Monday December 5th
Facing Gender Violence on NYC Transit
Hunter West Building at Hunter College – 1st floor Lobby area, Southwest corner of 68th Street and Lexington Avenue
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Facebook event is at: https://www.facebook.com/events/140351099406402/
This event is free and open to the public.
Sexual harassment and assault is a common problem on public transportation; but the issue rarely gets discussed or addressed. Learn from the experts about who is affected and what you can do to protect yourself and others.
Panelists:
Jerin Afria, Chair of the National Organization for Women (NOW), Young Feminist Task Force;
Emily May, Co-founder and Executive Director of Hollaback!;
Susan Moesker, Coordinator of Community Violence Prevention at the Center for Anti-Violence Education
A representative of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
Moderator:
Dr. Gail Garfield, Professor of Sociology at John Jay College and author of Knowing What We Know: African American Women’s Experiences of Violence and Violation
