PROTECTING

ALL OUR CHILDREN

Tackling Grooming, Safeguarding Children in all Communities
Organised by the Muslim Council of Britain

Thursday 20th June 2013 9.30am to 4.30pm

*lunch provided

Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ

Objectives
Grooming of children and child abuse are crimes that afflict all sections of our society; they need to be eradicated. Any attempt to stigmatise certain communities is unhelpful. Nevertheless, these problems do exist in Muslim communities and it requires a collective and robust response. The conference brings together religious scholars, religious and community leaders, social workers and community activists. Our key objective is a simple one and that is to protect all victims of abuse and know how to do this in the most effective way. The conference also seeks to raise awareness around the following, and to provide a forum from which positive actions can be taken to benefit not only the Muslims, but also wider communities regardless of race or religion: Child/youth sexual exploitation - the facts about the extent of the problems. Media reporting of the issues - biased or balanced? What can be done at a local and national level? What support is available today? How can different organisations and communities work together? Are there typical behavioural patterns to help us recognise victims of abuse? How can we identify and prevent potential perpetrators of such criminality?

Speakers
Farooq Murad Secretary General, MCB Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra Assistant Secretary General, MCB Nasima Patel Executive Director, NSPCC Rebecca Einhorn Projects Team Manager, NSPCC Julie Siddiqi Executive Director, Islamic Society of Britain Alyas Karmani STREET UK Maswood Ahmed MBA Social Work Team Manager Ajmal Masroor Muslim Relationship Expert, Barefoot Institute Joseph Harker Journalist, Guardian Politicians from main political parties (TBC)

Themes
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Police Social Services Media Community, Cultural and Theological Response

Who should attend?

Imams, mosque & community leaders Other faith representatives & community leaders Members of communities who feel affected by these issues Professionals from children & social services, educationalists, councils Police & legal professionals Media & journalists Politicians & policy makers Charities & support organisations (local & national) Academics policy, research, analysts, strategists Healthcare professionals

To attend please go to http://mcbsafeguardingconf2013.eventbrite.co.uk. For any enquires contact the events co-ordinator on 0845 26 26 786 or safa@mcb.org.uk. Note: This event is strictly by invitation only and places are limited so please book early. You must register prior to the conference date. There is a nominal fee per delegate of 30 which is non-refundable in the event of cancellation.