The Portuguese Platform for Women’s Rights in cooperation with the European Women’s Lobby announce the EXIT Conference. In the framework of women’s human rights and gender equality, the objectives of the conference are:
- to promote knowledge and debate on the most recent developments in public policies regarding the system of prostitution;
- to contribute to a public policy aiming at the protection of women and the elimination of all forms of violence against women, and the suppression of sexual exploitation of women, particularly as it manifests itself in the system of prostitution;
- voice the survivors of the system of prostitution, women’s organizations, youth organizations, pro-feminist men, local authorities, migrants’ organisations, and leading front-line NGOs supporting women in the system of prostitution.
08:00 | Registration |
09:00 |
Welcome and opening Alexandra Silva – President of the Portuguese Platform for Women’s Rights Keynote IRachel Moran – Founding member of SPACE International, and author of the bestselling “Paid For – My Journey Through Prostitution” |
10:00 |
EU Member-States: Presentations on international practices
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11:30 |
Speakers: Susana Duarte – Portuguese Social Democrats Youth Moderator: Nora Kiss, Portuguese Network of Young People for Equality Debate |
13:00 | Buffet lunch |
14:00 |
Realising changeSpeakers:Sabrinna Valisce – Member of Sister Survivors and a formerly prostituted woman in New Zealand and Australia. Survivor from the system of prostitution and member of SPACE – Survivors of Prostitution-Abuse Calling for Enlightenment Reflections and discussion, joined by: Dália Rodrigues – Technical Director of the front-line NGO O Ninho Moderator: Adelaide de Sousa, TV presenter Debate |
16:00 | Coffee-break |
16:20 |
From policy to practice: making real impact a realitySpeakers: Viviane Teitelbaum – Member of the Parliament at the Brussels Region Moderator: Gustavo Sampaio, journalist Debate |
17:50 |
Concluding remarks Catriona Graham – Policy and campaigns Officer of the European Women’s Lobby Closing Teresa Fragoso – President of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality |
18:45 |
Women – Trafficking – Theatre PlayPresented by Sandra Benfica – MDM, Democratic Movement of Women |
20:00 | Cocktail and networking |