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Femicide Trends in the Bahamas, Barbados, and Jamaica

Femi(ni)cide in Focus: Expert Series (1) featuring Taitu Heron

Event
Webinar
07.11.24
Nov
18
2024

FWP Expert Series 1: Taitu Heron

Executive Summary

Taitu Heron, a Senior Social Development expert, will report about her study on trends of femicide in the Bahamas, Barbados, and Jamaica between 2017-2022. Based on media reports across the three countries, she provides details such as victim demographics, relationship to perpetrators, and circumstances of death. 

Why is femicide persistent in these countries? 

What role does media coverage play? 

And what are the most urgent needs?

Key Information

This Online Meeting will start at Noon EST (6pm CET / 9am PST).

You need to register (see below).

The event will be moderated by Myrna Dawson, Project Lead of the FWP and Founder & Director of the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability 

Registration Information

Please register using this link. You will receive a confirmation email with the meeting link. 

We look forward to seeing you on the 18th!

About the Presenter

Taitu Heron is a development specialist / human rights advocate / trainer-facilitator / activist scholar / and performance poet. 

Working in the field of Caribbean development and human rights for almost two decades, her work in programme and project management, policy development and applied research, focuses on the intersectional dynamics of citizenship and the rights of children, women and LGBTQ+ people in Caribbean development with a range of partners and stakeholders from civil society, government, academia, and international development partners across the Caribbean.

Taitu Heron is currently  Principal Research Consultant at TAMAH Consulting Services.

 

 


 

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