Meeting Youth Where They Are: Engaging Boys and Young Men in Digital Spaces to Prevent Gender-Based Violence
About event organiser
Learning Network, based in Ontario, Canada, is a knowledge mobilisation initiative bridging the gap between current gender-based violence (GBV) research, practice-based knowledge, and lived experience to enhance the capacity of the GBV sector and movement.
Event information
About the event
For more information and to register, see the event page.
This event brings together three organizations advancing work at the intersection of boys and young men, digital spaces and gender-based violence prevention. Drawing on approaches that include online community building, youth-centred education, digital media and public engagement, presenters will share insights from their work to foster healthy masculinities, strengthen young people’s critical engagement with online content and contribute to safer and more inclusive digital communities.
By attending this Special Event, participants will be better able to:
- Describe how digital spaces can shape young people’s understandings of gender, masculinity, relationships and violence
- Identify promising approaches for engaging boys and young men in digital gender-based violence prevention
- Recognize strategies for fostering belonging, critical reflection and healthier interactions in online communities
- Identify ways that lessons from the featured projects could inform prevention, education and youth-serving practice in different contexts
This event will be presented in English, with simultaneous French interpretation and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. Recordings in English, French, and ASL will be available following the event here.
For all queries, please contact the organiser at: gbvln@uwo.ca.
See all upcoming events in the calendar
Subscribe to our pānui and our news and events mailing lists
Never miss an update! Receive the latest news and event information directly to your inbox.