Roundtable – community of practice for migrant victim-survivors of domestic abuse

We are delighted to invite you to the second official meeting of the Community of practice for migrant victim-survivors of domestic abuse, which is a follow up from the conference held on 16th April 2024.

The roundtable aims to spotlight the experiences of migrant victim-survivors across the region to ensure the fullest understanding of problems not simply limited to the experiences of those in the more socio-economically affluent and socially mobile London area.

It will feature presentations of regional charities supporting migrant victim-survivors and creative performances from by-and-for organisations.

The time and format of the roundtable can be subject to change.

Programme

Part 1

• 10:00 - 10:20 - Registration and Networking Coffee
• 10:20 - 10:50 - Welcomes and introduction to the CoP-MVS
  • Opening welcome from Dr Adrienne Yong (City St George’s)
  • Poetry by Sukhi Kaur (Sikh Women’s Aid)
  • Round up of the first CoP-MVS meeting by Jas Bhatoa (Rights of Women)
  • Providing the national context for MVS by Maria Alvarez (LAWRS)
  • Poetry by Annie A Gibbs (Amour Destiné)
• 10:50 - 12:00 - Session 1: Regional challenges facing migrant victim-survivors
  
  Chair: Sara Kirkpatrick (Welsh Women's Aid)
  Speakers: Nancy Lidubwi (Bawso), Sukhi Kaur (Sikh Women's Aid), Jasmine Mohammad (Safety4Sisters Northwest)
• 12:00 - 13:00 - Networking lunch

Part 2

• 13:00 - 14:30 - Session 2: Workshopping future collaborations for the CoP-MVS Facilitated by Dr Adrienne Yong & Dr Olumide Adisa (City St George’s)
• HOPEB4STATUS – lessons on the app & next steps by Meena Kumari (H.O.P.E)
• Co-producing the CoP’s terms of reference
• Determining the CoP’s strategic areas of interest, what is needed?
• Future funding opportunities
• 14:30 - 15:00 - Closing remarks and Coffee

You can express your interest in participating by emailing Dr Adrienne Yong.