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Book Launch: Suing for Silence by Mandi Gray

Posted: April 11, 2024 7:00PM - April 11, 2024 8:00PM
Location: Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave., Ottawa
The arrival of the #MeToo movement was long overdue, putting sexual violence in the spotlight and opening up public discussion of the problem. It also sparked a global anti-feminist backlash. Suing for Silence is a groundbreaking examination of how abusive men use defamation lawsuits as a weapon against anyone who attempts to hold them accountable. ...more

Mandi Gray: Suing for Silence

Posted: March 27, 2024 7:00PM - March 27, 2024 8:00PM
Location: Vancouver Central Library, 350 Georgia St., Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level
In her new book Suing for Silence, professor Mandi Gray looks at how defamation lawsuits are used against women who are trying to speak out against sexual violence and to protect the powerful men who wield them. ...more

Suing for Silence: Sexual Violence and Defamation Law

Posted: March 22, 2024 12:30PM - March 22, 2024 2:00PM
Location: Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Indigenous Classroom, Room 123 and Virtually
This talk provides an overview of Professor Gray’s recent book, focusing on how defamation suits are leveraged against sexual violence survivors to block criminal and civil accountability. ...more

Mandi Gray: Suing for Silence

Posted: March 21, 2024 6:30PM - March 21, 2024 7:30PM
Location: North Vancouver City Library, Third floor program room, 120 14th St W, North Vancouver
Shortly after its release on March 1, Mandi Gray will speak about her new book Suing for Silence: Sexual Violence and Defamation Law. The book is a ground-breaking examination that exposes the phenomenon of defamation lawsuits whose purpose is to silence those who disclose sexual violence. ...more

Dr. Mandi Gray on 'Suing for Silence'

Posted: March 20, 2024 7:00PM
Location: Shelf Life Books, 1302 4 Street Southwest #100, Calgary
Mandi Gray will be discussing the book with University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Sexual Violence Educator Kiara Mikita. There will be an opportunity for audience Q&A and a meet and greet with the author. ...more

Dr. Mandi Gray Book Launch

Posted: March 14, 2024 7:00PM
Location: McNally Robinson, Winnipeg, Grant Park in the Atrium, Streaming on YouTube
Join Dr. Mandi Gray as she celebrates the Winnipeg launch of Suing for Silence: Sexual Violence and Defamation Law (UBC Press). There will be a conversation hosted by Katrina Clarke of the Winnipeg Free Press, an opportunity for audience Q&A, and a book signing with the author. ...more
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