We would like to invite you to attend Five Books That Could Save Your Life, taking place in the Vertigo, Floor 17, Cork County Hall, on 11 November 2026, from 10:30am to 1:00pm.
The event is free to attend, but registration is required.
Book your place here.
Drawing on five influential books, a moderated panel of experts will explore:
· Barriers to recognising coercively controlling behaviour
· The links between coercive control and domestic homicide
· The important role men can play in preventing domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence
The five selected books span memoir, fiction, and expert analysis:
· In Control: Dangerous Relationships and How They End in Murder – Prof. Jane Monckton Smith
· Invisible Chains – Dr. Lisa Aronson Fontes
· Deadly Silence: A Sister's Battle to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of Clodagh and Her Sons by Alan Hawe – Jacqueline Connolly
· The Names – Florence Knapp
· Every Man – Dr. Jackson Katz
The event is being organised by Haven Horizons and West Cork Beacon.
Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues and others who may be interested in attending.
If you would like to participate in the Resource Showcase or have any questions about the event, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
We hope you can join us.
This event is kindly sponsored by the Shared Island Civic Society Fund, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The ideas, opinions and comments in this event are entirely the responsibility of the presenters and do not necessarily represent or reflect the policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Respectfully,
MaryClare Clark, MSW, CEO
she/her/hers
Wolfe Tone Square, Bantry Co. Cork
P75 TN96
Office: 027 53847
Mobile: 087 9459639
&
Madeline Mc Aleer
CEO Haven Horizons
Lecturer in Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control
Haven Horizons - National Domestic Abuse Prevention Centre
RCN – 20150990
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Cork County Council | County Hall | Cork | T12 R2NC | Ireland
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