, the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health (Canada), and the Aboriginal Women's Health and Healing Research Group (Canada) Host Organization Description The National Network on Environments and Women's Health (NNEWH)is one of four Canadian Centres of Excellence for Women's Health supported by the Bureau of Women's Health and Gender Analysis to enhance Health Canada's capacity to promote equitable health outcomes for women and men, and boys and girls. NNEWH develops and conducts policy research primarily on urban and work issues, paying particular attention to the health status and needs of at risk women. WOMEN IN CITIES INTERNATIONAL is an international network for various partners concerned with gender equality issues and the place of women in cities. It seeks to disseminate information on issues relating to gender equality, the role of women in cities and the application of a gender approach in community and municipal decision-making, and the public policy process. Website (Organizer and partners) www.femmesetvilles.org www.womenincities.org www.yorku.ca/nnewh

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