Past event
Gender-related violence and young people: Critical responses in research and practice
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‘Sexual and gendered violence is a continuing issue in the lives of young people. Recent events include reporting widespread harassment in schools (Women and equalities report 2016), the political delay in making PSHE statutory and cuts to youth and specialist services. This event aims to bring practitioners, activists and researchers together to consider experiences in the field, areas of concern and discuss new agendas.
The 娇色导航 Sexualities & Gender/ Youth and Informal Education SIG are hosting an event at this critical time bringing together scholars, activists and practitioners to consider challenges and new approaches 聽within young people鈥檚 contexts to tackle sex-gender violence.聽
Speakers include:
- Emma Renold (Cardiff University)
- 聽Vanita Sundaram (York)
- 聽Pam Alldred (Brunel University)
- 聽Zahra Tizro (York St John)
- Janet Batsleer (MMY)
Topics include approaches to sexualities education in school and beyond, tacking gender related violence with youth and HE settings and effective policy, practice and research in this area.
| 10.30 | Registration, tea and coffee |
| 11.00 | Welcome and introduction |
| 11.15 | First speaker- Emma Renold (Cardiff University) Rotifers and Ruler-skirts: co-creating 鈥楢genda: A Young People鈥檚 Guide to Making Positive Relationships Matter (Abstract)
Second Speaker聽 Vanita Sundaram (York) A continuum of acceptability: using young people鈥檚 views on violence to inform cultural change in learning communities |
| 12.45 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Workshop 1: Resources of hope. The Feminist Webs archive (Janet Batsleer) |
| 14.25 | Short break |
| 14.35 | Workshop 2: Ways ahead politically and practically for research and practice (Zahra Tizro and Lynne Gabriel) |
| 15.30 | Tea break |
| 15.45 | Paper: Tackling GRV in Young People鈥檚 Lives: what can be learned from Sexualities Education? (Pam Alldred & Richard Walker) |
| 16.15 | Key points of the day, closing remarks and evaluation |
| 16.30 | Close of meeting |