You are invited to the 12th North East Conference on Sexual Violence, taking place on Monday 26th November at the Thought Foundation in Birtley (instructions on how to get to the venue, via bus or car, can be found here: http://www.thoughtfoundation.co.uk/visit). The conference is free and open to all, with places allocated on a first come first served basis.

This year’s theme is ‘Responding to Image-Based Sexual Abuse: next steps for law, policy and practice’. Presenters and delegates will discuss recent developments in law, policy and practice relating to all forms of the taking and/or sharing of sexual images without consent, and share ideas on how to challenge these harmful practices including policing, education and law reform.

Speakers include:

- Professor Clare McGlynn (Professor in Durham Law School) and Dr Kelly Johnson (Assistant Prof of Sociology, Durham University) who will share their current research on survivor experiences and harms.

- Dr Fiona Vera-Gray (Assistant Prof of Sociology, Durham University) will look into the nature and extent of non-consensual pornography - such as images of upskirting and 'revenge porn' - commonly available in mainstream commercial pornography.

- Dr Adrian Scott (Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London) who will be talking about who are the perpetrators of image-based sexual abuse and what are their motivations.

- Louise Johnson (National Legal Issues Worker at Scottish Women's Aid) will discuss Scottish Women's Aid's campaign for improvements to image-based sexual abuse legislation in Scotland and address further developments that are still required, in order for the Scottish Government to effectively respond to the issue.

Download the full programme here.

If you can no longer attend the event, please make sure to cancel you ticket. This allows for others to take your place.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us on durham.criva@durham.ac.uk

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