Events

Date: 17 January 2018
Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm
Venue: YIA LT3
Language: Cantonese
Map: https://www.google.com.hk/maps/place/Yasumoto+International+Academic+Park,+Sha+Tin/

Background

Triggered by the sexual harassment incidents in Hollywood, victims of sexual harassment across the world have joint the #metoo campaign to speak out their experiences. While the world applauses these brave ones to stand for themselves, strong backlashes were also experienced. Instead of being sympathizing, some critics accused these sexual harassment claims as lack of proof and fuss-making.

Through exploring the experiences on making sexual harassment claims, this seminar seeks to address the consequences and impacts on making sexual harassment claims. What causes these backlashes? How the social, political and legal structures affect people to stand for themselves against sexual harassment? What are the direction and implications on new wave of feminist movement?

Speakers
Ms. YEUNG Suet-ying, Clarisse, District Councilor (Tai Hang, Wanchai) 楊雪盈女士, 香港灣仔大坑區區議員

Ms. Yeung Wai-wai, Les Corner Empowerment Association 楊煒煒女士, 女角平權協作組 幹事

Ms. Mabel Au, Director, Amnesty International Hong Kong 區美寶女士, 國際特赦組織香港分會總幹事

Ms. Linda Wong Shui-hung, Barrister 黃瑞紅女士, 大律師

Mr. Sunny Leung, Vice President, Student Christian Movement of Hong Kong. Sunny Leung 先生, 香港基督徒學生運動副主席

Prof. Susanne Choi, Professor, Department of Sociology, CUHK 蔡玉萍教授, 香港中文大學社會學系

Moderator
主持人
Prof Sealing Cheng, Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, CUHK 鄭詩靈教授, 香港中文大學人類學系

Rundown
活動流程

6:30 – 6:40      Opening (Moderator: Prof. Sealing Cheng)

6:40 – 7:10      Panel 1: Standing up for yourself and the social consequences

(Speakers: Ms. Clarisse YEUNG Suet-ying, Ms Yeung Wai-wai, Ms. Mabel Au)

7:10 – 7:40        Panel 2: The construction of social responses
(Speakers: Ms Linda Wong Shui-hung, Mr. Sunny Leung, Prof. Susanne Choi)

7:40 – 8:10      Joint panel discussion: Feminist movement on body autonomy, is it going forward or backward?

(All speakers)