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Programme of Tallinn Conference

In this page you can find the information regarding the programme of the 12th EFRJ Conference in Tallinn (29-31 May)

Pre-conference training

Tuesday 28 May 2024

Address: Ministry of Justice

08:30-09:00 Registrations to the training and to the Conference

09:00-16:30 Training “Shining a light on our blind spots” 

The detailed schedule of this training is provided only to registered participants. More info: www.euforumrj.org/en/events/pre-conference-training-tallinn-2024

17:30-18:00 Registrations to the AGM and to the Conference

18:00-20:00 Annual General Meeting of the EFRJ membership (open to anyone to attend)

20:00-21:00 Reception

 

Address: Tallinn University Conference Centre

14:00-16:00 Roundtable “Restorative Approaches in University Settings”

Closed meeting for invited guests from different higher institutions in Estonia and for EFRJ members experienced in restorative approaches in institutional settings. (If you are interested to attend, please get in touch with the EFRJ Secretariat.)

Conference programme

Wednesday 29 May 2024

Address: Tallinn University Conference Centre

08:15-09:00 Registrations to the Conference

09:00-09:30 Opening of the Conference 

  • Patrizia Patrizi & Edit Törzs- EFRJ Chair & Executive Director
  • Signe Riisalo - Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia
  • Maret Maripuu - Director at the Social Insurance Board, Estonia
  • Tõnu Viik - Rector at Tallinn University, Estonia
  • Annegrete Johanson - RuaCrew’s Board member, Estonia
  • Hannah Moore - Traditional storyteller and restorative justice practitioner, UK
     

09:30-09:45 Special address

  • Kersti Kaljulaid - Former President, Estonia

09:45-10:10 Plenary I – Keynote speech “History of justice reforms in Estonia”

  • Mart Susi - Professor of Human Rights Law at Tallinn University, Estonia

10:10-10:30 Interactive moment

  • Balint Juhasz & Emanuela Biffi, EFRJ Secretariat

10:30-11:00 Comfort break

11:00-12:30 Parallel workshops I

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Plenary II - Panel on intersections of  transitional justice and restorative justice

  • Stephan Parmentier (moderator) - Professor of Criminology and Human Rights at KU Leuven, Belgium
  • Camilo Eduardo Umaña Hernández - Deputy Minister of Criminal Policy and Restorative Justice for the Ministry of Justice and Law, Colombia
  • Alona Horova - Director of the Institute for Peace and Common Ground, Ukraine

15:30-16:00 Comfort break

16:00-17:30 Parallel workshops II

 

17:45-18:30 European Restorative Justice Award Ceremony

  • Brunilda Pali (moderator) - Vice-chair of the European Forum for Restorative Justice

With contributions of Hannah Moore (UK) - Traditional storyteller

and Federico Reggio (Italy) - Song “Live Through the Night”

18:30-19:15 Reception

Thursday 30 May 2024

Address: Tallinn University Conference Centre

08:45-09:00 Welcome

9:00-10:30 Parallel workshops III

10:30-11:00 Comfort break

11:00-12:30 Plenary III – Testimonials on youth participation in peacebuilding and restorative justice

  • Simone Grigoletto (moderator) - Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Padova, Italy
  • Adelina Tërshani - Student at Rondine Cittadella della Pace, Kosovo-Italy
  • Elina Khachatryan - Student at Rondine Cittadella della Pace, Armenia-Italy
  • Tanya Kearns - Community arts facilitator, Northern Ireland
  • Imrana Alhaji Buba - Social entrepreneur, activist and founder of Youth Initiative Against Terrorism, Nigeria-Norway

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Parallel workshops IV

15:30-16:00 Comfort break

16:00-17:30 Parallel workshops V

 

Address: Telliskivi tänav 60a/8, Põhja-Tallinna linnaosa, Tallinn

20:00-23:00 Social dinner at Fotografiska

 

Friday 31 May 2024

Address: Tallinn University Conference Centre

09:15-09:30 Welcome

9:30-11:00 Parallel workshops VI

11:00-11:30 Comfort break

11:30-12:45 Plenary IV - Roundtable on systemic violence and restorative justice

  • Monique Anderson (moderator) - Affiliated Researcher at KU Leuven, Belgium
  • James Bell - Founding President of the W. Haywood Burns Institute, United States
  • Mariama Diallo - Coordinator of the Child Friendly Justice European Network, Belgium
  • Tricia Pereira - Social worker and trainer, United Kingdom

12:45-13:15 Closing remarks

  • Laidi Surva - Criminal Policy Deputy Secretary General, Estonia
  • Patrizia Patrizi & Edit Törzs - EFRJ Chair & Executive Director

13:15-14:15 Lunch

14:15-14:30 Departure for the 7 parallel field trips 

15:00-18:00 Field trips