A conference examining the experiences of separated children seeking asylum and the challenges faced by professionals supporting them.
- Wednesday 19 September 2012, 9.30-4.30
- Tavistock Centre, 120 Belsize Square, London NW3 5BA
Speakers:
- Dr Maggie Atkinson – Children’s Commissioner, England
- Judith Dennis – Refugee Council
- Gillian Hughes – Tavistock Centre
- Zubier Yazdani – Deighton Pierce Glynn Solicitors
- Lisa Matthews – National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns
- Syd Bolton – Refugee Children’s Rights Project, The Coram Children’s Legal Centre
- Catherine Gladwell – Refugee Support Network
- Kathryn Cronin – Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
- Sue Clayton – Filmmaker and Senior Lecturer, Department of Media Arts, Royal Holloway, University of London
- Anna Gupta – Head of Department of Social Work, Royal Holloway, University of London
- Plus a screening of the award-winning film Hamedullah: The Road Home, and presentations from separated young people seeking asylum