“Forced Marriage in Conflict Situations” International Workshop
The October workshop is the first of two conferences supported by a SSHRC International Opportunities Fund (IOF) grant. Professor Bunting will host a larger international conference in Freetown, Sierra Leone in February, 2011. The workshop is generously supported by the Nathanson Centre, Office of the Provost, Vice-President Research and Innovation, Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, and The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples.
[The conflict in Sierra Leone ended in 2002. Women walk in Freetown in August 2010. Photo: Neil Cole.]
The workshop took place in 305 York Lanes and was open to interested students and faculty.
The program is as follows:
Friday, 15 October
Day 1 of Workshop, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Introductory Session – 9:00-9:45
Opening Address
-Annie Bunting, “Research Questions on Forced Marriage in Conflict Situations: Insights from the History of Slavery and Prosecuting Gender Crimes”
Session 1 – 9:45-11:15
Speakers
-Paul Lovejoy, “Historical Patterns of Abuse: Slavery, Pawnship, and Marriage”
–Rosaline M’Carthy, “Forced Marriage in Conflict Situations – The Sierra Leone Experience”
Moderator
–Benedetta Rossi
Session 2 – 11:30-1:00
Speakers
–Binaifer Nowrojee, “Forced Marriage in the Rwandan Genocide: Prosecuting Gender Crimes at the ICTR and SCSL”
–Karlee Sapoznik,“‘I was a strong woman to do what I did’: Locating Covert and Overt Resistance to Forced Servile Marriage through a Case Study”
Moderator
–Paul Lovejoy
Session 3 – 1:45-3:15
Speakers
–Annie Bunting, “Marriage of Girls and Teens as an International Human Rights Issue”
-Benedetta Rossi, “Rethinking Slavery in West Africa: The Case of Hadijatou Manu Koraou”
Moderator
–Khristopher Carlson
Session 4 – 3:30-5:00
Speakers
–Joel Quirk, “Wartime Enslavement and Forced Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa: Linking Historical Slave Systems and Modern Problems?”
-Obiora Okafor, Commentator
Moderator
–Kevin Bales
Saturday, 16 October
Day 2 of Workshop, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Session 5 – 9:00-10:30
Speakers
–Kevin Bales and Jody Sarich, “Forced Marriage: Beyond Conflict Situations and Toward Humanity”
-Lisa Wyndels, Commentator
Moderator
–Annie Bunting
Session 6 – 10:45-12:15
Speakers
–Khristopher Carlson, “Forced Marriage within the Lord’s Resistance Army, Uganda”
–Gaëlle Breton-LeGoff, “Crimes of forced marriage / slavery and sexual slavery in the Democratic Republic of Congo”
Moderator
–Joel Quirk
Group Brainstorm Session – 1:00-4:00
Closing Remarks
If you are interested in attending please RSVP to Kathy Mirzaei, [email protected]
Place:
305 York Lanes, York University
Date:
Fri, 10/15/2010 – Sat, 10/16/2010