LifeLines Autumn Conference 2024

LifeLines Autumn Conference/AGM in London and on Zoom, Saturday 12th October 2024
Human Rights Action Centre, New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA
Doors open 10.00 am, state groups from 10.30am, conference and Zoom access start 11am and finish 4.30pm
 
The hybrid LifeLines conference/AGM is on Saturday 12th October 2024, at the Amnesty International UK Human Rights Action Centre in Shoreditch, central London.  The speakers’ talks will be viewable on Zoom, so those unable to attend in person can still be part of the day.
Everyone is welcome to attend in person, though please note, venue restrictions do not allow the admittance of those under 18, including babies.
The HRAC is located off Shoreditch High Street and Great Eastern Street.  The nearest tube stations are Shoreditch High St. (3 minutes’ walk), Liverpool St. and Old St. (both 10-15 minutes’ walk).  Driving is not recommended, but there are numerous buses, and taxis are available at Liverpool St. station.  The venue is fully accessible.  Complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits will be available.  There are cafés and shops close by, or you are welcome to bring a packed lunch.
We do hope you can join us on the day – in person or online.
Guest speakers Bill Breeden and Dr Kerensa Hocken
Photo of Dr Kerensa Hocken
We’re delighted to welcome Bill Breeden and Dr Kerensa Hocken as guest speakers at our October conference.  Both are courageous and compassionate pioneers in their respective fields, and will be telling us about their work and the people they’ve met along the way.  They’ll be happy to answer questions from the audience.
Bill Breeden has been very active in the abolition movement for three decades, after becoming friends with Sister Helen Prejean (of Dead Man Walking) in the early 1990s.  He has also been a volunteer minister to a man on Federal Death Row for sixteen years, and accompanied Corey Johnson to the death chamber in Indiana in January last year.  He describes Corey as one of the most amazing human beings he has ever known, and the thirty hours they spent together before Corey’s execution as some of the most significant of his life.  Bill is a compelling speaker and has been interviewed by the BBC and on other media.
Dr Kerensa Hocken is a registered forensic psychologist.  She has worked with people convicted of serious offences for 24 years and is a principal forensic psychologist in Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.  Kerensa is a trustee and co-founder of the Safer Living Foundation (SLF), a charity to prevent sexual abuse by working with those who have offended or are at risk of offending.  Kerensa is a member of the Compassionate Mind Foundation and cofounder of the Compassion Focused Therapy forensic special interest group.  In 2016 she was the winner of the prestigious Butler Trust award for excellence in correctional services.  Kerensa is a co-host of The Forensic PsPodcast and the BBC series Behind The Crime. 
 
How to book for the LifeLines Conference/AGM 12th October 2024
 
To attend in person, the fee is £25, or there is a £15 charge for live access to the talks on Zoom.
Please ensure you have booked by no later than 7th October.
We strongly recommend you book in advance.  However you may pay on the door as long as there are still places available.
If you’re attending on Zoom, you’ll receive confirmation of your Zoom registration and joining details by email, about a week before the conference.  We’ll also provide Zoom registration for people who’ve booked to attend in person and provided an email address, just in case you’re unable to be there at short notice.
Refunds will only be payable if the conference is cancelled.
Please note: the event will not be recorded by LifeLines and must not be recorded by any participants. Recording without the consent of those taking part is illegal, and consent has not been given. We will take legal action against anyone who records the event.