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Webinar event date: 
nov 16, 2023 2:00 pm EST
Webinar Presenters: 
Saed Abu-Haltam, BA

Program Analyst, Shift BC, Government of British Columbia

Saed Abu-Haltam, BA, is a Program Analyst with the Province of British Columbia’s Countering Radicalization to Violence (CRV) Program called Shift BC. Saed’s role includes training and coaching BC’s front-line workers on preventing and countering radicalization to violence.

 

Dr. Michael King

Director of Research, Evolve, Organization for the Prevention of Violence, Edmonton

Dr. Michael King is Director of Research at the Organization for the Prevention of Violence (OPV). He is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto as well as a sessional lecturer at the University of Calgary. He held several positions in the field of counterterrorism within the Government of Canada; most recently as Senior Research Advisor at the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence. He completed his PhD in social psychology from McGill University, where he researched how individuals legitimize the use of terrorism.

Description

This webinar features presentations from two secondary and tertiary intervention programs in Western Canada. Established by the British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Shift BC is a civilian-led program that creates and supports community hubs that engage individuals vulnerable to radicalization to violence and develops intervention strategies tailored to them. The Organization for the Prevention of Violence’s Evolve program, located in Edmonton, Alberta, works with individuals involved in hate-motivated violence and/or their families. This webinar discusses the programs’ approaches, objectives and outcomes, as well as specific case management interventions aimed at supporting the disengagement process from violent extremism.

This webinar is part of a series called, Preventing and Countering Radicalization to Violence in Canada: A Webinar Series with Frontline Practitioners on Evidence-Based Approaches, Multi-Agency Collaboration, and the Role of Social Work. This webinar series is brought to you in partnership with the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence.