BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29377@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Conference: Stop Violence Against Women DTSTAMP:20261022T192629Z DTSTART:20261126T183000Z DESCRIPTION:Talk\n\nOn Thursday\, November 26\, HTIB and VON are hosting an inspiring international\nconference with Tolhuistuin on the prevention of violence against women\, as part\nof the global Orange the World campaign and the International Day for the\nElimination of Violence against Women. Leading journalists and experts from the\nNetherlands and Türkiye\, inclu ding Saskia Beleman\, Banu Güven\, and Şirin Payzın\,\nwill address early prevention\, victim support\, and the social empowerment of\nwomen. Attend ees can actively participate during the Q&A sessions and network\nduring t he closing reception.\n\nSaskia Belleman is a court reporter and crime jou rnalist at De Telegraaf. In\n2024\, she was named Journalist of the Year b y Villamedia\, partly in recognition\nof her podcast Zij is van mij (She I s Mine)\, which explores femicide in the\nNetherlands. Her book of the sam e name was published in 2025. Through her work\,\nshe sheds light on how t he Dutch criminal justice system deals with violence\nagainst women.\n\nBa nu Güven is a prominent Turkish journalist\, news anchor\, and columnist w ith a\nmaster's degree in International Relations from Boğaziçi University . She spent\nmore than 14 years at NTV\, producing and presenting influent ial news programmes\,\nand has written for publications such as Milliyet a nd Radikal. She later\nproduced programmes for İMC TV\, DW Türkçe\, and WD R Cosmo. Today\, she contributes\nto independent digital media platforms\, including İlke TV and Kısa Dalga\,\nfocusing on current social issues\, p ress freedom\, and human rights in Turkey and\nGermany.\n\nŞirin Payzın is an experienced Turkish journalist\, diplomatic correspondent\, and\ntelev ision presenter who studied at New York University and is fluent in Englis h\nand French. She became widely known as a senior diplomatic corresponden t and\nhost of the influential debate programme Ne Oluyor? (What's Happeni ng?) on CNN\nTürk. She has received awards for her interview with Gaddafi and her documentary\non honour killings (Hepsi Birer Güldünya). Following her work at Halk TV\, she\nnow produces incisive social and political comm entary\, in-depth interviews\, and\ninternational affairs analysis for the independent news platform T24.\n\nSongül Mutluer is a member of the Dutch House of Representatives\, serving since\n2022\, initially for the Labour Party (PvdA) and later for GroenLinks-PvdA and\nPRO. A trained lawyer\, s he previously served as an alderwoman in the\nmunicipality of Zaanstad. In Parliament\, she advocates for women's rights and\nmeasures to combat fem icide. Her parents came to the Netherlands from Turkey as\nmigrant workers .\n\nÖzlem Bulgan is the moderator for this event\; she is the social medi a editor at\nAmnesty International and a co-organizer of the Amsterdam Kur dish Film Festival.\n\nProgramme Schedule\n\nHTIB (Turkish Workers' Associ ation in the Netherlands)\n\nSince 1974\, HTIB has been dedicated to promo ting the emancipation\, integration\,\nand social participation of the Tur kish community in the Netherlands. Guided by\nits core values of inclusion \, respect\, and empowerment\, the organisation builds\nbridges within soc iety through education and intercultural dialogue. It also\nactively advoc ates for equal rights and works to combat violence against women.\n\nVON ( Refugee Organisations Netherlands)\n\nVON is the national network of and f or refugee organisations in the Netherlands.\nThe organisation represents the interests of refugees and communities with a\nbackground of political migration\, promoting their social participation\,\nempowerment\, and the protection of fundamental human rights.\n\nAbout the collaboration\n\nThro ugh this conference\, HTIB and VON join forces to foster the international \nexchange of knowledge and experiences on women's rights\, strengthen con nections\nbetween civil society organisations in the Netherlands and Turke y\, and ensure\nthat the prevention of violence against women remains a lo ng-term priority.\n\nGalerij URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/conference-stop-violence-against-women GEO:52.3830883;4.9030297 LOCATION:Tolhuistuin - IJpromenade 2\, 1031 KT Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-noord,books,buiksloterweg,community,documentary,festiv als,film,party,q&a,refugees,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Talk

On Thursday, November 26, HTIB and VON are hosting an inspiring international conference with Tolhuistuin on the prevention of violence against women, as part of the global Orange the World campaign and the International Day for the Eli mination of Violence against Women. Leading journalists and exper ts from the Netherlands and Türkiye, including Saskia Beleman, Banu Güven, and Şirin Payzın, will address early prevention, victim support, and the social empowerment of women. Attendees can actively participate during the Q&A sessions and network during the closing reception.

Saskia Belleman is a court reporter and crime journalist at De Te legraaf. In 2024, she was named Journalist of the Year by Villamedia, part ly in recognition of her podcast Zij is van mij (She Is Mine), which explo res femicide in the Netherlands. Her book of the same name was published i n 2025. Through her work, she sheds light on how the Dutch criminal justic e system deals with violence against women.

Banu Güven is a prominent Turkish journalist, news anchor, and columnist with a m aster's degree in International Relations from Boğaziçi University. She sp ent more than 14 years at NTV, producing and presenting influential news p rogrammes, and has written for publications such as Milliyet and Radikal. She later produced programmes for İMC TV, DW Türkçe, and WDR Cosmo. Today, she contributes to independent digital media platforms, including İlke TV and Kısa Dalga, focusing on current social issues, press freedom, and hum an rights in Turkey and Germany.

Şirin Payzın is an experienced Turkish journalist, diplomatic correspondent, and television presenter who studied at New York University and is fluent in English and French. She became widely known as a senior diplomatic correspondent and h ost of the influential debate programme Ne Oluyor? (What's Happening?) on CNN Türk. She has received awards for her interview with Gaddafi and her d ocumentary on honour killings (Hepsi Birer Güldünya). Following her work a t Halk TV, she now produces incisive social and political commentary, in-d epth interviews, and international affairs analysis for the independent ne ws platform T24.

Songül Mutluer is a member of the Dutch House of Representatives, serving since 2022, initially for the Labo ur Party (PvdA) and later for GroenLinks-PvdA and PRO. A trained lawyer, s he previously served as an alderwoman in the municipality of Zaanstad. In Parliament, she advocates for women's rights and measures to combat femici de. Her parents came to the Netherlands from Turkey as migrant workers.

Özlem Bulgan is the moderator for this event; she is the social media editor at Amnesty International and a co-organizer of the Amsterdam Kurdish Film Festival.

Programme Schedule

HTIB (Turkish Workers' Association in the Netherlands)

Sinc e 1974, HTIB has been dedicated to promoting the emancipation, integration , and social participation of the Turkish community in the Netherlands. Gu ided by its core values of inclusion, respect, and empowerment, the organi sation builds bridges within society through education and intercultural d ialogue. It also actively advocates for equal rights and works to combat v iolence against women.

VON (Refugee Organisations Netherland s)

VON is the national network of and for refugee organisat ions in the Netherlands. The organisation represents the interests of refu gees and communities with a background of political migration, promoting t heir social participation, empowerment, and the protection of fundamental human rights.

About the collaboration

Through this conference, HTIB and VON join forces to foster the international exc hange of knowledge and experiences on women's rights, strengthen connectio ns between civil society organisations in the Netherlands and Turkey, and ensure that the prevention of violence against women remains a long-term p riority.

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