New York State Domestic Violence
Prevention Summit 2016

Please join the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence on Wednesday, November 9th, as we explore effective approaches to preventing intimate partner violence before it begins. 

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about innovative community-based prevention strategies that are underway at the local, state and national level, as well as network and dialogue with their prevention colleagues from across the state. Presentations and discussion will be led by both New York-based prevention practitioners as well as presenters from around the country.

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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Girls for Gender Equity: Centering Girls of Color within the Racial and
Gender Justice Movement of the 21st Century

by Joanne N. Smith

Get inspired and activated as Joanne N. Smith, Founder and Executive Director of Girls for Gender Equity, shares their radical and visionary approaches to promoting racial and gender justice and the critical importance it has to addressing and preventing domestic and sexual violence.

Joanne N. Smith will discuss her work to create a New York City Young Women’s Initiative and inspire national intergenerational advocacy.

 Girls for Gender Equity is committed to the physical, psychological, social and economic development of girls and women. Through education, organizing and physical fitness, Girls for Gender Equity encourages communities to remove barriers and create opportunities for girls and women to live self-determined lives.

Joanne N. Smith, founder and executive director is responsible for moving Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) closer to its mission through strategic planning, development, and leadership cultivation. Ms. Smith is a Haitian-American social worker born in New York City.  She founded GGE in 2001 with the support of the Open Society Foundations to end gender-based violence and promote gender, race and class equity.    

PRESENTERS

George Kilpatrick is a certified educator at Vera House. Vera House is a comprehensive domestic violence and sexual assault agency, providing outreach to men in the prevention of domestic violence, sexual assault, and healthy masculinity. He conducts workshops and trainings nationally, and is a member of the Futures Without Violence Coaching Boys into Men National Advisory Council. Kilpatrick also facilitates the Vera House 12 Men Model where men engage and hold their peers accountable through conversation to redefine masculinity and healthy relationships. Training includes Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP); Men Can Stop Rape MOST Club; Men Stopping Violence; and the Healthy Masculinity Institute. Kilpatrick is a sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator, and media talent.  He has hosted and produced shows on radio and TV.  He also works with businesses and nonprofits to tell their story through media. His signature radio program of “Inspiration for the Nation” airs on Power 620 WHEN-AM in Syracuse, and on Power 88 KCEP Las Vegas. He received a BA from the College of Arts and Sciences and his Master’s Degree from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.

Caitlin Prior is a Staff Attorney and Training Supervisor at Day One, a community-based organization in New York City that partners with youth aged 24 and under to end dating abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault and the domestic sex trafficking of youth through community education, direct legal and social services, trainings, technical assistance and youth leadership development. Caitlin provides legal information, direct representation and advocacy for young survivors, in addition to developing and conducting trainings statewide on the intersection of the law and dating abuse among youth specific to law enforcement, prosecutors, presentment agencies and community-based organizations. Prior to joining Day One, Caitlin was an Attorney for the Child in Brooklyn County Family Court. Caitlin has over 10 years of experience working with young people. 

Lisa Scott is a mission-driven non-profit professional with over two decades of experience in every facet of creating, managing, and evaluating research-based, outcomes-driven programs and trainings. Lisa’s worked for five non-profits in Los Angeles, Colorado and New York and built and/or managed programs focused on a variety of life-limiting behaviors, including teen pregnancy, obesity, bullying, and teen dating violence and trained adults from throughout the US in positive youth development strategies and prevention education.  She’s thrilled to be in a room with other professionals dedicated to her mission to educate, inspire and empower people to realize their full potential and advocate for themselves and others!

LOGISTICS

Parking will be available in the hotel garage at the daily rate of $9.00 for those attending the event.  *Make sure to obtain a parking sticker from NYSCADV staff at the event.

Food and drink will NOT be provided during this event. Please tend to your food and drink needs before you arrive. Attendees will be provided a one hour lunch break. There are a number of easily accessible food options in and near the location.