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Panel Discussion on Forced Marriages and Honour Based Crimes
Thursday, 22nd November 2012 To Sunday, 22nd November 2009
06.00 PM
http://www.soundoftearsfilm.blogspot.ca
33 St. George Street
Toronto Ontario M5S 2E3
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The event is being held at the University of Toronto’s Cumberland House on 33 St. George Street.
About the Event: A fundraiser facilitating a cross-cultural dialogue on Honour Based Crimes including how these crimes can be prevented and what supports if any are in place today.
About the Movie: The “Sound of Tears” film is a story of a young woman who is trapped in a forced marriage and must relinquish a forbidden love as it is a matter of Family Honour.
About Dorothy: From the Neighbourhood Playhouse School of Theatre in New York City, actress and filmmaker Dorothy A. Atabong (Mayday, The Line, Degrassi) is no stranger to the stage and film set. Dorothy was involved in theatrical productions with the Canadian Stage Company such as The Overwhelming – about the Rwandan Genocide and In Darfur – about the genocide in Sudan. She is the face in several commercials for the Steven Lewis Foundation – Help Fight Aids in Africa.
About Our Panel Speakers:
Aruna Papp: She was born in India and immigrated to Canada in 1972 with a 3rd grade education, two young daughters and an abusive marriage. Over the past 30 years Aruna has worked as a counsellor with abused women, founded 3 non-profit agencies to help immigrant families and has earned two Masters’ degrees. Aruna is also a Research Associate with Frontier Centre for Public Policy. In demand nationally and internationally as a Trainer and Keynote Speaker, she also conducts training for front line services providers in the area of honour based violence and ‘risk assessment’. Aruna has written extensively on this subject including her recent book, Unworthy Creature: A Punjabi Daughter's Memoir of Honour, Shame and Love.
Baldev Mutta: Baldev Mutta has over 30 years’ experience in the field of social work. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Punjabi Community Health Services (PCHS) in Peel. He has received many community awards for his work on equity, community development, diversity management, and organizational change. He also hosts his own television show, Community ConneXion, which airs every Saturday on Rogers Cable.
Raheel Raza: She is a consultant for Interfaith and Intercultural diversity, a documentary film maker, freelance journalist and founder of SAMA' (Sacred Arts and Music Alliance). Raheel is the author of Their Jihad…Not My Jihad. She was appointed to The Public Service Committee for Ontario College of Teachers and has spoken at Harvard, Columbia, Canadian School Boards, as well as The United Nations.
Dr Amin Muhammad: Originally from Pakistan, Dr Muhammad is a Doctor of Psychiatry and has held several professorships, including Vice-Principal at medical colleges in Pakistan, England, and Ireland. An expert on transcultural psychiatry, he is currently a professor at The Memorial University in Newfoundland, and a clinical Psychiatrist at The Ontario Trillium Health Centre. Author of over 100 publications, he also penned the Canadian Federal Government report - Magnitude and Dynamics of “Honour Killing”- The local perspective.
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