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SUMMARY:Celebrating Allies 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation’s 2024 annual fundraiser as we bring together our supporters\, advocates\, allies\, and survivors to celebrate the work of ending sexual harm and uplift those who are making a difference. The program will feature an award ceremony to honor transformational leadership in culture change\, as well as critical legal work accomplished for survivors of sexual harm. \nThursday\, October 17\, 2024\n6:00 – 8:00 p.m. CDT\nSkadden Arps: 320 S. Canal St. Chicago\, IL 60606\nDrinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.\nTickets\nRegistration is now closed. If you would like to support Celebrating Allies\, please click here to donate. \nHonorees and Speakers\nAmanda Pyron – Visionary Award Honoree\nAmanda Pyron serves as the Executive Director of The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence. During her tenure\, The Network has expanded membership to create impactful and effective campaigns to increase public funding for services\, expand the safety net provided through the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline\, create new housing solutions\, improve legal services to survivors\, and\, of course\, to join CAASE in ending cash bail in Illinois. More importantly\, she has earned the right to be surrounded by good people- leading a team of expert professionals who make her better every day. Amanda is an experienced professional in the domestic and family violence sector\, having provided direct housing\, services and advocacy to survivors in Washington\, DC for over ten years. She also developed a national program for crime victims at the Department of Justice and trained nationally on the rights of crime victims after sentencing. Most recently\, Amanda oversaw training\, policy development\, and research for a child welfare organization in the Republic of Ireland. Outside of work\, she has been making dad jokes gender-neutral since 2009. \nChuck Smith – Legacy Builder Award Honoree\n \nChuck Smith is an experienced and highly regarded trial lawyer\, who has served as Partner at Skadden Arps since 1988. He has represented many companies and their officers and directors in securities and derivative litigation\, including Bank of America\, Fifth Third Bank\, UBS\, Sprint Corporation\, Fidelity Investments\, and Allstate Corporation. Mr. Smith has repeatedly been identified as among The Best Lawyers in America\, ranked in Band 1 of Chambers USA for his work in securities litigation\, and been named a Client Service All-Star by The BTI Consulting Group. \nMr. Smith is a frequent speaker on litigation\, compliance and enforcement issues. In 2014 he was honored by the National Diversity Council for his leadership\, resolve and outstanding achievements for the benefit of his clients\, collaborators and community. Mr. Smith is a current member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago\, a trustee emeritus at Knox College\, in Galesburg\, Illinois\, and he previously served on the University of Chicago Law School Council\, a body comprised of judges\, senior corporate executives and practicing lawyers that advises the law school on strategic matters. \nCAASE is thrilled that Chuck has agreed to let us honor him with the Legacy Builder Award\, which CAASE created to recognize his outstanding and exceptional service—both as a provider of pro bono legal services\, and as an extraordinary\, visionary\, and generous mentor to colleagues. For more than a decade\, Chuck has been known to CAASE not just for the generosity of his support for CAASE’s mission and clients\, but for the ways in which he has been a steadfast and inspirational teacher\, leader\, and supporter of numerous women Attorneys at Skadden who have taken on the legal representation of people who have endured rape or sex trafficking. \nK&L Gates – Pro Bono Excellence Award Honoree\nK&L Gates is a recognized leader in offering pro bono assistance for cyber sexual abuse cases. In late 2014\, K&L Gates created the Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project (CCRLP)\, a global K&L Gates pro bono project providing legal services to victims of nonconsensual pornography (i.e.\, “revenge porn”) whose sexually explicit images are distributed and displayed online without consent. The CCRLP utilizes the firm’s elite cybersecurity and cyber forensics practices\, allowing volunteers to deliver quality pro bono services to victims across the globe. Since its inception\, the CCRLP already has helped thousands of victims fight back against cyber harassment and reclaim their online identities. This year marked 10 years of service and more than 28\,000 pro bono hours provided by K&L Gates under the CCRLP. \nWe are honored to award K&L Gates with the Pro Bono Excellence Award at Celebrating Allies 2024. \n \n  \nJosette Huang – Speaker\nSurvivor and former CAASE client \nGuests will have the privilege of hearing directly from a survivor about the impact of sexual harm and the power of seeking justice with the support of compassionate allies. She is a former client of CAASE’s legal services and we’re honored to welcome her as a speaker. \n \nSauntè Harden-Tate – Performer\nWriter and Spoken Word Artist \nSauntè Harden-Tate (pronounced Sahn-tay) is a Black American Chicago Westside Native\, creative writer\, Advocate\, Community Educator\, Trauma Advocate\, proud mother of two\, and wife. With a deep-rooted passion for healing\, advocating\, and educating the community on trauma\, Saunte has over 10 years of advocacy and prevention work. With her deep understanding of trauma\, Sauntè has a special affinity for uplifting and educating the community on the long-stemming traumas and struggles that disproportionately affect the Black community. Knowing firsthand and witnessing the depth of trauma among black people\, Sauntè has a profound desire to start the healing process. She created a web show called “Oh! We Gon’ Talk!” which facilitates conversations centered around generational trauma within the black community. Sauntè not only uses public speaking to advocate and educate\, but she also uses poetry and writing to share with others about different traumas and emotions. \nDONATE NOW \n \nDonate\nSupport survivors and back our mission to end sexual harm by giving today. Here are some ways your donation helps us in the fight against sexual harm: \n\n$100 provides a stipend for survivors who share expertise and input on CAASE policies and programs\n$350 enables the Prevention team to conduct a one-hour training on sexting or pornography to a classroom of high school students\n$500 funds the hosting of one focus or support group for survivors\n$1\,000 funds the purchase of one computer for a CAASE staffer\n$1\,800 covers the cost of implementing one 5-session Prevention program to a high school classroom\n$5\,000 covers the cost of resolving one legal matter for a survivor of sexual harm\n$7\,500 pays for comprehensive legal services for one survivor for one year\n$10\,000 resolves two legal matters for survivors\n\nMAKE A DONATION\nGenerous Sponsors\nSponsoring Celebrating Allies is a wonderful way to support survivors and demonstrate a commitment to ending sexual harm. We welcome you to look over the sponsorship opportunities and contact Kaethe Morris Hoffer and take full advantage of sponsorship benefits. Call 773-244-2230 ext. 202 or email kmh@caase.org. \nWe are gladly accepting new sponsors up until the event. To be included in printed sponsor materials\, we kindly ask you to submit your sponsorship by Tuesday\, October 1. \nPresenting Sponsor\n \nGold Sponsors\n \n \nSilver Sponsors\n \n \nFriedman Family Fund\n \n \n \n \nBronze Sponsors\n \n\nChris Lilek\n\n\n\n \n \n \nJennifer Zobair\nand Chuck Smith\nBeverage Sponsor\n \n\nStay connected to CAASE and hear about all the amazing work we’re doing with your support by subscribing to CAASE’s newsletter and following us on social media: Facebook\, Twitter\, LinkedIn\, and Instagram.
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Allies
DESCRIPTION:Thank you to everyone who joined us and donated toward our 2023 Celebrating Allies fundraiser on October 12th. You can read about the incredible evening here.\n Join us at the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation’s 2023 annual fundraiser as we bring together our supporters\, advocates\, allies\, and survivors to celebrate the work of ending sexual harm and uplift those who are making a difference. This year\, we will honor author\, activist\, and cultural critic Mikki Kendall for her inspiring writing which brilliantly exposes how\, in her words\, “Feminism in the hood is for everyone\, because everyone needs it.”  \nThursday\, October 12\, 2023\n5:30 – 8:30pm CDT\nSkadden Arps 155 N. Wacker Drive\, 28th Floor\, Chicago\, IL 60606\nDrinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.\nTickets\nTicket sales ended at 2pm on October 12\, 2023. You can still donate to support survivors and CAASE’s work to end sexual harm. \nGIVE NOW \nHonorees and Speakers\nMikki Kendall – Visionary Award Honoree\nAuthor\, Activist\, and Cultural Critic\nMikki Kendall is a writer\, diversity consultant\, and occasional feminist; she has appeared on the BBC\, NPR\, The Daily Show\, PBS\, Good Morning America\, MSNBC\, Al Jazeera\, WBEZ\, and Showtime\, and discusses race\, feminism\, police violence\, tech\, and pop culture at institutions and universities across the country. The Chicagoan’s 2020 New York Times-bestselling book HOOD FEMINISM was justly recognized for its poignant critique of racism within the feminist movement. It received the Chicago Review of Books Award and was named a best book of the year by BBC\, Bustle\, and TIME. Mikki is also the author of AMAZONS\, ABOLITIONISTS\, AND ACTIVISTS\, a graphic novel illustrated by A. D’Amico. Her essays can be found at TIME\, the New York Times\, The Guardian\, the Washington Post\, Essence\, Vogue\, The Boston Globe\, NBC\, and a host of other sites. Her writing reflects CAASE’s strategic goals of increasing accountability to those who are most marginalized and impacted by sexual harm\, strengthening intersectional equity\, and ending racism within and beyond the anti gender-based violence movement. \n  \n \nJane Doe* – Speaker\nSurvivor and former CAASE client\nGuests will have the privilege of hearing directly from a survivor about the impact of sexual harm and the power of seeking justice with the support of compassionate allies. She is a former client of CAASE’s legal services and we’re honored to welcome her as a speaker. She has chosen to remain *anonymous in public postings. \n  \nGail Lee – Pro Bono Luminary Honoree\nAttorney\nGail is an Associate in the litigation department at Skadden Arps\, where she has made representing survivors of sexual assault the cornerstone of her pro bono practice. Gail obtained her Juris Doctor with honors at the University of Pennsylvania\, where she co-chaired the Penn chapter of the National Lawyers Guild\, a public interest and human rights focused bar organization\, and served as the Education Chair of the Penn chapter of Lambda Legal\, a national organization focused on achieving equal rights and protections for LGBT individuals. Gail received a B.A. with honors from the University of Kansas\, where she majored in Women\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies\, and minored in Public Policy and Art History. We’ll be recognizing Gail for her outstanding legal work and exceptional compassion on behalf of survivors of sexual harm. She is the recipient of our 2023 Pro Bono Luminary Award. \n  \nSkadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP – Pro Bono Excellence Honoree\nLaw Firm\nGail is an associate at Skadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP. We’re also honoring the firm for its lasting commitment to providing exceptional pro bono services in partnership with CAASE and supporting survivors. We’re proud to present them with our 2023 Pro Bono Excellence Award. \n  \nSauntè Harden-Tate – Performer\nWriter and Spoken Word Artist\nSauntè Harden-Tate (pronounced Sahn-tay) is a Black American Chicago Westside Native\, creative writer\, Advocate\, Community Educator\, Trauma Advocate\, proud mother of two\, and wife. With a deep-rooted passion for healing\, advocating\, and educating the community on trauma\, Saunte has over 10 years of advocacy and prevention work. With her deep understanding of trauma\, Sauntè has a special affinity for uplifting and educating the community on the long-stemming traumas and struggles that disproportionately affect the black community.  Knowing firsthand and witnessing the depth of trauma among black people\, Sauntè has a profound desire to start the healing process. She created a web show called “Oh! We Gon’ Talk!” which facilitates conversations centered around generational trauma within the black community. Sauntè not only uses public speaking to advocate and educate\, but she also uses poetry and writing to share with others about different traumas and emotions. Sauntè will be writing and performing an original piece of poetry inspired by Hood Feminism\, which was commissioned for the Celebrating Allies event. \nDONATE NOW \n   \nDonate\nSupport survivors and back our mission to end sexual harm by giving today. Here are some ways your donation helps us in the fight against sexual harm: \n\n$100 provides a stipend for survivors who share expertise and input on CAASE policies and programs\n$350 enables the Prevention team to conduct a one-hour training on sexting or pornography to a classroom of High School students\n$500 funds the hosting of one focus or support group for survivors\n$1\,000 funds the purchase of one computer for a CAASE staffer\n$1\,800 covers the cost of implementing one 5-session Prevention program to a High School classroom\n$5\,000 covers the cost of resolving one legal matter for a survivor of sexual harm\n$7\,500 pays for comprehensive legal services for one survivor for one year\n$10\,000 resolves 2 legal matters for survivors\n\nMAKE A DONATION\nGenerous Sponsors\nSponsoring Celebrating Allies is a wonderful way to support survivors and demonstrate a commitment to ending sexual harm. We welcome you to look over the sponsorship opportunities and contact our Development Manager\, Jordan O’Hara Smith\, for more details at (773) 244-2230 ext. 217 or email  johara@caase.org. \nPresenting Sponsor\n\n  \nGold Sponsor\nThe Silver Foundation\n  \n\nSilver Sponsors\nFriedman Family Fund\n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \nBronze Sponsors\n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \nBeverage Sponsor\n \n\nStay connected to CAASE and hear about all the amazing work we’re doing with your support by subscribing to CAASE’s newsletter and following us on social media: Facebook\, Twitter\, LinkedIn\, and Instagram.
URL:https://www.caase.org/event/celebrating-allies/2023-10-12/
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