Event type:

In person

Date & time:

07 Jul 2021, 12:30 – 14:00

VIRTUAL EVENT: Listening and learning from a collective voice for black, and ethnic minority women

This talk will discuss the forms of violence women have faced, how these are being addressed by Imkaan and how academia could work with the organisation to support them in the work they do.

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VIRTUAL EVENT: Listening and learning from a collective voice for black, and ethnic minority women

07 Jul 2021, 12:30 – 14:00

Rosie Lewis

Head of Policy

Imkaan

Imkaan is an umbrella women's organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and Minoritised women and girls i.e. women who are defined in policy terms as Black and 'Minority Ethnic' (BME).
 
Before joining Imkaan, Rosie worked at the Angelou Centre in the North East of England where she was Deputy Director and managed the organisation’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) services, which included refuge provision for women without recourse to public funds.

Rosie is a qualified and trained IDVA and ISVA who is educated to post-graduate level (Masters in Research) and is currently working towards her PhD at Durham University.
 

Further information

Ticketing

Pre-booking essential

Cost

Free

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Aneeza Pervez

aneeza.pervez.18@ucl.ac.uk