BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.nyscadv.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:c6f5207f-25c7-4dfb-861d-ca64b22720dd X-WR-CALDESC:Join NYSCADV for a series of events aimed at elevating the nee ds of survivors who have been criminalized as they navigate New York’s cri minal justice system. Each event will probe the unique role DV advocates h ave in providing supports to survivors throughout their journey. \n\nPart 1: A Conversation with IPV Survivors Who Have Been Criminalized\n\nJoin R ev. Sharon White-Harrigan\, LMSW\, Patrice Smith and Monica Szlekovics in a discussion about the scope and scale of IPV survivor criminalization\, t he needs of survivors who have been criminalized\, and the need to remove barriers to assist IPV survivors as they navigate the various stages of th e criminal justice system. \n\nPanelists include:\n\nSharon White-Harriga n is the Executive Director of the Women’s Community Justice Association ( WCJA)\, a gender-specific\, trauma-informed\, advocacy-for-justice agency that uplifts and amplifies the voices of women who are experts through the ir life experiences and efforts. She has worked in a range of direct servi ce fields including re-entry\, domestic violence\, homelessness\, mental h ealth and substance abuse\, and was a leader in the successful 10-year cam paign to pass NY’s Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act in 2019. In her work\, Sharon draws upon her expertise as a licensed social worker\, surv ivor of violence\, and survivor of 11 years of incarceration. \nPatrice Smith was the first person to be released from prison under the Domestic V iolence Survivors Justice Act. She had been incarcerated since she was 16 years old and was released in September 2020\, after serving nearly 22 yea rs in prison. While in prison\, Patrice earned her Associate of Arts in So cial Sciences and her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Marymount Manhatt an College. Patrice draws on her experience as a survivor of abuse\, the t raumatization of prison as someone who was given a potential life sentence as a teenager and navigating the reentry process as a survivor in her adv ocacy efforts. Patrice is also invested in the education of returning wome n who were criminalized survivors\; and them having access to the resource s they need to negotiate a career in the Tech industry. \nMonica Szlekov ics is a Program Assistant at Marymount Manhattan's Bedford Hills College Program and is a member of the Survivors Justice Project. In January of 20 20\, after serving 23 years of a life sentence\, Monica was granted clemen cy by former Governor Andrew Cuomo\, an extraordinary executive remedy tha t has rarely been applied in murder cases in the past 30 years. In grantin g clemency\, the former Governor recognized that Monica's conviction\, whi ch stemmed from a 1996 capital murder case\, was the direct result of extr eme gender-based violence. Monica resides in Rochester where she continues to support prison education programs and advocate for victims of gender-b ased violence in the criminal legal system. \nPlease Note: This is a re- broadcast of an event originally held in December 2021. A Live Q&A will n ot be held for this training. X-WR-RELCALID:9dee506e0e9f88edb877dca6384bf5ed X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20231105T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20230312T020000 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16fcaca9-7c65-4376-a24c-30562ff2e72f DTSTAMP:20260409T020259Z DESCRIPTION:Join NYSCADV for a series of events aimed at elevating the need s of survivors who have been criminalized as they navigate New York’s crim inal justice system. Each event will probe the unique role DV advocates ha ve in providing supports to survivors throughout their journey. \n\nPart 1: A Conversation with IPV Survivors Who Have Been Criminalized\n\nJoin Re v. Sharon White-Harrigan\, LMSW\, Patrice Smith and Monica Szlekovics in a discussion about the scope and scale of IPV survivor criminalization\, th e needs of survivors who have been criminalized\, and the need to remove b arriers to assist IPV survivors as they navigate the various stages of the criminal justice system. \n\nPanelists include:\n\nSharon White-Harrigan is the Executive Director of the Women’s Community Justice Association (W CJA)\, a gender-specific\, trauma-informed\, advocacy-for-justice agency t hat uplifts and amplifies the voices of women who are experts through thei r life experiences and efforts. She has worked in a range of direct servic e fields including re-entry\, domestic violence\, homelessness\, mental he alth and substance abuse\, and was a leader in the successful 10-year camp aign to pass NY’s Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act in 2019. In her work\, Sharon draws upon her expertise as a licensed social worker\, survi vor of violence\, and survivor of 11 years of incarceration. \nPatrice S mith was the first person to be released from prison under the Domestic Vi olence Survivors Justice Act. She had been incarcerated since she was 16 y ears old and was released in September 2020\, after serving nearly 22 year s in prison. While in prison\, Patrice earned her Associate of Arts in Soc ial Sciences and her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Marymount Manhatta n College. Patrice draws on her experience as a survivor of abuse\, the tr aumatization of prison as someone who was given a potential life sentence as a teenager and navigating the reentry process as a survivor in her advo cacy efforts. Patrice is also invested in the education of returning women who were criminalized survivors\; and them having access to the resources they need to negotiate a career in the Tech industry. \nMonica Szlekovi cs is a Program Assistant at Marymount Manhattan's Bedford Hills College P rogram and is a member of the Survivors Justice Project. In January of 202 0\, after serving 23 years of a life sentence\, Monica was granted clemenc y by former Governor Andrew Cuomo\, an extraordinary executive remedy that has rarely been applied in murder cases in the past 30 years. In granting clemency\, the former Governor recognized that Monica's conviction\, whic h stemmed from a 1996 capital murder case\, was the direct result of extre me gender-based violence. Monica resides in Rochester where she continues to support prison education programs and advocate for victims of gender-ba sed violence in the criminal legal system. \nPlease Note: This is a re-b roadcast of an event originally held in December 2021. A Live Q&A will no t be held for this training. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T170000 LOCATION:https://nyscadv.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/trainingevent/de tails/96 SUMMARY:Re-Broadcast: A Conversation with IPV Survivors Who Have Been Crimi nalized: The Advocates Role in Supporting IPV Survivors Who Have Been Crim inalized END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR