Is it possible to use peacebuilding, conflict resolution and restorative justice techniques online?

Join this lively panel discussion as we explore this timely topic.

Moderated by:

Julie Friesen- Director of Programs Conflict Resolution & Mediation Services

Panelists:

Dr. Christina Parker -Assistant Professor, Social Development Studies, Renison University College

Bio: I pursued history education in teacher’s college and continued to study the integration of peacebuilding into the history curriculum in graduate school. My research on peacebuilding education in diverse multicultural classrooms with marginalized children shows how dialogic pedagogies facilitate inclusive spaces where all students have the opportunity to participate and have their voices heard. I’ve spent the last ten years working in K-12 schools conducting ethnographic studies in diverse schools across Ontario that allow me to pay attention to how power and privilege plays out in classroom spaces.

Dr. Aimee Morrison - Associate Professor, English Language and Literature, University of Waterloo

Bio: I wanted to be a computer scientist until I was the only girl in all my high school courses. So I pursued my second love, English, working my way around to computers again eventually, working in digital humanities labs and projects at all three universities I have attended. My work focuses on popular reception and remediation of computer technologies, as well as on social media as a platform for auto/biography and activism. Basically, I fart around on the internet for most of my teaching and research, which is probably better than coding all day anyway.

Brad Galloway - Coordinator at the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism at Ontario Tech University.

Bio: Brad also works with the Organization for the Prevention of Violence and Life After Hate, where he works with people who are attempting to leave violent extremist groups. Brad is also a leading voice in Canada on educating on the dangers of Right Wing Extremism, and how we might counter or prevent violent extremism, and has been involved in several research projects on this subject matter. Brad has worked internationally as a consultant with Google, YouTube, Moonshot CVE and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Brad's work is often informed by his lived experiences in the Right Wing Extremist movement, where he spent 13 years of his life.