Are you passionate about art, human rights, and freedom of expression? Do you want to connect with a global community of artists and activists who use creativity to challenge censorship and inspire change?

From September 23- 26, the Safe Havens Freedom Talks (SH|FT) Digital Conference will bring together artists, cultural workers, and human rights defenders from across the world — and we’re projecting it live at goto10.

The conference is more than just talks. It’s a space to:

• Hear powerful stories from artists at risk
• Learn about international campaigns and creative resistance
• Discover how art connects to struggles for equality and justice
• Meet other students and people who care about freedom, solidarity, and cultural rights

Come and be part of a global conversation without leaving your city. Bring your curiosity, your questions, and your ideas — and let’s explore how art can change the world.

Safe Havens Freedom Talks (SH|FT) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of artists at risk and artistic freedom. Since 2013, its annual Safe Havens conference has grown into a key global network meeting, bringing together artists, activists, NGOs, academics, and intergovernmental organizations engaged in the Arts Rights Justice sector.

The conference takes its starting point from a human rights perspective, aiming to provide an open platform for cultural operators and human rights defenders in the arts. By creating collaborative meeting spaces, SH|FT promotes knowledge-sharing on urgent issues such as shelter city initiatives, safe communication, funding opportunities, legal advice, and international campaigns. It also amplifies the voices of those facing threats and persecution, including women, indigenous and LGBTQI+ groups, and highlights the vital role of culture and academia in advancing human rights worldwide.

This year, the Safe Havens conference will be held as a digital gathering. We will project the sessions to create a local meeting space for collective participation. Audiences are invited to join us to follow the global conversations while engaging in reflection and dialogue with others committed to freedom of expression, cultural rights, and international solidarity.

• 13:30 - 13:45 Artistic Intervention by Sang Sok Serey, Cambodian Hip Hop artist
• 13:45 - 14:30 Session I - Building an ecosystem of empowerment: Expanding artistic
  freedoms in Southeast Asia - Frances Rudgard, Director, Mekong Cultural Hub
  Deepthy Menon, Strategy & Narratives Facilitator, Urgent Action Fund for
  Women Asia & Pacific - Sang Sok Serey, MC and Rapper
• 14:30 - 14:45 Open Floor
• 14:45 - 15:00 Short Break
• 15:00 - 15:45 Brainstorming Session II - Artists as Allies - Alfons Karabuda, composer, Honorary President of the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) - Phina So, Director, Creative Industries of Cambodia Association for Development and Advocacy (CICADA) - Elizabeth Larison, Director of the Arts & Culture Advocacy Program at the National Coalition Against Censorship
• 15:45 - 16:00 Short break
• 16:00 - 16:45 Brainstorming Session III - Media in support of artists’ rights, Julie Trébault, Founder and Executive Director of ARC — Artists at Risk Connection - Ole Reitov, Chair and co-founder Freemuse - Jodie Ginsburg CEO, Committee to Protect Journalists - Niilofur Farrukh, Chair of the International Art Critics Association's (AICA) Censorship and Freedom of Expression Committee
• 16:45 - 17:15 Open Floor