THEO GAVRIELIDES: RAPPORTEUR-FACILITATION-PUBLIC SPEAKING
2022
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Chair & Keynote Speaker, RJ4All International Institute, The RJ4All annual international conference 2022, London
2021
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Keynote Speaker, Restorative Justice Council 3rd Annual Conference, online
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Professorial Inaugural Lecture, Race, Power and Justice, University of East London, London
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Keynote Speaker, Alberta Restorative Justice Association, 15th annual Alberta Restorative Justice Conference, online
2020
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Chair & Keynote Speaker, European youth voices at International conference on violent youth radicalisation: “Stop managing us!”, London
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Live television interview on RT on violent youth radicalisation, January 2020
2019
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Rapporteur and Keynote Speaker, European Academy for Youth Work, 7 National Agencies (Italy, Finland, Lithuania, Belgium-Flanders, Germany, Austria, Slovenia), SALTO-YOUTH and EC-CoE Youth, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
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Chair & Organiser, 7th IARS International Conference: European Youth Leading the way for employment & education, London
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Organiser, Culture & Art for Unity Exhibition, London.
2018
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Rapporteur for Europe, 18th Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights, “Human Rights and Prevention of Violent Extremism”, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Keynote speaker, "Social Inclusion & New Technologies", Mediterranean Migration Network, Cyprus.
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Keynote speaker and organiser, “Restorative art through children’s’ eyes, Black History Month, UK.
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Speaker, Council of Europe and European Commission Seminar “on Radicalisation Prevention: Focus on Deradicalisation Programmes and Strategies, Brussels, Belgium.
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Keynote Speaker, Africa Union Commission, “2nd Intercontinental Youth Forum Interfaith Dialogue on Violent Extremism”, i-Dove project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Keynote speaker, "Restorative Justice & Radicalisation: From theory to practice", the 2nd Biennial International conference on Restorative Justice, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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Keynote speaker, The Prevention of Youth Radicalisation, University of Modena, Italy.
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Chair & Organiser, 6th IARS International Conference: European Community Voices stronger together – Abused & Stigmatised No More, London, UK
2017
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Keynote speaker, Race, Power and Young Carers in Europe: New evidence and directions, 2nd International Young Carers Conference, Malmo, Sweden.
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Keynote speaker, The terrorist within & restorative justice, Conflict in Europe: Meeting the challenge IIRP Conference, Dublin, Ireland
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Keynote speaker, A user led approach to radicalisation: An alternative vision for social cohesion, MARGIN Horizon2020 project, EC, Budapest, Hungary.
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Chair & Organiser, 5th IARS International Conference: Youth-led solution to unemployment – The voices of young, marginalised carers, London, UK.
2016
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Expert Witness, Justice Select Committee, House of Commons, Restorative Justice Inquiry, UK
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Keynote speaker, Shaping the European Educational Agenda from the Bottom-up, Cyprus
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Keynote speaker and Public Lecture, Restorative Justice in Europe: Lessons for Canada, University of Alberta and European Union Centre of Excellence, Alberta, Canada.
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Co-organiser, 3rd International Symposium on Restorative Justice, Skopelos, Greece
2015
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Keynote speaker, Putting Victims of Crime First: A New Approach to Transform Victims' Experience of the Criminal Justice System, UK.
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Keynote speaker, Race Inequalities, the Criminal Justice System and Restorative Justice, Eastern Mennonite University, Washington, USA.
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Keynote speaker, Ministry of Interior, Uruguay, Reforming the Criminal Justice system through restorative justice, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Chair, Addressing Hate Crime through Restorative Justice, International Question Time, London, UK
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Keynote speaker, The Victims’ Directive, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
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Speaker, EU seminar on domestic violence and restorative justice, JUST, Hannover, Germany
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Keynote speaker at the Restorative Justice Extending Empathy workshops (February, May, July), St. Martins School of Arts, Arts Council project UK.
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Chair & Organiser, 4th IARS International Conference: Community-led solutions to gender inequality, victimisation and offending, London, UK.
2014
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Speaker, Expert meeting Council of Europe – European Union Youth Partnership, Mapping the Barriers to Social Inclusion of Young People in Vulnerable Situations, Strasbourg, France
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Co-organiser, 2nd International Symposium on Restorative Justice: Race & Power, Skopelos, Greece
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Speaker, Expert International Seminar, “Sexual Abuse in the church and other institutional settings”, International Institute of the Sociology of Law - OnÇŽti, Spain
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Chair & Organiser, 3rd IARS International Conference: A victim-led criminal justice system? London, UK
2013
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Keynote speaker, National Association of Probation Officers AGM, “Race equality in the criminal justice system and probation”, UK.
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Keynote speaker, Association of Black Probation Officers, “Improving outcomes for BME probation users”, UK.
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Keynote speaker, The Fourth US National Restorative Justice Conference, USA
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Keynote speaker, Race in Probation, London Probation Trust, UK
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Keynote speaker – EU funded 3ERJ Project for a European Strategy on Restorative Justice, Greece.
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Chair & Organiser, 2nd IARS International Conference: Listening community evidence: Race, Gender & Restorative Justice, London, UK.
2012
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Liz Elliot Annual Memorial Lecture, “Restorative Punishment, Simon Fraser University, Canada
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International Seminars “Restorative Justice in the UK”, Universidat Central, Iquique – La Serena – Santiago, Chile
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Keynote speaker, Universidat Central de Chile, Centre of Mediation & Arbitration, Law School, “Social Disturbances and Restorative Justice”, Santiago, Chile
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Keynote Speaker, “Community Justice & Transforming Conflict”, GlobalNet21, House of Commons, UK
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Chair & Organiser, 1st IARS Internrtional Conference “Community-led Solutions to Crime”, London, UK.
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Co-organiser, 1st International Symposium on Restorative Justice & Human Rights, Skopellos, Greece.
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Speaker – EU funded 3ERJ Project for a European Strategy on Restorative Justice, Athens, Greece
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Welch Community Award, keynote-speaker, Simon Fraser University “Restorative Justice & riots”, Vancouver, Canada
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Keynote speaker, Restore Vancouver Dinner Dialogue, Vancouver Association of Restorative Justice, Vancouver, Canada
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Keynote speaker, Mediation & Restorative Justice in Prison Settings, EU funded conference, Hungary
2011
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Organiser and keynote speaker, Restorative Justice & the Secure Estate conference, IARS, London, UK
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UK representative – EU funded 3ERJ Project for a European Strategy on Restorative Justice, Greece
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Keynote speaker, The recession, criminality & the role of restorative justice, ROTARY, Volos, Greece
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Speaker, Rethinking Crime & Punishment, European Society of Criminology, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Keynote speaker, Reclaiming Justice for Communities through Restorative Approaches, London, UK
2010
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Keynote Speaker, Panteion University of Athens, 60 years from the European Convention on Human Rights, Athens, Greece
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Keynote Speaker, Educaloi – Canadian Ministry of Justice conference on plain language and the law, Montreal, Canada
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Speaker, Anne Frank “What country do you want” fringe event, Conservative Party Conference, UK.
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Speaker, European Society of Criminology annual conference, Belgium
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Keynote speaker, UK College of Mediators conference, UK.
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Keynote speaker, Positive Action-Community Cohesion, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
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Keynote speaker, Tackling gang and group-led violence, Capita annual conference, UK.
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Keynote speaker, How Select Committees work, House of Commons, UK.
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Keynote speaker, Cutting the cost of crime conference, House of Commons, UK
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Speaker, Public Legal Education national conference, PLENET – Advice UK, UK.
2009
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Trainer for British Council Young Arab Network – Arab Identity Research Project, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Chair, London Serious Youth Violence Prevention Board Summit, UK.
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Speaker, Westminster Briefing event on the Single Equality Bill, UK.
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Evidence to the House of Commons on the Single Equality Bill, UK.
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Speaker at the European Best Practices of restorative justice in the criminal procedure conference, Budapest, Hungary.
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Research methods trainer, British Council, Middle East Project, Cairo, Egypt.
2008:
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Evidence to the Human Rights Inquiry Panel of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, UK.
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Chair and Keynote speaker at the Regional BIHR Human Rights Conference, London, UK
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Keynote speaker, C.I.T.A.S Annual conference, London UK
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Keynote speaker, Hate Crime Symposium, Middlesex University, UK.
2007:
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Chair, EU - Equal homelessness conference, London, UK
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Keynote speaker, Wave Trust conference “No need for Guns, Gangs or Knives”, London, UK.
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Equal Conference, Speaker on “Hidden dimensions of BAME homelessness”, Budapest, Hungary.
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NACRO national conference, speaker on “The Gung, gang and knife culture in the UK”, London, UK.
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Stockholm Criminology Symposium, HEUNI guest lecturer, Sweden.
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Evidence to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Inquiry into the treatment of older people by healthcare services, House of Commons, UK.
2006:
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ROTA, LVSC, LCF, BIHR London conference on the regional presence of the Commission for Equality & Human Rights, Organiser and panellist, London, UK.
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Equal conference ‘Multiple disadvantages, integrated approaches’, Paper presenter, Hungary, Budapest
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Organiser of the conference ‘Human Rights in Education’, Department for Constitutional Affairs, UK.
2004:
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City University Conference ‘Prisons and penal Policy: International perspectives’, paper presenter, UK.
2003
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Annual National Socio-legal Studies Association Conference (SLSA), paper presenter, Bristol, UK.
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British Society of Criminology and Restorative Justice Consortium Conference, Workshop leader, UK.
2002
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British Society of Criminology Conference, paper presenter, Keele, UK.
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Annual National Socio-legal Studies Association Conference (SLSA), paper presenter, Aberystwyth, UK.
Effective Restorative Justice Conference, Workshop leader, University of Leicester, UK.