Round Table Webinar RT52 “Eradicating VAWG, Empowering Europe”

Join Grassroots for Europe and Young European Movement UK for a special joint Round Table webinar #52 online on January 7^th - an expert panel discussion on Eradicating VAWG, Empowering Europe.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85676331447

This webinar will review and mobilise support for action at national and European levels to halt the current pandemic of violence against women and girls (VAWG) across our societies. One woman is killed every three days in the UK, and two a day across the EU. YEM UK has identified VAGW as a priority issue in 2025 and is conducting its own campaign, Break the Silence to End the Violence : https://1.yem.org.uk/break-the-silence-to-end-the-violence/.

The European Parliament has just been debating a programme of emergency action to tackle this Europe-wide issue. Following on from this European Parliament debate on December 11th, panellists will discuss how to halt this trend and review progress on the implementation of the EU Directive on VAGW, plus Labour’s performance against their pledge to halve VAWG, followed by Q&A and discussion.

🎤 Chair: Cecilia Jastrzembska, Senior Policy Advisor, YEM President & Co-Director, European Movement Board & National Council, Control Commission, Young European Socialists, 50:50 Parliament Ambassador and freelance political journalist.
www.LinkedIn.com/in/ceciliaeve

Panelists:

🎤 Dorothy Herson: YEM UK Vice President, editor at Cambridge University Press, author and lawyer

🎤 Hannah Phillips: Intersectional gender equality policy expert, Civility Commission Manager, Jo Cox Foundation; Gender Parity Consultant, United Nations
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-rachael-phillips

🎤 Leah Rea: President of Agora think tank, she is focusing on research and analysis on human rights in foreign affairs and diplomacy. She is a scholarship PhD Researcher in constitutional law, international human rights law, and legislative studies at Ulster University, plus a Policy and Research Officer at an ALB providing human rights advice to government in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She holds a Masters in Violence, Terrorism and Security, a Masters in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice, and a Law degree at Queen’s University Belfast. Leah has experience in political, policy, and legislative monitoring and assessing state compliance with international human rights norms. As Head of the Working Group on Human Rights at the European Student Thinktank, she is interested in exploring constitutional human rights protections, and examining gaps between aspirational legal provisions for human rights and the practical reality of their access and enjoyment, especially social, economic, and cultural rights.

Discover YEM’s campaign, art exhibition, poll and more on ending gender-based violence here: https://1.yem.org.uk/break-the-silence-to-end-the-violence/

Find Grassroots For Europe’s website for more information on previous speakers and activities here:
https://grassrootsforeurope.org/

This free online event is open via registration to all who share our concerns. All donations go to YEM - a small optional donation helps YEM to resource its ambitious growth agenda.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85676331447 .