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Ashley, Laurel, Jennifer, Lindsay, Sofi - at the end of months of work to organize the Canadian Forum on Women's Activisim in Constitutional and Democratic Reform!
 Jennifer Bond. Jennifer Bond was a Research
Associate with IWRP, where she worked on projects
relating to gender and the responsibility to protect
doctrine (R2P); and on the nexus between HIV/AIDS,
gender, and democracy in Southern Africa. Jennifer
holds an LLB from the University of Victoria, where
she was recipient of the McIntyre medal, and two
degrees from the University of Calgary: a BComm
specializing in International Affairs and a BA in
English Literature. Jennifer clerked with the
Alberta Court of Appeal in 2006 and with the Supreme
Court of Canada in 2007- 2008. She is a member of
the Ontario Bar, and is currently working in
Damascus, Syria, for the UN.
 Ashley Heaslip.
Ashley Heaslip graduated from the University of Victoria where
she studied political science, environmental studies, and
journalism. She has experience working with organizations such as
World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and the Vancouver
Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG). She joined IWRP
in June 2005. She has worked on issues of HIV/AIDS and youth in
Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania. She interned at the Global Health
Council in Washington DC for the fall term of 2006. She is
completing an M.Sc. at the University of Toronto in health
promotion based on her work on youth, sexual violence, urban
aboriginal communities and HIV/AIDS.
See Ashley Heaslip's detailed c.v.
"When I began working for IWRP in May 2005, I was excited for
the opportunity to work with women who shared a common passion for
justice. At first, I did not realize the impact that Marilou
McPhedran, Susan Bazilli, and the many other motivating women I
interacted with would have on my future aspirations. Being able to
engage with ideas and people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
through my work as a co-coordinator of the youth forum for the
National Forum on Women's Activism and Democratic Renewal ensured
my continued passion for intercultural dialogue and development.
Working with IWRP presented many challenges that most
undergraduate students do not have the privilege to engage with
until later in their lives. I am thankful for these challenges and
the many lessons they taught me."
 Megan Jerke.
Megan Jerke worked as the IWRP Research and Administrative Associate for
the 2006 fall term. Megan completed her MA at the Institute of Dispute
Resolution at the University of Victoria, and her thesis was based on
her work at the Glencree Centre for Reconciliation in Ireland in 2007.
 Sofi Khwaja. a law student from the University of Victoria, Sofi organized the first annual Lived Rights lecture with Dr. Sima Samar in February 2006. She also coordinated the comprehensive Afghan case study for the Canadian Forum on Women's Activism in Constitutional and Democratic Reform which can be found on the IWRP site.
 Linda Naidoo, Research Associate.
Linda has a BA (with majors in Women's History and Legal
Studies) and an LLB and LLM from the University of Natal
in South Africa. She clerked at the South African
Constitutional Court with Justices Arthur Chaskalson and
Laurie Ackermann. Linda came to Canada on the Ismail
Mahomed Scholarship where she completed her second
Masters degree at the University of Toronto, focussing
on gender stereotyping. Linda is currently a Researcher
in the Constitutional Law Branch of the Office of the
Attorney General for Ontario, based in Toronto.
 Chloe Raxlen. Chloe has been the
IWRP coordinator since 2007. She organizes the Lived
Rights lecture and International Women's Day events. She
is currently a student of the Child and Youth program at
UVic. She has just returned from studying in Argentina;
and working in refugee camps in Northern Kenya. Chloe is
an active member of the World University Services of
Canada, WUSC, and a wide range of community based
organizations.
 Salima Samnani. Salima Samnani,
University of Victoria law student, interned at the
Centre for Applied Legal Studies at the University of
the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg for the Sept - Dec 2006
term. This was made possible by the generous funding from
the UVic Law School's Co-op Program, and this internship
allowed Salima to work with the IWRP South African
Program for 2006 on the Putting Feminism on the Agenda
forum.
 Laurel Sherret. Laurel completed her LLB at the
University of Victoria, concentrating on
international law and human rights. She holds a BSc
in Biological Sciences and a BA in International
Relations, specializing in International
Institutions and Governance and Latin America, both
received from the University of Calgary. She has
been the Project Coordinator for the International
Women's Rights Project, researching the
implementation of the Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and,
more recently, an IWRP Research Associate focusing
on the gender dimensions of the Responsibility to
Protect and other projects. She has been a Research
Assistant at Harvard University's Carr Center for
Human Rights Policy, a settlement worker with
immigrant and refugee women, a research associate on
various projects, and an intake worker with the
Legal Aid Society of Alberta. In 2006-07 she will be
working for the UN Refugee Agency in New Delhi,
India. She clerked at the Superior Court of Justice
of Ontario, is called to the Bar of Ontario, and
currently works with the International Criminal
Court in The Hague.
 Anita Tavra.
Anita Tavra is a graduate from the University of British Columbia with a
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science interested in women's rights,
trafficking of girls and women, women in armed conflicts, sustainability
and eradication of women's poverty and violence. Her regions of interest
are the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, and the Pacific Rim. She is a
strong advocate for human rights, sustainable development and fair
economic practices. Anita is leading the new IWRP research project on
comparative policies on the trafficking of women and girls in Canada,
the European Union, the United States, and South Africa, with a specific
focus on world sporting events.
 Rashida Usman. Rashida Usman is completing her LL.B. at UVic and will begin her articling in Toronto in the summer of 2009. She has worked on editing the text of Putting Feminism on the Agenda, has updated the CEDAW bibliography, is working on the Lived Rights Lecture, and will be undertaking a major IWRP research project for the winter term of 2009.
With thanks: original site created by Kelly Mannix. Maintained and updated by Nina Cherington.
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