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DESCRIPTION:Education Library & Curriculum Resources Centre | Education Bui
 lding\, 1stfloor\, 3700 McTavish St.\n\nDr. Jackie Kirk (1968-2008) had re
 cently been appointed Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Education when s
 he was killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday\, August 13th\, 2008\,w
 hile working on girls’ education for the New York-based International Resc
 ue Committee. Dr.Kirkwas one of four people shotin an ambush for which the
  Taliban claimed responsibility.\n\nOn September 27\, the Faculty of Educa
 tion will honour the legacy of Jackie Kirk at McGill through a special eve
 nt to be held in the first floor foyer\, 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM. The event will
  include a panel of speakers who worked with or who have been inspired by 
 Jackie\, and the opening of an art exhibition ‘Speaking Back: Youth-led Pe
 rspectives on Combating Sexual Violence’. The exhibition was created using
  participatory arts-based methods by young people from 6 countries\, inclu
 ding Indigenous youth in Canada and South Africa\, along with work produce
 d in Ethiopia\, Kenya\, Sweden and Russia. To RSVP or for  further informa
 tion about this event please contact Leann Brown (info in Contact field at
  bottom of page).\n\nThis year\, on the tenth anniversary of her death\, h
 er memory will be honoured with a series of initiatives. Please visit Ten 
 Years Later: Honouring the Memory of Jackie Kirk for more information.\n\n
 \n	Welcome:Welcoming words from Dilson Rassier\, Dean of the Faculty of Edu
 cation & opening comments from Andy Kirk\n	International Panel:Members of t
 he Honouring the Legacy of Jackie Kirk Panel will include Marni Sommer of 
 the Mailman School of Public Health\, Columbia University\; Lilia Goldfarb
 \, Y Des Femmes Montreal\; Anuradha Dugal\, Canadian Women’s Foundation\; 
 Stephanie Garrow\, Independent Non-Profit Organization Management Professi
 onal\n	Art Exhibition: Speaking Back: Youth-led Perspectives on Combating S
 exual Violence\n	Reception:light refreshments will be served\n\n\nPlease RS
 VP by September 13\, 2018 to CONTACT listed below\n
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SUMMARY:McGill Honours the Legacy of Jackie Kirk
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/dise/channels/event/mcgill-honours-legacy-jackie-
 kirk-289497
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