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Colleagues in the CPN-PREV team recently had the privilege of attending the 2nd Annual CANSES Workshop in Halifax, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working in the PVE space. Over two enriching days, Ghayda Hassan (Director and Founder), Zeina Ismail Allouche (Director of Partnerships and Program Development), and Wilson Hernandez Varona (Capacity Development Coordinator), engaged in meaningful exchanges on current trends in the PVE field.
Dr. Ghayda Hassan was recently awarded the Eradicate Hate Bridge Builder Award at the 2025 Eradicate Hate Global Summit (September 17). You can now watch her full acceptance speech (en anglais seulement), reflecting on the collective decades of work dedicated to preventing violent extremism, building stronger and safer communities, and emphasizing the urgent need to continue this vital effort.
We are proud to share that CPN-PREV director and founder, Dr. Ghayda Hassan, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of her outstanding leadership and global contributions to the prevention of violent extremism.
Facilitated by Ghayda Hassan and Zeina Ismail Allouche, the workshop was an initiative of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Department of Community Safety, the Canadian Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Extremist Violence (CPN-PREV), and Public Safety Canada’s Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence (CCEPV).
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Dans la foulée des réactions médiatiques ayant suivi l’assassinat de Charlie Kirk, notre responsable de la recherche, Sébastien Brouillette-Alarie, a récemment offert son expertise sur la question – et sur les enjeux de polarisation politique – au sein d’une entrevue accordée au Téléjournal de Radio-Canada.
Viral videos are not just shaping trends; they’re widening social divides, as explored in this article with insights from Dr. Ghayda Hassan.
Notre directrice générale, Ghayda Hassan, a récemment accordé une entrevue à Léa Carrier, journaliste de La Presse, dans le cadre d'un article sur la radicalisation par les jeux vidéos.
Our director, Ghayda Hassan, was recently interviewed by Toronto Star journalist Omar Mosleh for an article exploring the manosphere.
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“In this online event, we’ll explore the urgent issue of harmful online ideologies targeting male youth and provide concrete strategies and tools for prevention. The event will include a keynote by experts in gender, masculinity, and radicalization who will share critical insights into how misogynistic online movements are influencing young men and boys, and what can be done to counter them.”
How do we share stories of pain or resistance without retraumatizing ourselves or feeding voyeuristic narratives?
This session invites us to reflect on the power and politics of recounting personal histories — where healing meets the risk of exposure, and how we reclaim agency in telling our truths.
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