[WiLT] Exploring root causes to find solutions to violence against women (29th October)

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Exploring root causes to find solutions to violence against women
(Posted at http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk/?p=921)

    Venue: Hamilton House, Central London
    Date: 29th Octobor, 2008
    Time: 9.30-16.30

Behind Closed Doors

Social Vision opens its Third Annual Conference on Abuse of Women and
Domestic Violence. A forum of ideas, interactive and innovative
dialogue to explore the causes of violence; to find solutions; to
share knowledge and facilitate best practices; to explore how a
multi-agency approach may optimise available resources, ensuring
gender security

The speakers will address current developments in legal reforms and
policy issues; gender safety in policing contexts and existing
problems for victims. Our conference's expert panel will examine
implications in the light of the Pemberton review. This is a
significant development as it will reshape the process of future
investigations and examine the shortcomings in the current policing
system.

Abuse of women: diverse and ethnic groups

The conference highlights and analyses the differentiation, the causes
and consequences of domestic violence in diverse ethnic groups.

Women in Islamic Societies: Institutionalisation of Shari'a Iaw,
Victims, Islam and Criminal Justice.

The discussions will focus on the status of women in Islamic
Societies; engage in a debate regarding underage marriages, the
culturally sanctioned norms of polygamous marriages and the
inter-relationship with domestic violence- gender rights or cross
cultural difficulties in reporting and prosecuting cases of domestic
violence. A separate case study on Bangladeshi women, will be
presented, from the perspective of culture, law and immigration. An
outline will be discussed on the relationship between Islamic
radicalism and domestic violence.

Speakers
Dr. Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, Muslim Parliament
Nazir Afzal OBE, Crown Prosocution Service
Jim Blair, Metropolitan Police
Christine Dodd, Churches Network for Non Violence
Shahien Taj, Henna Foundation
Chaitali Chattopadhyay, Northern Refugee Council
Emily Arkell, Policy Adviser - Safeguarding NSPCC
. among other eminent Speakers

Programme:
09:00 Registration
10:00 Societal Insights: exploring the causes of violence- cultural
and inter-cultural dimensions
10:15 Family and Children: the impact of domestic violence on children
and how they can be protected- implications for children in extended
families- a review of best practices and role of local authorities
10:45 Cross-cultural Issues: abuse of women and comparative
evaluations between different ethnic minority groups, family
structures- evaluation of Asians and African families-differences and
commonalities
11:15 Coffee Break
11:30 Best Practices Workshop: multi-agency approach, optimising
resources, Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management. Review of the
new accreditation process for perpetrator programmes and how to make
it more effective for children and women.
12:15 Panel Discussion:
I)DV Dimensions on Bangladeshi Women - multiple speakers covering
issues.
* Looking at the immigration perspective
* Culturally sanctioned polygamous marriages and consequential
implications of abuse of women
* Poverty and DV among Bangladeshi community. Establishing a link?
13:00 Lunch Break
14:00 Panel Discussion: Gender in Islamic Societies; equality, rights
and identity, (best practices designed for the victims from the Muslim
community) Gender Equality and Human Rights.
14:30 Criminal Justice recent legislation, law reforms, radicalism and
violence against women
15:00 Open Dialogue: evaluation of best policies and practices. - way
forward
15:45 Working Group 1: Housing Justice
15:45 Working Group 2: Immigration, refugee and children
16:30 Professional networking opportunities over refreshment

Details of the conference are available to download from the website
http://ethnicsociety.com/file/SVL_conference_08.pdf

The online booking form is available from the website at:
http://www.ethnicsociety.com/php/

Note: Special rates apply for Community Organisations.

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