DATE AND TIME:
3 December 2024, 9:30–16:30
LOCATION:
Kai Art Centre, Tallinn
MODERATOR:
Grete Lõbu
THE EVENT WILL HAVE SIMULTANEOUS ESTONIAN-ENGLISH INTERPRETATION
SCHEDULE
9:30 | Registration and welcome coffee
10:00 | Opening of the conference
10:10 | On trauma, the impact of trauma and trauma-informed information spaces | Kaia Kastepõld-Tõrs (clinical psychologist, trauma expert)
10:25 | Ethical reporting on Domestic abuse | Rachel L. Snyder (professor at American University and renowned journalist), introduction by Michael Snyder (US embassy Tallinn)
11:15 | Break the silence or break the victims? | Martin Šmutov (editor-in-chief, Õhtuleht), Mihkel Kärmas (journalist and TV host, ERR), Kärt Anvelt (journalist, Eesti Päevaleht)
Moderator: Kersti Kaljulaid
In covering intimate partner abuse, the media must carefully consider whether to give victims the opportunity to tell their story or keep silent to protect them. In a small country like Estonia, where anonymity is difficult to guarantee, the risk of causing further harm is high.
At the same time, social improvement is only possible if we manage to break the wall of silence surrounding these hidden crimes. How can we create good trauma-informed journalism that protects victims?
11:50 | What do the numbers tell us? | Hannaliisa Uusma (director of the domestic violence prevention programme)
12:10 | How are we actually influenced? | Urmas Viilma (archbishop, EELC), Helen Lõhmus (film producer and director), Maria Murumaa-Mengel (social scientist and social media researcher, University of Tartu), Maarja Punak (web police, PBGB)
Moderator: Taavi Linnamäe
The daily flow of information around us often includes abuse and abuse or focuses on violent themes. Often, we no longer even notice it – social media threads, art, daily interactions with friends or colleagues, and the various networks we are part of. All this directly shapes our own attitudes. How can we shape the information space (incl. social media) so that there is less violence in society?
12:45 | Lunch at UMA Restaurant and Lore Bistro
13:30 | Announcement of micro funding for innovative ideas to prevent intimate partner abuse | Charlotte Wrangberg (Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Estonia)
13:40 | Technology: a tool for abuse and violence or tool for prevention and protection? | Kaire Tamm (head of the victim support and prevention services department, Social Insurance Board), Liisa Abel (public sector business manager, CGI), Kaspar Urmas Oja (assistant prosecutor, Northern District Prosecutor’s Office)
Moderator: Liiri Oja (head of NHRI activities, Chancellor of Justice Office)
In the complex world of today, do the opportunities for assistance and information enabled by technology outweigh the added privacy and control risks? And could Estonia’s strong technology sector contribute to security?
14:15 | Amazon UK experiences as a domestic abuse informed global company|
Lucy Baker (HR partner, Amazon UK)
14:45 | Coffee break
15:10 | Launch of the employer initiative ‘Employers against intimate partner abuse’
15:25 | What can employers do? | Kadi Piikov (chief of employee experience, Enefit), Mergit Inno (sales and marketing director, SOL Baltics), Kristy Valgma (managing director, Ensto Estonia), Kaido Ulejev (business manager for the Baltics, Betsson Group)
Moderator: Grete Lõbu
The first Estonian companies dedicated to shaping a workplace environment that is aware of intimate partner abuse in the coming years will share their experiences and goals.
16:00 | Closing of the conference
In Estonia, intimate partner abuse is so prevalent that it affects every Estonian.
This year, the central theme of the conference is the ethical and trauma-informed information space. We will discuss various types of media (journalism, social media formats) and their role in both normalising and countering violence and abuse. We will engage in discussions with journalists, media experts, researchers and influencers.
The keynote speaker is the acclaimed journalist and professor at American University, Rachel Louise Snyder. She has written for major US media outlets for years, including The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Washington Post. Her books on intimate partner abuse have also received notable recognition.
At this year’s conference, President Kaljulaid Foundation (PKF) will officially launch the employer initiative ‘Employers against intimate partner abuse’. With this initiative, the foundation and employers aim to make an impactful contribution to the prevention and reduction of intimate partner abuse.
A representative from Amazon UK, along with the first major Estonian companies that have started raising awareness of intimate partner abuse and creating a safe organisational culture, will discuss the impact of intimate partner abuse on the
workplace and the ways employers can contribute to its reduction.
We will announce PKF’s autumn micro funding for new and innovative ideas contributing to the prevention of intimate partner abuse in Estonia.
Supporters: Baltic-American Freedom Foundation, U.S. Embassy, UK Embassy, Swedish Embassy, Delfi.