Imagining Feminist Dispute Resolution
- Date
- March 26, 2026 - March 27, 2026
- Time
- 5:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
A two-day conference exploring new feminist approaches to justice and dispute resolution.
We are pleased to invite you to Imagining Feminist Dispute Resolution, a two-day conference exploring new feminist approaches to justice and dispute resolution. Building on their groundbreaking research, Lincoln Alexander Law's Dr. Jennifer Orange and Sabrina Khela will convene Canadian and international scholars to examine how feminist frameworks can reshape dispute resolution and better respond to gender-based violence and discrimination.
DAY 1 : "A Better Man (external link) " Film Screening + Q&A
Thursday, March 26, 2026 | 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
TIFF Lightbox, 350 King Street West, Toronto
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Attiya Khan and therapist Tod Augusta Scott.
DAY 2: Speaker Panels + ADR Cafe
Friday, March 27, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University
Podium Building, POD-457, 380 Victoria Street, Toronto
This conference is open to students, scholars, lawyers, judges, and others currently engaged in and/or interested in learning more about alternative forms of dispute resolution. Hosted with generous support from the Law Commission of Canada, the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, and the Office of the Provost at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Conference Schedule
Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
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5:00PM - 7:30PM |
Film Screening of “A Better Man” (2017) Panel Discussion with Attiya Khan, Tod Augusta Scott, Jennifer Orange, and Sabrina Khela |
Friday, March 27, 2026 Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University |
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| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Registration Table & Light Breakfast |
| 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks Jennifer Orange & Sabrina Khela, Lincoln Alexander Law |
| 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Panel 1: Rethinking Dispute Resolution Through a Feminist Lens Moderator: Melissa Levin, UofT African Studies Carrie Menkel-Meadow, UC Irvine June Maresca, Ontario Court of Justice (retired) Rosel Kim, LEAF Jennifer Orange & Sabrina Khela, Lincoln Alexander Law |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Panel 2: Applying Feminist Dispute Resolution to the World of Family Law and Family Violence Moderator: Brenda Cossman, UofT Law Deanne Sowter, Lincoln Alexander Law Luke Taylor, Lincoln Alexander Law Nikki Pangilinan and Samantha Eisen (tentative), Samantha Eisen & Co. |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Coffee Break & Networking |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Panel 3: Feminist Dispute Resolution in the Sphere of International Law and Migration Moderator: Michele Krech, Lincoln Alexander Law Valerie Oosterveld, Western Law Ghizal Haress, Osgoode Hall Law School Idil Atak and Isabel Alonso Vilarino, Lincoln Alexander Law |
| 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Panel 4: Feminist Dispute Resolution as a Response to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Moderator: Caroline Sand, Tribunals Ontario Tanya (Toni) De Mello, TMU Bethany Hastie, Queen’s Law Robin Parker, Paradigm Law Group Melanie Randall, Western Law |
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Panel 5: The Negotiation Within: Gender-Based Violence on Campus Moderator: Spiros Vavougios, Lincoln Alexander Law Daniel Del Gobbo, Windsor Law Ravita Surajbali, University of Toronto and University of Waterloo |
| 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon Tea Break |
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Panel 6: Feminist Dispute Resolution and Indigenous Law Moderator: Priscylla Joca, Lincoln Alexander Law Sarah Morales, UVic Law Lindsay Borrows, Queen’s Law |
| 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Group Summary of the Day’s Learnings and Next Steps |
| 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks |