Kim Dadou Brown - Hope Award
Kim is a domestic violence survivor who served 17 years in prison for defending herself from her abuser. During the thirteen years, she’s been home, Kim has spoken publicly to a wide variety of audiences about the intersection of trauma and women’s incarceration at conferences, panels, forums, and symposiums. Most recently, Kim was a featured Survivor in the Brooklyn Film Festival in the award-winning documentary, ‘And So I Stayed.’ Kim has also conducted numerous interviews about her experiences and ideas for change and has lobbied and testified in Albany for legislative changes for survivors in the criminal justice system. Kim has been a leading voice in the passage of the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act. Kim’s story and advocacy efforts have been featured in prominent media sources, including The New York Times, The Appeal, Huffington Post, among many other publications. Kim’s story was also featured on New York 1 and New York NOW and appeared as a guest expert on the Melissa Harris-Perry show. Mrs. Dadou Brown was a leading member of the Coalition for Women Prisoners’ Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act ten-year-long Campaign. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Mercy College.
Meet Kim Brown,
DV LEAP's 2021 Joan Meier Founder's
Award Honoree and Keynote Speaker!
Kim Dadou Brown is a domestic violence survivor who served 17 years in prison for defending herself from her abuser.
A powerful advocate for survivors, she uses her voice to raise awareness about intimate partner terrorism, the injustices survivors of abuse face when they are criminalized for their acts of survival, and the devastating impact of incarceration on women, girls, and communities.
She was a driving force in the passage of New York’s Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act, which gives judges flexibility for less punitive sentencing of domestic violence survivors convicted of offenses
related to their abuse.
Just like DV LEAP's Founder Joan Meier, for whom this award is named, Kim is changing the legal landscape for survivors!
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Joan Meier Founders Award
I am so deeply humbled and honored to be receiving The Joam Meier Founders Award on October 10th in Washington D.C. Please join us! We are also planting trees in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Oxon Run Park!
