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Join our own Kate Burkhart and the Center for Law and Social Policy for Equity Matters: Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Harassment as a Workplace Safety Issue

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 from 1 pm - 2:30 pm

CLASP’s first Equity Matters conversation of 2026 will focus on gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the workplace, examining how we should change systems and asking this fundamental question: what would it take to design workplaces where violence cannot thrive?

Featured Speakers:
•Robin Runge – Director, Domestic Violence Law Clinic, University of Oregon School of Law
•Lark Jackson – Director, Equity Resource Center, Chicago Women in Trades
•Kate Burkhart – Director, Bureau of Labor Standards, Maine Department of Labor
•Elyse Shaw – Director, Education, Worker, and Labor Justice, CLASP (moderator)

Among the issues these and other experts will explore:
•What it means to build a workplace safety ecosystem capable of preventing GBVH
•Equity-focused campaigns and programming that addresses GBVH
•Centering the voices and advocacy of workers and unions

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5HLaINYMTS6X3KKGMlhw3w?utm_campaign=eqma&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&emci=3d1f01fb-d622-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=7121f5b0-de22-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=2840187 #/registration