Gender Justice & Intersectional Practice Conference
Friday 29th November 2024
The Hope Church, 10 St Margaret’s Street, Ipswich, IP4 2AT
9am – 5pm
P.H.O.E.B.E invites you to our first annual Gender Justice & Intersectional Practice Conference. Join us for a day of networking, learning, and inspiring discussions in one of Suffolk’s most multicultural towns.
Funded by Disrupt Foundation
The theme of our first annual conference is Intersectionality, Inclusion & Inspiration
Intersectionality, because we want to emphasise the intersecting, multi – dimensional needs that black, minoritised, and migrant women face, and how they should be addressed.
Inclusion, because we want to facilitate an open, safe space where the plight of the most disadvantaged women in our society is the focus.
Inspiration, because we want to inspire change and collective action for a more just, equitable society for black, minoritised and migrant women.
Conference objectives – We Aim to:
- Encourage the development of strategic partnerships and alliances that are set up to meet the intersecting needs of black and minoritised migrant women
- Drive discussions on protection and support mechanisms for black and migrant women that are culturally–competent and trauma–informed
- Embed an understanding of the intersectional nature of black and migrant women’s experience of abuse and why they are more vulnerable
- Strengthen best practice amongst structural systems in order to address systemic racism and neglect of black and minoritised women.
Gender Justice & Intersectional Practice 2024 Speakers & Attendees
THE CALL FOR SOLIDARITY
There is a need to bring attention to the intersectional lens that is required when considering support pathways for black, minoritised, and migrant women. Their unique vulnerabilities and experiences are not widely understood outside of the specialist by and for organisations that already support them. Speakers and attendees will be made up of specialist grassroots organisations and professionals who work with minoritised migrant women as well as academics, activists, victim – survivors themselves, and those who are higher up in decision – making processes.
Confirmed Speakers
- Leslye Orloff: Adjunct Professor and Director of the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) at American University
- Treebeard Trust: Charitable foundation
- Lloyds Bank Foundation: Independent charitable foundation funded by Lloyds Banking Group
- Carol Rivas: Professor of Health and Social Care at University College London
- Pragna Patel: Founding member of the Southall Black Sisters (SBS) and Women Against Fundamentalism
- Tim Passmore: Suffolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner
- Simon Kerss: Domestic Homicide Review Chair & Author
…with more to be announced.
Our Venue: The Hope Church, 10 St Margaret’s Street, Ipswich, IP4 2AT
