Taking action on sexual misconduct

An Annie MacDonald Langstaff / Patricia Allen Memorial Workshop with the Hon. Marie Deschamps, who will discuss her key findings in her External Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Canadian Armed Forces (link 1; link 2).

A light lunch will be served. RSVP before March 1, 2016 at julie [dot] fontaine2 [at] mcgill [dot] ca.

A request for accreditation for 1.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education has been made.

About the Annie MacDonald Langstaff Workshops

Inaugurated in 1988 in honour of Annie MacDonald Langstaff, BCL '14, the first woman to earn a law degree in Quebec, the workshops provide a forum for academics, judges, lawyers, and community activists to present scholarly research and practical insights on issues relating to women and the law.

About the Patricia Allen Memorial Lecture

Created in 1992 by the Class of 88 in memory of classmate Patricia Allen, a graduate of the Faculty who was senselessly murdered, this annual lectureship is devoted to sensitizing and educating the legal community and others about pressing social and legal issues, particularly that of violence against women.