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Session Description and Speaker Bio

Preventing Gender Based Violence and Discrimination: During this session, participants will be unpacking sexual violence and common myths about it. In addition, participants will be discussing the role of male allyship in preventing sexual violence and examing preventative practices such as consent and bystander intervention.

This session will be presented by David Garzon, who is the Team Lead, Community Engagement at White Ribbon. He is responsible for the management and delivery of several key initiatives across White Ribbon, together with the program staff team. David has worked in Bolivia, Guatemala, and Colombia delivering workshops and implementing projects on gender equity, masculinities, LGBTQ+ rights, gender-based violence, feminism, youth empowerment, health, and fair trade. David holds a bachelor degree in Sociology and Latin American and Caribbean studies from York University, a certificate in Critical Reflections on Masculinities from the Center for Social Research, Technology and Capacity Building. You can reach out to the speaker’s organization on twitter @whiteribbon and find more resources on the organization’s website at whiteribbon.ca.