The Babute Movement Dialogue - 8th June 2024

Do join us at The Babute Community Dialogue, a dialogue led by professionals in the field of family law, we have an amazing lineup of speakers:

Event Host: Natalie Ruiters

Adv Jeandré Goliath, Maintenance Officer: will be discussing non-compliance with maintenance orders and specifically criminal prosecution of defaulters. His talk will explore the process to follow when a respondent does not pay maintenance and the remedies in criminal prosecution.

Dr Windell Nortje, senior lecturer at UWC Law Faculty: Protective measures for vulnerable women and children in courts.

Bernard Altman, Clinical Psychologist and Mediator: Bernard Altman has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution, medico-legal assessments, child and adolescent psychotherapy and group therapy. Bernard will be sharing around Conflict: impact on parties and children. He will unpack the impact that conflictual divorce proceedings and co-parenting has on children. 

Dr Carmel Jacobs, senior lecturer at UWC Law Faculty: A tale of domestic violence and coercive controls. Carmel will be sharing her story on co-parenting with your abuser.

Laurie Greyvenstein, Mediator and trainer - Social Justice: Laurie Greyvenstein has extensive experience in all spheres of the law as a prosecutor, magistrate and for the last 18 years in Alternative Dispute Resolution as Mediator, Parenting Coordinator & Restorative Justice practitioner. He will be exploring the calculation of shared expenses where the minor child resides with both parents during the month. It is a real treat to hear Laurie share this, as the feedback from trainees on his 5 day training express how practical and fair this calculation is. 

**Other speakers to be confirmed

The Babute Movement embodies it's name Babute meaning bring them together; we are a group of individuals and professionals wanting to make a change for families and communities. We recognise the many challenges our court system and supporting organizations face; we recognise the battle many parents are fighting to get access to justice; we recognise that the social ills we are experiencing in our societies are at an all time high and we want to be part of the solutions to carve a better future for generations to come. We recognise that we can not do it alone, we invite you to be part of the conversations. This is a space to grow in knowledge and capacity, as we have experts sharing their knowledge. The atmosphere is contagious in mobilising people to act and return to their spaces of influence and work to make a difference. Our philosophy lies in a moment to moment experience - for ourselves and those we serve.

With the generosity of our Volunteers, Guest Speakers, Quicket, Social Justice Foundation and Vredelust Gemeente; we are able to host these gatherings bringing closer those who need this space the most. We thank you, we are humbled to be joining hands with you in this movement.

**REMINDER FOR THOSE ATTENDING IN PERSON: to please bring your ID or driver's license for proof of identification, as well as your Quicket ticket to be scanned in at the door. Thank you!