2024 MNCASA Symposium
During MNCASA’s 2024 Symposium, Confronting the Criminalization of Survivors, we’ll examine our role in the criminalization of victims/survivors, explore service gaps, and challenge the myth of the “perfect victim.”
Please click on the tabs below to access join session links and slides. All sessions will be recorded, and include auto-captioning and ASL interpretation.
Symposium Information
NOTE: All times listed are Central.
| 9:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | Welcome and Keynote Panel |
| 11:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | Workshops |
| 11:50 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Break |
| 12:15 p.m.-1:05 p.m. | Workshops |
| 1:10 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | Closing Plenary |
The Criminalization of Black Women and Girls
The National Black Women’s Justice Institute researches, elevates, and educates the public about innovative, community-led solutions to address the criminalization of Black women and girls. They aim to dismantle the racist and patriarchal US criminal-legal system and build, in its place, pathways to opportunity and healing.
Supporting Justice Involved Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence, Part 1
Presenters: Heather Kolling and Ashley Sturz-Griffith
Reflections on Media
Presenters: Meggie Royer, Rachel Martin Asproth, and Rebecca Gilbuena
Supporting Justice Involved Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence, Part 2
Presenters: Heather Kolling and Ashley Sturz-Griffith
Criminalization of Trauma: How We Change the Narrative Together
Presenters: Mikki Morrisette and Deneal Trueblood-Lynch
“Release, Where Will you Come From?”: History of Advocacy and Sexual Violence
Presenter: Sujata Warrier, PhD