16 Days - Reading: Dr Kim Moore and Prof Khatidja Chantler

The event will begin with a discussion of Professor Khatidja Chantler’s groundbreaking and transformative research into domestic homicide. There will then be a performance of ‘i-poems’ - drawn from the voices of survivors of domestic abuse and family members of victims of domestic homicide.

These poems are powerful testimonies drawn from the HALT (Homicide Abuse Learning Together) study, spearheaded by Professor Khatidja Chantler and a multi-disciplinary team from across Manchester Metropolitan University and beyond. The i-poems illustrate how the lyric poem can elevate and magnify the voices of those most impacted by domestic violence.

This event is part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a series of poetry readings, panels and workshops led by academics in the field. Our events examine how poetry can create transformational social change in partnership with the public and policymakers.