Still We RiseStand Up To Domestic Abuse

Conference AgendaFriday 13th September 2019

Authentic Voices DLB

Rachel was shot and severely injured in a physically-violent shot-gun attack on 19th August 2011, in Newport, South Wales UK, which was an attempted murder through domestic abuse. Rachel lived in an environment of domestic abuse from aged 21 to 39, with her violent partner Darren Williams and their two sons.

Rachel’s survival was national news at the time, given the serious nature of the attack. Over the last seven years Rachel is no longer a victim but a victor, and is now involved in campaigning and working with Welsh and UK Government, and the Police. She also works with domestic abuse charities, Welsh Women’s Aid and Safe Lives to raise awareness of domestic violence and abuse. Rachel has also tak-en up the role as Ambassador Welsh Women’s Aid, The Freedom Programme, Threshold DAS, along with being a pioneer for Safe Lives.

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Conference Speakers

RachelWilliams

ChrisJones

MarkDrakeford

MichaelSheen

ClareWalker

ChrisAshton

ZoeDronfield

DavidChallen

Dame VeraBaird

BeckyO’Brien

Natasha Dr. JaneMonckton-Smith

Gauri

LukeHart

LynnSmillie

SaskiaLightburn-Ritchie

JoSilver

MichellePhillips

GeorgiaHooper

LauraRichards

Bsc, MSc. MBPsS

PatCraven

NinaMalik

HelenEdwards

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8.15am – 9.00am Registration

9.00am – 9.05am Rachel Williams Survivor, Ambassador, Pioneer, Author and the inspiration and driving force behind the first ever survivor led conference in Wales.

9.05am – 9.10am First Minister - Mark Drakeford

9.10am – 9.15am Michael Sheen Actor, Activist and Ambassador

9.15am – 9.25am Chris Jones – Stand Up to Domestic Abuse Conference Host Chris joined the weather presentation team at S4C in 1991, his interests include volunteer and charity work and is a regular contributor on Radio Wales Cymru. He has conducted media lectures for Swansea University as well as hosting events for Welsh Assembly, Motor Neurone Disease Association and Sustain Wales.

9.25am – 9.35am Georgia Hooper Survivor and future campaigner

9.35am – 10.05am Laura Richards BSc, MSc. MBPsS Laura is an award winning and world-renowned criminal behavioural analyst and advocate who worked for a decade at New Scotland Yard as Head of the Homicide Prevention Unit and Head of the Violent Crime Intelligence and Analysis Unit. Laura founded Paladin, National Stalking Advocacy Service, following the success of the stalking law reform campaign. Laura spearheaded the Domestic Violence Law Reform campaign, which resulted in the offence of coercive control being introduced in 2015. Laura has won numerous awards for her campaigning, advocacy and analytical work to better protect victims. Laura is author of the Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Harassment and Honour Based Abuse Risk Model (www.dashriskmodel.co.uk) and Oxford University Press book ‘Policing Domestic Violence.’

Laura was consulting producer on ‘Dirty John, the Dirty Truth,’ co-creator and executive produer of “The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey” on CBS, “The Case of: Caylee Anthony” on Oxygen and host of the Netflix series ‘Killer in the Family.

Laura is co-creator and co-host of the double award winning podcast, Real Crime Profile, and has a golden doodle puppy called Beatrice.

10.05am – 10.10am Chris Jones – Host

10.10am – 10.30am Pat Craven Pat Craven is the creator of the Freedom Programme and author of the bestselling book ‘Living with the Dominator’ and “Freedoms Flowers’ a book about the effects of male violence on children. Between 1986 and 2002 she was employed as a probation officer. From 1996 to 1998 she worked in the specialist field of providing programmes for male perpetrators of violence against women. During that time, she became aware that there were no mechanisms in place to pass the information she gained about such men to the women they were involved with. So, in 1999 she wrote the first Freedom Programme for women. In 2002 she left the probation service to become a full-time self-employed trainer. Since then she has trained thousands of police, social workers, solicitors, refuge workers, prison officers and family workers to facilitate the Freedom Programme.

In 2008 she wrote ‘Living with the Dominator and ‘The Freedom Programme Home Study Course’ for women who cannot get to a Freedom Programme. The course is now also available online for women survivors and for men who want to improve their behaviour. The Freedom Programme is now used in schools for teenage students and has now been adapted for use with children of primary school age. There is a home study course for men and our trainers are available to provide courses for men who want to improve their behaviour.

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Nina Malik A survivor of domestic abuse and violence Nina now raises awareness of the Freedom Programme as a vital recovery and information tool for all women, and how different institutional structures continue abuse of vulnerable women and their children. Previously having gained success academically and professionally & now navigating life as a survivor and lone parent.

10.30am – 10.45am Break

10.45am – 10.55am Helen Edwards Survivor

10.55am – 11.15am Luke Hart On 19th July 2016, Claire and Charlotte Hart were murdered in broad daylight by the families father using a sawn-off shot gun. He then committed suicide.

Luke and Ryan Hart, the two surviving sons, now openly share their story to raise awareness of coercive and controlling behaviour. So far, they have trained police officers, police community support officers, NHS Personnel and legal professionals in the Crown Prosecution Service. They are White Ribbon Ambassadors and Refuge Champions speaking out against male violence towards women and children. They have released their book Remembered Forever, telling their story and challenging myths and stereotypes surrounding domestic abuse and coercive control.

11.15am – 11.20am Chris Jones – Host 11.20am – 11.40am Lynn Smillie – No Feart Having experienced a background of childhood abuse and domestic violence within the family home and then witnessing our mother being killed from Domestic Homicide by my father in 1983, Lynn made a vow to our mother after she died that she would do something, one day, to make sure other women and children would not experience what we went through.

Today as they have sought much recovery in their own life and lynn having worked with the general public since aged 16, specifically helping other vulnerable women in the community for the last 15 years, and Julie making so many changes to her own life through attending and working with ’The Freedom programme’ we couldn’t keep this recovery to ourselves!

We have combined my personal experiences, passion andfrustrations into No Feart to empower individuals to believe that they too can make a change in their home, life, family and communities.

11.40am – 12.00pm Saskia Lightburn-Ritchie CEO - Cheshire without Abuse

12.00pm – 12.25pm Jo Silver and Michelle Phillips Director and Head of Practice Safelives

12.25pm-12.30pm Chris Jones

12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch

1.30pm – 1.50pm Becky O’Brien and 3 piece band – Live Set Survivor, singer and mother to 5 children, now living the dream in New York. Becky is testament that you can achieve your dreams and goals after domestic abuse. Finalist on BGT

1.50pm – 1.55pm Chris Jones 1.55pm – 2.10pm Dame Vera Baird Victims Commissioner for England and Wales. Promoting interests of victims and witnesses.

2.10pm – 2.25pm Natasha Local Survivor

Afternoon Session

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2.25pm – 2.55pm Dr. Jane Monckton Smith Dr Jane Monckton Smith is a Forensic Criminologist and prize winning author specializing in homicide. Her wider body of work is acknowledged as having strong societal impact and influence. She is currently working at the University of Gloucestershire as a Senior Lecturer in Criminology. In addition to academic work she maintains a wide portfolio of professional and case work. This includes Chairing statutory Domestic Homicide Reviews, advising panels and investigations on complex and high profile murders, advising and training professionals in threat and risk assessment, and working with organisations like the Police, and the National Probation Service in developing policy and practice. She also helps families bereaved through homicide with various criminal justice processes, through her work with charitable organisations. Her latest work tracks the journey to intimate partner homicide through an eight stage sequence.

2.55pm – 3.05pm Gauri Survivor, SEEDS member

3.05pm – 3.30pm Christine Ashton IDVA, ISVA, YPVA, Author, Trainer, Expert DV Witness, Campaigner, Freedom Programme Trainer.

Chris Ashton is a highly skilled professional consultant for the Freedom Programme and other Domestic violence and abuse services. Chris has provided bespoke domestic abuse training throughout the UK and Ireland for a range of agencies. Chris is one of a handful of professionals who specialise in men’s programmes. With over 30 years experience, Chris Ashton is an expert in her field and is in great demand for her services.

Clare Walker Clare Walker is a Domestic Abuse Consultant with a unique in-depth 360-degree view and understanding of domestic abuse. Clare has worked in various roles in social care settings starting as a volunteer and successfully transferring her hospitality management & training executive skills into social care management roles. In this context Clare designed and set up many projects locally and was also involved in developing national strategic practice develop ment and guidance with various academic, governmental and regulatory, strategic national bodies, such as Department of Health, Community Care, Social Care Institute for Excellence, Working Together Network, Norah Fry Institute, Joseph Rowntree Trust, Parental Mental Health and Child Welfare Network. Service in developing policy and practice. She also helps families bereaved through homicide with various criminal justice processes, through her work with chari table organisations. Her latest work tracks the journey to intimate partner homicide through an eight stage sequence.

3.30pm – 3.45pm Break 3.45pm – 4.00pm Zoe Dronfield Zoe is a mother, business women, a professional and a survivor of domestic violence in that order. Zoe refuses to be defined by her journey although is compelled to make changes for the future for others and her children. Zoe’s professional expertise allowed her to see how flawed that system is after being catapulted into the criminal and family justice system in 2014. Two very stark contrasts and Zoe wants to highlight the impact the system has on victims going through this at their most vulnerable time. Zoe is calling for an #openfamilycourt not to the public but highlights the need for transparency and accountability in the family judiciary. She also campaigns using #serialregisterneeded and highlights how serial abusers are getting away with it time and time again. Her own story highlights how perpetrators are giving a platform and the victims are the forgotten in a system which looks at incidents in isolation meaning the severity and risk of offending is minimised.

4.00pm – 4.20pm David Challen Domestic Violence Campaigner. David successfully campaigned to free his mother Sally Challen in a landmark case recognising coercive control this year. Freedom Programme Ambassador and Prison Advice and Care Trust Ambassador

4.20pm – 4.35pm Chris Jones – Raffle4.35pm – 4.40pm Rachel Williams – Close4.40pm – 5.15pm Becky O’Brien

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