Panellists and workshop facilitators announced
Last chance to book your place!
This year attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of thought-provoking and reflective sessions, which will aim to inspire and influence change on an individual, organisational and wider strategic level.
Ticket sales close on Tuesday 14 November, so be sure to secure your place at our conference. Join us and embrace the opportunity to learn, be challenged and most importantly commit to prioritise taking action to tackle racial inequity and injustices moving forward.
Panel discussions
Morning keynote panel
The current state of racial inequity in the criminal justice system
Our morning panellists will share their views and experiences on the theme of the day, reflecting on what barriers remain in place for voluntary sector organisations working in the criminal justice system to be able to effectively tackle the problem and take meaningful action. We are pleased to welcome:
- Sistah Space
- Grace Preston - Traveller Movement
- Carver Anderson - Bringing Hope
- Viv Ahmun - Aspire Education Group
Afternoon keynote panel
What’s the solution? Let’s make race and justice everybody’s business and commit to taking action together
Our final panel of the day will bring together the learning from the day as well as views and suggestions for how the voluntary criminal justice sector can take meaningful action to address racial disparity within the criminal justice system moving forward. We are pleased to welcome:
- Yvonne MacNamara - Traveller Movement
- Phanuel Mutumburi - Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality (Iscre)
- Jeremy Crook - Action for Race Equality
- Gayle Edwards - Empathy Souls
Workshops
We will run three workshop series throughout the day, each with four individual workshops running concurrently for attendees to choose to participate in. See below for a list of people/organisation(s) facilitating each workshop in the series.
Workshop series 1
Will focus on; 'sustainability within the criminal justice system for organisations led by/for racially minoritised people'. We are happy to welcome our facilitators:
- James Gbesan - Baobab Foundation
- Leroy Logan MBE - Transition to Adulthood (T2A)
- Josh Stunnell - Bthechange
- Stella Wint - Langley Trust
Workshop series 2
Will be themed around; 'understanding the needs of racially minoritised people and the importance of providing trauma informed, culturally sensitive support'. We are happy to welcome our facilitators:
- Aliyah Ali & Sara Arifrieye - Daddyless Daughters
- Salma Ullah & Sayeeda Ashraf - Shewise
- Sean Campbell & Keran Page - User Voice
- Jemmar Samuels - Collective Punishment campaign
Workshop series 3
Will address; 'how to influence the criminal justice system and achieve better outcomes for racially minoritised people'. We are happy to welcome our facilitators:
- Leila Usmani - Race Alliance Wales
- Fleur Okubule & Ghadah Alnasseri - Hibiscus
- Mark Blake - Criminal Justice Alliance
- Dez Brown - Spark2Life & Khatuna Tsintsadze - Zahid Mubarek Trust
Arts performances
The day will include performances from members of the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance. Come along to take in performances from singer/actor, Funke Adeleke, and performance poet, Malcolm Farrell aka Cheekychecki.
Book a stall at our conference
Organisations dedicated to supporting racially minoritised individuals in the criminal justice system are encouraged to participate in Clinks' learning space at our conference. Come along and share valuable resources and information with the wider sector via an event stall. This unique chance to showcase best practices and engage in meaningful discussions with peers is open to all conference ticket holders. If you are keen on showcasing your work and making it accessible for display, please reach out to events@clinks.org after securing your ticket reservation. Please register your interest for a stall by Friday 10 November.
Ticket sales close on Tuesday 14 November. Tickets are selling fast so be sure to book your place now!
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We look forward to seeing you in the capital on 22 November at Resource for London, Holloway!
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