(Re)Imagine Justice Conference Program 2022

2022 BIENNIAL CONFERENCE (RE)IMAGINE JUSTICE!

MAY 18TH & 19TH 2022 A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE ON INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

SPONSORED BY:

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CREATING

AN

INCLUSIVE

SPACE

The following Code of Conduct was adopted from the National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC) and Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation Be aware of your PRIVILEGE & share the verbal space.

Language interpretation is available throughout the conference based on needs identified during registration.

Use people-first language (i.e. person with a disability vs. disabled or person of color vs. colored) unless the person indicates another preference.

Never assume a person’s gender identity based on their name or their appearance – if you don’t know, use gender inclusive pronouns or ask for their pronouns Use gender inclusive language when speaking in generalities or about groups of people that you do not know the individual pronouns of (i.e. everyone vs. ladies and gentlemen and they/them/theirs vs. he/him/his and she/her/hers).

No Foul or obscene language or gestures, including slurs or jokes; Derogatory written or electronic statements, pictures, or drawings; use of nudity and/or sexual images Staff will be monitoring all chats and breakout sessions to ensure safe virtual spaces

Virtual Emcee Tony Korol-Evans K. Tony Korol-Evans, Ph.D., is the Training & Special Projects Administrator for the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV). Her focus is on new initiatives and enhanced programming for domestic violence service providers (DVSPs) across Maryland.

Tony is a subject matter expert and has trained thousands of allied professionals on numerous topics regarding power-based violence. Prior to working with MNADV, she was the Training & Outreach Specialist and Division Manager for the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) and the Follow-Up Program Specialist and Safe Helpline Manager for the Department of Defense (DoD) Safe Helpline, an online and phone helpline for members of the military who had survived sexual trauma. Dr. Korol-Evans was also a Planning Board Member for the TAMAR (Trauma, Abuse, Mental Health, And Recovery) Project, a program that helped incarcerated women with histories of child sexual abuse successfully transition back to the community. Tony received her Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theatre & Drama from Northwestern University and both her M.A. & B.A. from the University of Maryland - College Park.

YOUR

ZOOM

CONFERENCE

GUIDE

Sign in with your ZOOM account (using the email you registered with)

If you do not have a ZOOM account : Create a free ZOOM account with the email you used to register for the conference.

Open the email sent to you from MNADV's ZOOM Conference Event - Click “Register” to register for the conference.

You will receive a confirmation email from ZOOM Events -"Order Confirmation for (Re)Imagine Justice! - Click "View Ticket" Click “Join Lobby” or "Tickets" up top, then "Join Lobby"

When you join the lobby, Click on “Sessions” on the left hand side.

Build your itinerary for the conference by using the "Bookmark" to save your session you selected in registration YOU ARE SET! Click "Join Session" when each session is opened and ready to join in!

LAND

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LABOR

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We are gathered here today on Turtle Island, the Indigenous term for the North American Continent. We are convening on the ancestral land of the Piscataway elders and ancestors who were displaced from this land. We acknowledge and honor the legacy of the Piscataway People. Beyond this acknowledgement, we encourage you to take concrete steps to support Indigenous communities. We also acknowledge the state of Maryland does not exist independently from centuries of forced labor and enslavement of Africans and African Americans.

PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY

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MAY

18TH,

2022

9:00 AM - 10:45 AM EST Opening Remarks by Jennifer Pollitt Hill Executive Director

Keynote Speaker: Professor Leigh Goodmark

Breakout Sessions 1 10:45 AM-12:15 PM LUNCH 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Breakout Sessions 2 1:30 PM-3:00 PM Break Breakout Sessions 3 3:15 PM-4:45 PM Evaluations

PROGRAM

THURSDAY

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MAY

19TH,

2022

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM EST Morning Plenary: Dr. Jane Palmer and Lucane LaFortune

Breakout Sessions 4 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM LUNCH 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Closing Day Keynote Speaker 12:45 PM - 1:40 PM Breakout Sessions 5 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM Breakout Sessions 6 3:15 PM – 4:45 PM Evaluations

WEDNESDAY

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MAY

18TH,

2022

Conference Welcome 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Opening Remarks: Jennifer Pollitt Hill MNADV Executive Director

Opening Keynote Speaker: Professor Leigh Goodmark

WEDNESDAY

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MAY

18TH,

2022

Breakout Sessions 1 10:45 AM - 12:30 PM Presenters: Reverend Sakima Romero-Chandler & Mariesa Robinson Topic: "Creating Survivor Advisory Boards to Improve Systems"

Presenter: Asia Rodriquez Topic: "Prioritizing Our Own Wellbeing: Avoiding Advocate Burnout"

Presenter: Alexis Rowland Topic: "The Methods, Research, and Strategies for Preventing Antitrans Violence"

Presenter: Charnell Covert Topic: "Storytelling to Change Systems Presenting House of Ruth Maryland Storytelling Graduates Panel"

Thank you Allstate Foundation for supporting survivors with Economic Empowerment

WEDNESDAY

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MAY

18TH,

2022

Breakout Sessions 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Presenters: Beverly Reddy & Reverend Sakima Romero-Chandler Topic: "(Re)Imagining Faith, Justice, and IPV

Presenters: Sydney Palinka & Fiona Oliphant Topic: "Elder Justice Through a Racial Justice Lens"

Presenter: Dr. Gena Castro Rodriguez Topic: "The Future of VictimServices- 2022 and beyond"

Breakout Sessions 3 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM Presenter: Dr. Kinaya C. Sokoya Topic: "An Analysis of How the Historical Experiences of African Americans in the US has affected the Dynamics of IPV in African American Families"

Presenter: Dr. Durryle Brooks Topic: "LGBTQIA Roadmap Project: Identifying the Gaps in Services and Policy Level Barriers"

Presenter: Courtney Fisher Topic: "Using Restorative Justice to Benefit Survivors: Is it Possible?"

Presenters: Kate Mogulescu, Patrice Smith & Monica Szlekovics Topic: "Survivor Justice Project: A Radical Collaboration to Decarcerate Survivors of Domestic Violence"

THURSDAY

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MAY

19TH,

2022

Morning Plenary 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Presenters: Dr. Jane Palmer & Lucane LaFortune Topic: "Experiences of Advocates of Color Working in the Field of Domestic Violence and Strategies for Change"

Breakout Sessions 4 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Presenters: Ayo Magwood Topic: "Structural Racism: Historical Roots and Contemporary Expressions"

Presenters: Julia Birk & Sarah Milad Topic: "Improving Immigration Legal Services Through Technology"

Presenters: Tova Zimm & Rebecca Grbinich Topic: "Redefining Justice Through a Holistic Approach to Victim Advocacy

Presenters: Lindsay Wilson & Dannette S. Johnson Topic: "Responding to the Needs of Veterans"

THURSDAY

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MAY

19TH,

2022

Closing Day Keynote Speaker 12:45 PM – 1:40 PM

Richie Reseda

Breakout Sessions 5 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM Presenters: Ayo Magwood Topic: "The Origins of Race and Racism'

Presenters: Colleen Moore & Penny Green Topic: "Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivor Advocacy in the Medical Setting: Guidance and Providing Survivor-Centered Care"

Presenters: Jeanne Yeager & Dr. Pamela Jordan Topic: "The Chesapeake Victim to Survivor Mode: A Holistic Approach to Walking with and Empowering Clients Towards Self-Sufficiency"

Presenters: Kate Jakuta, Carmen Thompson & Samantha Williams Topic: "Going Beyond Translation: Addressing Service Gaps for Immigrant Survivors of IPV"

THURSDAY

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MAY

19TH,

2022

Breakout Sessions 6 315 PM – 4:45 PM Presenters: Ayo Magwood Topic: "Using casual Mapping to (Re)Imagine Strategies for Addressing IPV"

Presenters: Ramya Chunduri Topic: "Understanding Specific Needs, Best Practices and Intervention Efficacy for South Asian Survivors"

Presenters: Vy Vu & Youmma Ansari Topic: "Art Abolition & the Movement to End IPV: Building Power & Safety through Creative Interventions"

Presenters: Jocelyn Broadwick & Reginald Dominic Goodall Topic: "Using Cultural Humility to Remove Barriers for LGBTQIA+ Communities who Experience IPV"

BECOME

A

MEMBER

By becoming a member, you become a part of a social justice movement that works to change how Maryland residents, organizations, and systems respond to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).

With your support, MNADV can achieve: Increased collaboration with victim service providers, survivors, community members, policy makers, and systems across all actions Increased potential for success through a unified voice in the movement to end violence against women Increased expertise and resources for addressing complex issues A collective approach for statewide systems change and social justice efforts Impact on local, state, and national policies The capacity, growth, and quality of domestic violence services through trainings and technical assistance Education for the residents of Maryland on the issues of intimate partner violence

Membership Levels

Supporting Individual Supporting Organization

Comprehensive DVSP Member Program

To learn more go to: https://www.mnadv.org/get-involved/become-a-member/

Conference Planning Committee Ana Plaza - Ayuda Fiona Oliphant - MNADV Board of Directors Gary Norman - MNADV Board of Directors Jennifer Morton - Former Board Member Lisa Streeter - Progressive Life Center Marshe Milbourne -Jackson - Military CCR Robert Bizzell - Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice Rose Saad - DVFRT State Tanya Araya - Turnaround Inc. Wendy Lee - Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice

MNADV Staff Members Angel Campbell - Training and TA Assistant Darrell Holly - LAP Administrator David Blum - Grant Administrator Jennifer Pollitt Hill - Executive Director K. Tony Korol-Evans - Training & Special Projects Administrator Lina Jaramillo - Maryland LAP Project Lead Lucane LaFortune - Deputy Director Mariesa Robinson - Prevention Coordinator Melanie Shapiro - Legislative Director Njeri Matiru, Grant Administrator Renée A. Wells - Operations Manager Teresa Garcia - Digital Marketing & Communication Specialist