The University of Waterloo will host the event at the Kitchener Public Library.
Radicalization and Security: What do we know? What do we need to know?
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen St N Kitchener
Presenters
Professor Lorne Dawson (Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo) is one of Canada’s leading experts on religious extremism and the process of radicalization that can lead to violence. He is co-director of the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society (TSAS). He will speak about what we know about radicalization in this country and why some people become violent extremists.
Professor Veronica Kitchen (Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo) is an expert on counter-terrorism institutions, which include government, police, military, and intelligence bodies, with a particular focus on urban security and its impact on public space and civil liberties. Also affiliated with TSAS, she will speak about proposed new legislation and Canada’s security response to recent threats of terrorism.
Professor Amarnath Amarasingam (Resilience Research Centre, Dalhouse University) is a SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellow whose expertise includes transnational activism, surveillance, social movements, radicalization, and terrorism. He will speak about the recent phenomenon of individuals who have gone overseas to fight in various conflicts, drawing from his interviews with foreign fighters as well as with their families and social circles.
Parking: Free general parking available after 6pm in KPL surface lot and on side streets where signs indicate; paid parking available in KPL parking garage
Media wishing to attend should register with University of Waterloo media relations. Speakers are available for interview on demand.
More information is available on the event website.
