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If so, join the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and Women in Prison on Wednesday 20 May 2015 for a positive and forward looking event to turn shared concerns into collective action.
We want to promote radical and practical ways to challenge the injustices experienced by women prior to their contact with the criminal justice system so that prisons and punishment become unnecessary.
In 2014 the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and Women in Prison issued a call to action to empower women, resist injustice and transform lives:
The harms women face are widespread yet consistently ignored. Many criminal justice interventions and support services serve to replicate and reinforce unequal gender relations rather than tackle the root causes of harm. Women facing criminalisation and gender based violence are repeatedly failed by society.
We need to think about and develop social interventions that get to the root of these problems. We are calling on others to work with us to challenge structural inequality and eradicate punishment and control in women's lives.
Many have signed the call to action and this conference will provide a unique opportunity for shared reflection, discussion and ideas for concrete action.
We will be hearing from a diverse range of speakers with campaigning experience within and outside the criminal justice system.
1. Setting the context:
2. Building a movement for change: GUEST SPEAKER Betty Makoni, Chief Executive Officer, Girl Child Network World Wide: Hear her inspirational story behind building a girls' empowerment movement, her work as a human rights activist against gender based violence and her belief in the power of campaigning.
3. Justice matters for women: (Chair, Sara Hyde)
4. Inspiring, organising and tools for bringing about change
Workshop sessions to include:
5. Turning our knowledge, experience and commitment into action
We would like to thank the Swan Mountain Trust for supporting this conference.
The conference fee is £10 (£5 for unwaged or those on low incomes).
If you are able to contribute more, then please make a small donation to help fund attendance for those unable to cover their costs. A limited number of free places and travel support for those on low incomes will be available. Email us for more information.
Registration fee | £10.00 |
Unwaged or low income | £5.00 |
I can dig a bit deeper to support this event | £20.00 |
I can dig even deeper to support this event | £40.00 |
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