DAY ONE – 19 October 2024
08:00 – 09:00: ARRIVAL & REGISTRATIONTūranga – Christchurch Central Library, Cathedral Square (Gloucester St entry)
09:00 – 09:35:
WELCOME CEREMONY – WITH HON DR DUNCAN WEBB
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
KEYNOTE: DR JANJA LALICH
Cults 101: Influence and harm of high control groups
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
10:50 – 12:00
Kids in Cults: From damage and silence to justice and repair
Adam Dudding, Dr Janja Lalich, Maria Esguerra, Luke Hollis, Dr Caroline Ansley
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
10:50 – 11:25
Bible study with a hook: Shincheonji’s recruitment
Laura Muir
Spark Room (ground floor)
11:25 – 12:00
Toxic tantra: Surviving and suing MISA’s yoga guru
Bec Sonkkila
Spark Room (ground floor)
13:00 – 14:10
Rabbit Hole Resistance: Cults, disinformation, and online radicalization
Stephen Judd, Prof Ekant Veer, Ulrike Schiesser, Adam Elmasri, Dr Nicole Matejic
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
13:00 – 13:30
The Truth about The Truth: Secrets and cover-ups of the 2x2s
Laura McConnell Conti
Spark Room (ground floor)
13:35 – 14:05
Groomed by Bill Gothard: Taking IBLP’s leader to court
Rachel Lees
Spark Room (ground floor)
14:10 – 14:15: 5 MIN TRANSITION
14:15 – 15:25
Rock the Watchtower: Former Jehovah’s Witnesses speak up
Anusha Bradley, Lara Kaput, Scott Homan, Shayne Mechen, Micki McAllen (Apostate Barbie)
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
Intrusive Brethren: Intergenerational harm within the PBCC
Craig Hoyle (“Excommunicated”)
with Lindy Jacomb
Spark Room (ground floor)
15:25 – 15:50: AFTERNOON TEA & BOOK SIGNING
15:50 – 16:30
Insights from a federal cult information agency
Ulrike Schiesser
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
16:30 – 17:10
Cult Survivor Story Jam
Lindy Jacomb and others
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
17:10 – 18:00: GUEST DEPARTURE Library closes at 18.00
18:00 – 21:00: CONFERENCE DINNER Ticketed event
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DAY TWO – 20 October 2024
Tūranga – Christchurch Central Library, Cathedral Square (Gloucester St entry)
09:00 – 09:10
WELCOME – WITH DAME SUE BAGSHAW
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
09:10 – 10:00
KEYNOTE: DR GILLIE JENKINSON
Walking Free from trauma and abuse: A model for cult recovery
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
10:00 – 10:05: 5 MIN TRANSITION
10:05 – 11:15
Liz Gregory, Virginia Courage, Pearl Valor, Dennis Gates
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
Issues with ISTA, high on Highden: From LGAT to mystery school
Bronwyn Rideout + Dave Booda
Shany Kedar + Mordechai Braunstein (virtual)
Spark Room (ground floor)
11:15 – 11:40: MORNING TEA & BOOK SIGNING
11:40 – 12:50
A new media narrative: Survivor-focussed cult reporting
Sarah Steel, Prof Ursula Cheer, Bec Sonkkila, Natalie Malcon, Anusha Bradley, Dhyana Levey
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
11:40 – 12:00
Human experiment: The lasting shadow of Centrepoint
Adam Dudding
Spark Room (ground floor)
12:00 – 12:50
Health neglect in cults: Medical needs of survivors
Dr Caroline Ansley
Spark Room (ground floor)
12:50 – 14:00: LUNCH
14:00 – 15:00
Invisible rainbow youth: Purity, conversion and coming out in cults
Andre Afamasaga, Craig Hoyle, Luke Hollis, Dr Janja Lalich
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
Reflection & connection 1: Debriefing for all attendees
Jim Goodwin
Activities Room (next to Main Room – TSB)
Reflection & connection 2: Debriefing for former cult members
Dr. Gillie Jenkinson
Spark Room (ground floor)
15:00 – 15:10: 10 MIN TRANSITION
15:10 – 16:00
Care and Collaboration: Cult victim support organizations
Lindy Jacomb & Tore Klevjer
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
16:00 – 16:10
Where to from here? Our Vision for Decult 2025
Anke Richter & Dennis Parker
Main Room – TSB, live-streamed (NZDT)
16:10 – 16:20
Closing and waiata with Lisa Tui Aroha
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