32nd Annual Susan B. Anthony Awards We cordially invite you for a Ceremony & Reception Honoring***
Edith Windsor
In a case that has become monumental for gay rights and marriage equality, Edith (Edie) Windsor is suing the federal government to recover the $350,000 in taxes paid on the estate of her late spouse Thea Spyer. Edith and Thea shared their lives in New York City for nearly half a century and were married in Canada in 2007, but their union was never recognized by the federal government. Her case is one of two lawsuits that prompted President Obama to direct the Department of Justice to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act. The Leadership in the House of Representatives continues to defend the statute in court. With the case still pending, this octogenarian continues to be a champion for marriage equality.
Lauren Hersh
Police officers and advocates alike know that they can reach Lauren Hersh, Chief of the Sex Trafficking Unit for the Kings County District Attorney's Office, any time of the day or night. Whether it's meeting at a diner with a young woman who has been sold on the internet or delving into the Facebook pages of pimps, Lauren is on the frontlines of this fight. Passionate about making real change in a city recognized as a human trafficking hub, Lauren helped to create one of the first-ever sex-trafficking prosecutorial units in the country. In the last year and a half, she led her team to prosecute 32 sex traffickers, some who had trafficked girls as young as 12 years old.
Ileana Jiménez
Activist and educator, Ileana Jiménez, is transforming education one student at a time. Her high school students learn about feminism by advocating against the commercial sexual exploitation of children, by testifying against street harassment, and blogging about the sexualization of girls and women in the media. A teacher at the Little Red School House & Elisabeth Irwin High School (LREI) in New York, Ileana has created courses on feminism and LGBT literature that have gained the attention of education and activist circles. In an effort to inspire K-12 teachers to bring an inclusive lens to their work in classrooms, Ileana launched feministteacher.com. The site has become a source of news and inspiration for teachers around the globe.
Quentin Walcott
Through his bold work, Quentin Walcott is pushing communities to redefine manhood and is building a society that embraces equality and rejects violence against women and girls as the status quo. An anti-violence activist and educator, he has spent the last 16 years addressing a critical part of the equation to stopping violence against women: men. Quentin has developed and launched some of New York City's only programs aimed at transforming bystanders, male youth, and even batterers into allies and activists against all forms of violence. He is the Director of the CONNECT's Training Institute Community Empowerment Program and spearheads their Male Anti-Violence initiatives. There he has created a wide range of programming on manhood and fatherhood that has been delivered across New York City, including inventive programs for teens.
Learn more about our outstanding honorees ~ Join us in honoring the important work, vision and perseverance of these amazing women and men, whose activism makes them heroes in the spirit of Susan B. Anthony.
Wednesday, February 15th, 6:00 pm
Ceremony & Reception
Seats Are Limited
RSVP before 8am on February 15th by calling 212-627-9895
~ Hosted by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of Americas
(between 51st & 52nd Streets)
New York, NY 10104 ~ RSVP Required The ceremony is free, but please consider a donation to support our costs and our continued work to advocate for the women and girls of New York City.
RSVP before 8am on February 15th by calling 212-627-9895
Limited Seating. Please RSVP early.
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