16 Days Of Action Newsletter 2016 Edition | Page 4
Opening Event
The Opening Conference, entitled ‘From Power and Control to
Empowering and Protecting’ will discuss characteristics of domestic
abuse, coercive control, stalking, and other gender based violence,
the conditions in which they occur and examine current and future
interventions to empower and protect victims and those at risk.
It will take place at Forth Valley College Stirling Campus on 25
November, between 9.30am and 3.45pm and be attended by
various professionals and voluntary organisations who have a local
responsibility to combat gender based violence in all its forms. A
range of internationally and nationally renowned academic speakers
who have carried out extensive research into gender based
violence and lead officers from Police Scotland and the Crown
Office and Procurator Fiscal Service will speak on topics including:
the challenge of GBV to faith communities; the victim impact of
stalking; masculinity and violence; new developments in advocacy
support for the victims of rape; an overview of the Police Scotland
evidence based approach to tackling domestic abuse; the critical
role of effective enforcement and prosecution; and how legislative
reform might assist in tackling crimes.
To book a place please contact: [email protected]