A Conference Is Coming — And We Are Building It With You
By Fartumo Kusow
The work of preventing gender-based violence does not happen in isolation. It happens in classrooms, in community centres, in policy offices, in shelters, in courtrooms, and in the quiet conversations people have when the system has failed someone they love. That work deserves a stage.
On November 26, 2026, the Sahra Bulle Foundation Centre for Learning and Teaching will open that stage.
What Is This Conference?
The Sahra Bulle Foundation's inaugural conference on gender-based violence education, accountability, and community response will take place at Vanier Hall, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario. It is a full-day gathering designed for the people who carry this work — frontline workers, researchers, educators, community advocates, artists, organizational leaders, and survivors who have chosen to speak. This conference is not about raising awareness in the abstract. It is about building something concrete: shared knowledge, institutional accountability, and a community of practice that extends beyond a single day.
Why This Conference, and Why Now
The Sahra Bulle Foundation Centre for Learning and Teaching was established in memory of Sahra Bulle, whose story demands more than remembrance. It demands structure, education, and institutional change. Canada's gender-based violence crisis is ongoing. In Windsor and across Ontario, frontline organizations are doing critical work with limited resources and even less recognition. This conference says: your work belongs in a room like this. Your research matters. Your practice matters. Your voice matters.
What Is Coming
The call for proposals opens April 15, 2026, with a submission deadline of July 15, 2026. Over the next several weeks, we will publish the full conference theme, the ten priority topic areas, and detailed submission guidelines. Watch for our next update. Share this post with the researchers, practitioners, educators, and advocates in your network. This program will be built from the ground up — and we are building it with the people who do this work every day.
Questions? Reach us at info@sahrabullefoundation.ca Submit your proposal at sahrabullefoundation.ca
Education. Accountability. Community.