BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.nyscadv.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:0c2a91e2-30dd-4d02-b68a-5342476bdd84 X-WR-CALDESC:Join NYSCADV on Monday\, March 14th from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM for a virtual screening of the documentary film “And So I Stayed” and a Panel Discussion. All are welcome to attend and we strongly encourage domestic violence advocates/program staff\, sexual violence advocates/program staff \, criminal justice reform advocates\, and law professionals/students inte rested in DV/SV to attend. \n\nAbout the Film \n\n“And So I Stayed” is an award-winning documentary about survivors of abuse fighting for their lives and spending years behind bars. These women paid a steep price with long prison sentences\, lost time with loved ones\, and painful memories. Formerly incarcerated survivor-advocate Kim Dadou Brown was a driving forc e in the passage of New York’s historic Domestic Violence Survivors Justic e Act (DVSJA)\, a 2019 law intended to prevent survivors from receiving ha rsh prison sentences for their acts of survival. Nikki Addimando\, a mothe r of two young children\, suffered the consequences when a judge didn’t fo llow the law’s sentencing guidelines during her initial criminal proceedin g. The judge’s ruling was ultimately reversed by New York’s appellate cour t\, yet Nikki remains incarcerated. Formerly incarcerated Tanisha Davis\, a single mother who was ripped away from her son in 2013\, was one of the first women released from prison following a DVSJA re-sentencing applicati on. \n\nAbout the Event\n\nPermeated by racism\, misogyny and the fl awed narrative of “the perfect victim\,” the criminal legal system doesn’t always get it right. This is especially true when it comes to survivors w ho are criminalized\, often for defending themselves from abusive partners . The film screening of “And So I Stayed” will be followed by a panel disc ussion featuring Kim Dadou Brown\, a survivor/leader in the fight for pass age of New York’s historic DVSJA\, film co-director Natalie Pattillo\, and others. The goal of the panel is to provide insight and knowledge\, from survivors and advocates\, framing a path forward that dismantles barriers and expands resources for all survivors. \n\nMeet the Panelists \nKim Dadou Brown \n\nKim Dadou Brown is a domestic violence survivor who served 17 years in prison for defending herself from her abuser. During th e 13 years she’s been home\, Kim has spoken publicly to a wide variety of audiences at conferences\, panels\, forums and symposiums about the inters ection of trauma and women’s incarceration. Kim is a featured survivor i n the Brooklyn Film Festival award winning documentary\, “And So I Stayed. ” Kim has also conducted numerous interviews about her experiences and ide as for change and has lobbied and testified in Albany for legislative chan ges for survivors in the criminal justice system. Kim has been a leading v oice in the passage of the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act. Kim ’s story and advocacy efforts have been featured in prominent media\, incl uding The New York Times Arts section (6/14/21)\, the Legislative Gazette\ , Huffington Post\, “Women In Prison are Still Waiting for Their Me Too Mo ment\,” Albany Times Union\, North Country Public Radio\, Gannett\, and Ne w York Law Journal. \n\nNatalie Pattillo - Director\, Producer\, Writer of “And So I Stayed” \n\nNatalie Pattillo is a New York-based multimedia jou rnalist. Her reporting bylines include the New York Times\, MSNBC\, VICE\, Jezebel\, New York Magazine\, Al Jazeera America and Salon. In 2020\, she was awarded the Media Award from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She received a Master’s Degree from Columbia Journalism School i n 2017. Natalie understands the nuances of the abuser-victim dynamic becau se she survived domestic violence in a past relationship. These experience s\, as well as the death of her sister at the hands of an abusive boyfrien d in 2010\, fuels Natalie’s mission for 'And So I Stayed” to make a meanin gful impact. X-WR-RELCALID:e7a601ae9265ebb75451a1b84806e37e X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20221106T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20220313T020000 RDATE:20230312T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9ebcd5ce-559c-4107-870b-8c364e64a3d0 DTSTAMP:20260411T110938Z DESCRIPTION:Join NYSCADV on Monday\, March 14th from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM for a virtual screening of the documentary film “And So I Stayed” and a Panel Discussion. All are welcome to attend and we strongly encourage domestic v iolence advocates/program staff\, sexual violence advocates/program staff\ , criminal justice reform advocates\, and law professionals/students inter ested in DV/SV to attend. \n\nAbout the Film \n\n“And So I Stayed” is an award-winning documentary about survivors of abuse fighting for their l ives and spending years behind bars. These women paid a steep price with l ong prison sentences\, lost time with loved ones\, and painful memories. F ormerly incarcerated survivor-advocate Kim Dadou Brown was a driving force in the passage of New York’s historic Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA)\, a 2019 law intended to prevent survivors from receiving har sh prison sentences for their acts of survival. Nikki Addimando\, a mother of two young children\, suffered the consequences when a judge didn’t fol low the law’s sentencing guidelines during her initial criminal proceeding . The judge’s ruling was ultimately reversed by New York’s appellate court \, yet Nikki remains incarcerated. Formerly incarcerated Tanisha Davis\, a single mother who was ripped away from her son in 2013\, was one of the f irst women released from prison following a DVSJA re-sentencing applicatio n. \n\nAbout the Event\n\nPermeated by racism\, misogyny and the fla wed narrative of “the perfect victim\,” the criminal legal system doesn’t always get it right. This is especially true when it comes to survivors wh o are criminalized\, often for defending themselves from abusive partners. The film screening of “And So I Stayed” will be followed by a panel discu ssion featuring Kim Dadou Brown\, a survivor/leader in the fight for passa ge of New York’s historic DVSJA\, film co-director Natalie Pattillo\, and others. The goal of the panel is to provide insight and knowledge\, from s urvivors and advocates\, framing a path forward that dismantles barriers a nd expands resources for all survivors. \n\nMeet the Panelists \n Kim Dadou Brown \n\nKim Dadou Brown is a domestic violence survivor who se rved 17 years in prison for defending herself from her abuser. During the 13 years she’s been home\, Kim has spoken publicly to a wide variety of au diences at conferences\, panels\, forums and symposiums about the intersec tion of trauma and women’s incarceration. Kim is a featured survivor in the Brooklyn Film Festival award winning documentary\, “And So I Stayed.” Kim has also conducted numerous interviews about her experiences and ideas for change and has lobbied and testified in Albany for legislative change s for survivors in the criminal justice system. Kim has been a leading voi ce in the passage of the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act. Kim’s story and advocacy efforts have been featured in prominent media\, includ ing The New York Times Arts section (6/14/21)\, the Legislative Gazette\, Huffington Post\, “Women In Prison are Still Waiting for Their Me Too Mome nt\,” Albany Times Union\, North Country Public Radio\, Gannett\, and New York Law Journal. \n\nNatalie Pattillo - Director\, Producer\, Writer of “ And So I Stayed” \n\nNatalie Pattillo is a New York-based multimedia journ alist. Her reporting bylines include the New York Times\, MSNBC\, VICE\, J ezebel\, New York Magazine\, Al Jazeera America and Salon. In 2020\, she w as awarded the Media Award from the National Coalition Against Domestic Vi olence. She received a Master’s Degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2017. Natalie understands the nuances of the abuser-victim dynamic because she survived domestic violence in a past relationship. These experiences\ , as well as the death of her sister at the hands of an abusive boyfriend in 2010\, fuels Natalie’s mission for 'And So I Stayed” to make a meaningf ul impact. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220314T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220314T180000 LOCATION:https://nyscadv.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/TrainingEvent/De tails/48 SUMMARY:NYSCADV 'And So I Stayed' Screening and Panel Discussion END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR