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REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN
Nga Tūmanakotanga invites you to register now for the fifth symposium,
'Ko Tū koe? Ko Rongo koe?'
Understanding Prison Violence in Aotearoa V
Date: Monday, 25th November 2024
Time: 8.45am to 3.30pm
Venue: Online via Zoom
Registration and FAQs: Eventbrite
Public event – all welcome! Recommended for an audience of 18 years+
2024 SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME
8.45 - 9.00am
Mihi
Armon Tamatea
9.00 - 9.45am
Opening address
Hon Mark Mitchell
9.45 - 10.30am
The Sources and Consequences of Prison Violence
Professor Nancy Rodriguez
10.30 – 10.45am
Morning tea break
10.45 – 11.30am
Security Trumps Healing - Indigenous Women’s Experiences with Ceremony and Cultural Programming in Federal Institutions on the Canadian Prairies
Alicia Clifford and Chantel Huel
11.30 – 12.15pm
Reducing Violence and Aggression in Prisons: Creating a ‘One Team’ Approach
Scott Walker
12.15 - 1.00pm
Violence and Aggression in Women’s Prisons
Kim Smith, Kym Grierson, Jacky Howcutt, Renee Clarkson and Tayla Yandall
1.00 - 1.45pm
Lunch break
1.45 - 2.30pm
Trauma-informed Correctional Care: Promoting Safety in Prisons
Dr Katherine McLaughlin
2.30 – 3.15pm
The Disenfranchised Warrior: The Spoils of Identity
Paula Ormsby
3.15- 3.30pm
Whakakapinga
Armon Tamatea
NOTE: Programme may be subject to change
For any queries, email saferprisons@waikato.ac.nz
Our 2023 symposium, Te Pakari: Understanding Prison Violence in Aotearoa IV, was held on 27th November, 2023. This was another successful full day event, with over 300 attendees. Our eight featured presenters were -
- David Cooke
- Kris Gledhill
- Samantha Taaka
- Paul Dennehy
- Mate Webb and Vikki Demant
- Denis O'Reilly
with an opening address from Jeremy Lightfoot.
PDF of the full 2023 proceedings: Te Pakari Understanding Prison Violence in Aotearoa IV.
Our 2022 symposium, Te Taipitopito: Understanding Prison Violence in Aotearoa III, was held on 28th November, 2022. This was a successful full day event, with over 400 registered attendees and 10 speakers. The speakers were:
- Lorraine Johnstone
- Nick J. Wilson
- Nicola Brennan-Tupara
- Abi Clarke
- Liam Membery
- Abby Rhodes
- Robert Henry
- Harry Tam
- Jennifer Galouzis
- Damian White
with an opening address from Peter Boshier.
PDF of the full 2022 proceedings: Te Taipitopito: Understanding Prison Violence in Aotearoa III.
Our 2021 symposium, Te Whanake: Understanding Prison Violence in Aotearoa II, was held on 7th December, 2021. This was another successful full day event, featuring 10 speakers:
- Neil Campbell
- Sofie Østergaard Jaspers
- Lars Brabyn and Randy Grace
- Emma Roebuck
- Brad Peebles
- Armon Tamatea
- Edward ‘Timo’ Gardiner, Karl Goldsbury and Colin ‘Baldy’ Kiriona
with an opening address from Hon. Kelvin Davis.
PDF of the full 2021 proceedings: Te Whanake: Understanding Prison Violence in Aotearoa II.
Our inaugural symposium, Te Tūāpapa Whakaharatau Understanding Prison Violence in Aotearoa, was held on 7th December, 2020. Our first full day event was a huge success and featured 10 speakers:
- Tā Kim Workman
- Neil Beales
- Janis Adair
- Beven Hanlon
- Arrin Clark
- Rue Jade Morgan
- Devon Polaschek, Michael Daffern, Andrew Day with Armon Tamatea
PDF of the full 2020 proceedings: Te Tūāpapa Whakaharatau Understanding Prison Violence in Aotearoa.