# Event Details

- **Event Name**: UNSAFE:  The carceral roots of the anti-trans backlash
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for a workshop and book launch with Lamble, as they discuss the carceral roots of the anti-trans backlash.About this EventThe twenty-first century “gender wars” have been driven by a powerful and seductive narrative: that safety can be secured through exclusion, surveillance, and the policing of difference. These punitive logics have gained momentum across the political spectrum, fueling an anti-trans backlash and distorting the meaning of safety itself.Unsafe is a clear-eyed and decisive challenge to the toxic ideas at the heart of this backlash. With patient rigour, Lamble exposes how carceral approaches to safety fail to address root causes of harm, ultimately deepening social divisions and legitimising new forms of violence and control.Drawing on feminist and queer traditions, as well as their experience organizing against prisons and policing, Lamble makes a principled case for a different vision: one where safety is not built on punishment but on collective care, radical solidarity, and transformative justice.This event will also feature responses by Gulzar Charania (Univeristy of Ottawa) and Alexa Degagne (Athabasca University). Following the presentations there will be a Q&A, followed by a light vegetarian meal with gluten free options.Lamble is a community organizer and Professor of Criminology and Queer Theory at Birkbeck, University of London. Their work explores questions of gender, sexuality, and justice with a focus on feminist and abolitionist alternatives to prisons, police, and punishment. They are based in London.The event will be held in the Parlour Room of Dominion-Chalmers, which is accessible by an elevator. Ramp access to the entrance of the building is available off the parking lot on Lisgar. Automated real-time captioning will be provided.This event is co-sponsored by the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies (University of Ottawa), the Feminist Institute of Social Transformation (Carleton), the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Carleton), the Ottawa Trans Library, the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project (CPEP), and Octopus Books.Copies of the book are available from Haymarket Books: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2765-unsafe
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/unsafe-the-carceral-roots-of-the-anti-trans-backlash/100001998227458118
- **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, Contests, Workshops, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
  - Location: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ottawa
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
- **lat**: 45.4170659
- **long**: -75.6956941
- **full address**: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar Street, Ottawa, Canada

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: UNSAFE:  The carceral roots of the anti-trans backlash
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/5b9dd8fc66e095edf4d66c75a65d512973bb257c1a12d12e46f65d9501cdb3ac-rimg-w1000-h1537-dcd82898-gmir.jpg?v=1787621480

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is UNSAFE:  The carceral roots of the anti-trans backlash being held?
  - **A:** UNSAFE:  The carceral roots of the anti-trans backlash takes place on Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar Street, Ottawa, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing UNSAFE:  The carceral roots of the anti-trans backlash?
  - **A:** UNSAFE:  The carceral roots of the anti-trans backlash is organized by Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** UNSAFE:  The carceral roots of the anti-trans backlash is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ottawa, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If UNSAFE:  The carceral roots of the anti-trans backlash sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "UNSAFE:  The carceral roots of the anti-trans backlash",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/5b9dd8fc66e095edf4d66c75a65d512973bb257c1a12d12e46f65d9501cdb3ac-rimg-w1000-h1537-dcd82898-gmir.jpg?v=1787621480",
        "startDate": "2026-09-12T15:00:00-04:00",
        "endDate": "2026-09-12T17:30:00-04:00",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/unsafe-the-carceral-roots-of-the-anti-trans-backlash/100001998227458118",
        "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "290 Lisgar Street",
                "postalCode": "K2P 0E2",
                "addressLocality": "Ottawa",
                "addressRegion": "ON",
                "addressCountry": "CA"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "45.4170659",
                "longitude": "-75.6956941"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "Join us for a workshop and book launch with Lamble, as they discuss the carceral roots of the anti-trans backlash.",
        "offers": [
            {
                "@type": "AggregateOffer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "priceCurrency": "CAD",
                "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25",
                "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-12T17:30:00-04:00",
                "validFrom": "2026-08-25",
                "lowPrice": "0.00",
                "highPrice": "0.00",
                "price": "0.00",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/unsafe-the-carceral-roots-of-the-anti-trans-backlash/100001998227458118"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Offer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "priceCurrency": "CAD",
                "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25",
                "availabilityEnds": "",
                "validFrom": "2026-08-25",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/unsafe-the-carceral-roots-of-the-anti-trans-backlash/100001998227458118",
                "price": 0,
                "name": "General Admission"
            }
        ],
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Department of Law and Legal Studies Carleton University",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/department-of-law-and-legal-studies-carleton-university/28118794"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```