We invite you to the symposium “What can we do to prevent and address sexual violence and harassment on and offline?” organized by the Diotima Centre, Genderhood and the Department of Communication and Media of the University of Athens, on Thursday 18/01/2024, 11:00 – 13:00, at Serafio of the Municipality of Athens.
The aim of the symposium is to open the public dialogue on the prevention of sexual violence and consent as a tool and prerequisite for equal interpersonal relationships, as well as to present the experience, good practices and policy proposals that have emerged in the context of the PRESS project.
The symposium is open to the general public, to professionals, journalists and institutions of the State and Civil Society who wish to be informed and contribute to the fight against sexual violence.
| TIMELINE 10:30-11:00 Registration 11:00-11:30 Session 1: The experience of the two-year PRESS project 11:00-11:15 Challenges, good practices and policy proposals Anna Vougiouka, Project Coordinator, Gender Expert, Diotima Centre 11:15-11:30 Providing psychosocial and legal assistance to survivors of sexual harassment and violence on and offline Erika Kazani, Lawyer, Diotima Centre 11:30-12:00 2nd session: Media representations of sexual harassment and violence on and off the internet – The UOA (Univesity of Athens) research 11:30-11:45 Presentation of methodology George Plios, Professor, University of Athens Presentation of research findings Patricia Gerakopoulou, Assistant Professor, Ionian University 11:45-12:00 Challenges and proposals Dr. Sophia Kanaouti, University of Athens The experience of training journalists Dr. Michalis Hadjikonstantinou, Journalist, Nafteboriki 12:00-12:30 3rd session: Consent as a tool of prevention and a prerequisite for equal interpersonal relationships 12:00-12:10 Towards a relational understanding of consent in the context of patriarchal sexuality Maria Liapi, Research Manager, Diotima Centre 12:10-12:20 Consent in education as part of an inclusive sex education Lambrini Georgiou, Gender Equality & Integration Manager, Genderhood 12:20-12:25 Consent as a means of preventing abuse from childhood Froso Fotinaki, Psychologist, Author 12:25-12:30 Social media also have positive effects Sofia Konstantopoulou, Management & Development Manager, Genderhood 12:30-13:00 4th session: Interventions from carriers and discussion 12:30-12:45 Maria-Alexandra Kefala, Deputy Minister of Social Coherence and Family – Responsible for Equality and Human Rights Zefi Dimadama, Secretary General for Equality and Human Rights Kalliopi Lykovardi, Citizen’s advocate Representative of the Association of Social Workers of Greece (SKLE) 12:45-13:00 Discussion with the audience |
*The symposium is part of the project “PRESS:Preventing – RESponding – Supporting – young survivors of GBV: sexual harassment, sexual and cyberviolence” of the CERV Project Grants implemented with EU funding. The coordinating organisation is the Diotima Centre and the partners are the Department of Communication and Media of the University of Athens and Genderhood.
