On this day 29 years ago, 28 March 1996, a young woman fled her forced marriage. She will share her lived experience at this session. Please come along to hear her story and as a celebration of recovery from trauma.

An hour's taster session giving a top-level awareness overview of Hidden Harm and harmful traditional practices, including:

Honour-based abuse
Forced marriage
Modern slavery and human trafficking
Female genital mutilation (FGM)
Sex selection abortion
Breast ironing/flattening

The session will be run by Bal Howard, who has lived experience of these areas.

This session gives an overview only. For more in-depth sessions, please contact Bal. This event will not cover signs/indicators, it is purely about awareness.

Non-attendance

If you no longer wish to attend this event, please cancel on Eventbrite
If you do not attend without cancelling beforehand you may be charged a £20 fine

Joining Instructions

After booking a place, you will receive an email from Eventbrite two days before the event containing the Microsoft Teams link for the online training.

Further reminders will be sent by Eventbrite containing the Teams link:

2 hours before the event
10 minutes before the event

Overview of hidden harm and harmful traditional practices