BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://cdt.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.28// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Center for Democracy and Technology Events X-WR-CALDESC:Events found on https://cdt.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240426T012749UTC-4436d7ce27@https://cdt.org DTSTAMP:20240426T012749Z DESCRIPTION:Addressing gender-based cyberviolence in Europe: Democratic cha llenges and next steps\nDate: 27th of September 2022\nTime: 9.30am –\ ; 2pm (CET)\nBrussels (Radisson Red Hotel)\nRegistration link before 23rd of September 2022: https://bit.ly/3aPpFK8\n11.30am (CET) Panel 2 –\; Gender-based cyberviolence and hate speech: regulatory challenges and soci al impacts\nWith the participation of:\n\nDiana Riba (MEP)\nAsha Allen\, C enter for Democracy and Technology\nLauren Armistead\, International Amnes ty\nEla Stapley\, Coalition against online harassment\nLaia Serra (moderat or)\n\nWe can no longer differentiate our lives between what we do on an a nalogue and a digital sphere\, we currently place ourselves in an offline- online continuum that defines our reality. As reflected in data and highli ghted in the European Parliament’s report (Van der Wilk\, 2018)\, digital gender-based violence (GBV) is on the rise and has significant lasting imp acts on women\, girls and LGBTIQ+ community. In addition\, this intersects with the rise of the extreme right\, neo-chauvinism and liberal capitalis m\, a breeding ground that favours the increase in violence. However\, lit tle is known and regulated about this violence and\, similarly\, digital G BV is only partially addressed in current legislations and public policies of the States and the European Union.\nDue to the inherent cross-border d imension of digital GBV\, the European Commission has adopted a proposal f or a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence w ith the aim to address this problem through a cohesive European regulation . Yet\, its regulatory scope\, understanding of this type of violence\, it s implementation\, among other aspects\, reflect some of its challenges. A t the European level\, there are also other regulatory efforts on intersec tional issues related to digital GBV\, such as hate speech and digital ser vice providers\, although their implementation remains unclear so far.\nIt is essential we focus on the personal\, social and cultural impacts that this violence causes on the individuals who experience it and their enviro nments. It affects a wide range of spheres such as the physical and psycho logical health\, education and employment opportunities\, as well as polit ical participation and freedom of expression. As a result\, this situation leads to a democratic backsliding which is reflected in the lack of publi c policies preventing this violence\, the absence of adequate measures for victim’s reparation and the silencing of the people affected in the new p ublic agora that is the Internet. The debate is not about removing communi cation and digital relationships\, but about being able to experience them in a free and safe manner. We must reduce the risks from its root and be aware of its existence. For that purpose\, an effective social and politic al commitment for the eradication of this violence is of utmost importance .\nIn this context\, FemBloc arises with the aim of defining a model for a ddressing digital gender-based violence from an intersectional feminist pe rspective in the Catalan scope\, and transfer the knowledge and good pract ices that emerge from the project to related contexts at the Spanish\, Eur opean and international level. The FemBloc project is comprised by Alia/Do nestech\, Calala Women’s Fund\, the University of Barcelona and the expert s Alex Hache and Laia Serra.\nFemBloc organises in Brussels the event “Add ressing gender-based cyberviolence in Europe: Democratic challenges and ne xt steps” on the 27th of September\, from 9:30am to 2:00pm. The program wi ll have two panels\, a networking space and lunch. The first panel will sh are different experiences and alternatives from social movements to addres s gender-based cyberviolence. The speakers will share good practices and l essons learned\, useful tools and challenges that have been found in the e fforts to prevent\, detect\, address and redress this type of violence. In the same line\, one of the main objectives of this panel is to provide re commendations and address key concerns on the lack of political response w ith a comprehensive approach. The second panel will focus on gender-based cyberviolence from its regulatory efforts and deficiencies at the national and European levels\, the intersectionality with hate speech as well as t he social impacts they entail. DTSTART:20220927T070000Z DTEND:20220927T120000Z LOCATION:Radisson Red Hotel\, Brussels SUMMARY:FemBloc –\; Addressing gender-based cyberviolence in Europe: D emocratic challenges and next steps URL:https://cdt.org/event/fembloc-addressing-gender-based-cyberviolence-in- europe-democratic-challenges-and-next-steps/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR