Laurier welcomes Brock McGillis for conversation about safer spaces in sport

May 9, 2023
For Immediate Release

WATERLOO — Wilfrid Laurier University will welcome former OHL and professional hockey player Brock McGillis to Lazaridis Hall on the Waterloo campus for an evening discussion about consent in sports, presented by The Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region in partnership with Laurier, the University of Waterloo Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office, and Conestoga College Student Engagement Office. The event takes place Thursday, May 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are free and available now. All are welcome to attend.

Part of Sexual Violence Prevention Month, the event will consider how to build a safe and equitable culture of consent in sports, in light of news of sexual and gender-based violence and other harms experienced in sports communities. The event will include a presentation from McGillis, a panel discussion with community experts, and community information booths.

Brock McGillis is a former OHL and professional hockey player, the first openly gay men’s professional hockey player, and a leading 2SLGBTQ+ activist. His work to shift the conversation around sports and the 2SLGBTQ+ community earned him recognition as one of The Hockey News’s 100 most influential people in hockey for 2022.

The event will take place at Lazaridis Hall, Room 1001, located at 64 University Avenue West in Waterloo. For more information and free tickets, visit sascwr.org.