For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Interfaith Coalition is hosting a four-part series to discuss how racism and misogyny impact survivors’ ability to seek safety and justice. Join us every Wednesday in October at 1:00 p.m. ET!
Through data, statistics, and stories this session will explore the gaps and particular needs of Tribal governments to prosecute gender-based violence in Indian Country and create safety in their communities.
Panel:
Kerri Colfer, Congressional Advocate for Native American Advocacy Program at the Friends Committee on National Legislation
Elizabeth Carr, Senior Native Affairs Advisor at the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
Kelbie Kennedy, Policy Counsel at the National Congress of American Indians
Tami Truett Jerue, Executive Director at the Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center
Moderator:
Kerri Colfer
Kerri manages the Native American Advocacy Program at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, lobbying on legislation that affects Native communities. Kerri holds a B.A. in English literature from Brown University and a J.D. from Temple University. Kerri is a member of the Tlingit tribe.