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Forthcoming Event

Object Are We Included? Representation Of BME Women In Gender Based Violence Policies And Service Provision

Free Conference

  • Wednesday 21st May 2008 from 9.15am-4.30pm
  • University Of London Union, Room 3e 1st Floor, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY

    • Speakers

  • Prof. Liz Kelly - Chair, End Violence against Women Campaign & The Women’s National Commission Commissioner
  • Davina James-Hanman - Director, Greater London Domestic Violence Project
  • Dr. Nazia Khanum - Director, Equality in Diversity & Specialist Adviser to Enquiry of the Home Affairs Select Committee on DV, FM and HBV
  • Nazir Afzal - Director, Crown Prosecution Service London West
  • Gerry Campbell - Detective Chief Inspector, Metropolitan Police

    • Panel Discussion with

  • Marai Larasi - Executive Director, NIA Project
  • Hannana Siddiqui - Joint Co-ordinator, Southall Black Sisters
  • Monica Tuohy - Freelance DV Trainer & Consultant
  • Reineira Arguello - DV Coordinator, Latin American Women’s Right Service
  • Poppy Banerjee - Mental Health Professional & Counsellor

    • Workshops in the Afternoon

    IMECE Turkish Speaking Women’s Group, established in 1982, is a non-profit organisation working for the empowerment of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Women, particularly, Turkish, Kurdish and Cypriot women. IMECE aims to attain equality by providing specialist advice, information, advocacy and counselling services on domestic violence, education, housing, welfare benefits, immigration issues etc. IMECE runs several domestic violence projects to raise awareness of DV and specific BME issues, to improve local and national services for Black and Ethnic Minority Women experiencing domestic violence, to increase survivors’ safety and well-being and to provide capacity building services for smaller BMER organizations to improve their domestic violence services.

    This full day national Conference will examine local and national policies on gender based violence and the level of representation of BME women in policy planning and service delivery. This conference will bring key people in policy-making processes, service providers, BME organisations, police, lawyers and researchers together to develop strategies to promote inclusion of BME women at all levels and improve their access to services and the legal system

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    Conference Aims

  • To highlight specific needs of BME women survivors of gender-based violence
  • To examine and evaluate policy responses to gender based violence experienced by BME women
  • To develop strategies to improve the response of legal system for women particularly BME women experiencing gender –based violence

    • Programme:

  • 09.30 Welcoming & Refreshments
  • 09.45 Chair, Introduction
  • 10.00 Presentations
  • 11.30 Questions & Answers
  • 12.00 Break
  • 12.10 Panel Discussion
  • 12.50 Questions & Answers
  • 13.15 Lunch
  • 14.15 Workshops
  • 15.20 Break
  • 15.30 Workshop feedbacks
  • 16.00 Closing remarks

    • Who Should Attend?

  • Women Service Providers, Women Policy and Umbrella Organisations, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Domestic Violence Coordinators, Domestic Violence Advocates, Victim and Witness Schemes, Government Officials, Local Government Departments, Social Services Officers, Social Workers, Health Service Professionals, Housing Officers, Community Safety Teams, Police Officers, Public Protection Units, Probation Officers, Crown Prosecution Service, Criminal Justice Practitioners, Magistrates and Judges, Law Centres, Academics and Researchers

    • If you would like to attend, please download and fill in the booking form as we have a limited amount of spaces available.

    Or for more information please contact Yesim Yildiz by:

  • E: yesim@imece.org.uk
  • T: 020 7354 1359
  • F: 020 7226 7599

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