Emily Doe, the woman sexually assaulted on Stanford University’s campus in 2016, was unknown to the world until she wrote a victim impact statement that went viral. In her recently published memoir, Chanel Miller comes forward as that powerful voice, reclaiming her name, identity, and narrative while pushing us to question our views on how and what we understand of the experience and impacts of sexual violence.
Our virtual headliner event will include opening remarks from Dr. Melanie Bernitz, Senior Vice President, Columbia Health, a reading and talk by Chanel Miller, and will be moderated by La’Shawn Rivera, Executive Director, Columbia Health Sexual Violence Response.
“Know My Name” was chosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, TIME, Elle, Glamour, Parade, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Book Riot, among others. “Know My Name” is available for purchase at the Columbia Barnes & Noble Bookstore.
“To tell her story at all is enough…the fact that Miller tells it beautifully, caring enough for her reader to spin golden sentences from her pain, is a gift on top of a gift.” -Vogue
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