Thank you for your interest in the May 9 11am-12pm educational briefing at the Capitol (1021 O St., Swing Space Room 6010, Sacramento), "Moving Past Politics and 'Perfect' Victims: How California Fails Survivors." Boxed lunches will be served at the end of the event. Please RSVP if you plan to attend!
This exceptional panel of care providers and survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual violence will discuss how the government and legal system often retraumatizes and revictimizes such survivors. This unique panel of individuals will discuss what can be done to end these cycles of punishment and move toward healing solutions.
MODERATOR: April Grayson, Senior Policy Manager, Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition
Sawan Vaden, Executive Director of the Community Against Sexual Harm (CASH)
Phoebe Nelson, Community Against Sexual Harm (CASH) Advisory Board
Josie Feemster, Community Against Sexual Harm (CASH) Advisory Board
Kelly Pretzer, Lead Attorney, San Francisco Public Defender Clean Slate Unit
Sponsoring organizations: California Coalition for Women Prisoners, California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, Californians for Safety and Justice, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, Felony Murder Elimination Project, Free to Thrive, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, National Center for Youth Law, Rainbow Services, Ltd., San Francisco Public Defender's Office, Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition, and Survived & Punished
* The event may be recorded and streamed.
