<p><!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"left"} --></p> <p class="has-text-align-left">Survivors of violence are often referenced in public conversations about crime and safety but rarely invited to shape those conversations themselves. Their experiences may be used to justify policies or capture attention, but without nuance, consent, or meaningful inclusion. This discussion will explore what it means to move beyond symbolic representation and toward survivor-centered narratives that reflect the full range of needs, identities, and visions for safety.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class="">Together, we’ll consider what it takes to reclaim narrative power and reimagine what public safety could look like when survivors help define it.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class=""> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class=""><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Speakers:</span></strong></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:image {"id":5489,"width":"253px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","align":"right"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prosecutorsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ChesaBoudin-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-5489" style="width:253px;height:auto" /></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class=""><strong>Chesa Boudin</strong> is the founding executive director of Berkeley’s Criminal Law & Justice Center, a policy and advocacy hub. He served as San Francisco’s elected district attorney from 2020 until 2022. During that time, Boudin implemented reforms to ensure that the criminal legal system delivered safety and justice for all. He significantly expanded the office’s victim services’ division; eliminated prosecutors’ use of money bail; prosecuted police for excessive force; sued the manufacturers of ghost guns; expanded diversion to address root causes of crime, and reduced incarceration significantly. During his time in office both violent and non-violent crime fell by double digits. Prior to his election Boudin clerked for two federal judges and worked for years as a deputy public defender. He is a graduate of Yale college and Yale law school and attended Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship. His biological parents spent a combined 62 years in prison starting when he was a baby.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class="">Boudin’s work has appeared or been profiled in The Yale Law Journal, The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The LA Times, The Chicago Tribune, and many more. <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1409771" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View his scholarly publications.</a></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:image {"id":5490,"width":"234px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","align":"right"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prosecutorsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Fatimah-Muwahhid-766x1024.png" alt="" class="wp-image-5490" style="width:234px;height:auto" /></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class=""><strong>Fatimah Muwahhid </strong>is a dedicated justice reform advocate and survivor, serving as the Co-Representative for the Survivors4JusticeReform Virginia Chapter. Her work centers on championing restorative and transformative justice legislation to create a trauma-informed system that prioritizes healing and accountability over punitive measures.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class="">Key Roles and Advocacy</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:list --></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --></p> <li class="">Survivors4JusticeReform Virginia Chapter Co-Representative: Fatimah actively leads the Virginia chapter, driving grassroots organizing and policy advocacy to challenge carceral systems that re-traumatize survivors of sexual and domestic violence And human trafficking. The organization advocates for justice pathways beyond the traditional system, recognizing that survivors are not a monolith and require non-carceral options.</li> <p><!-- /wp:list-item --></p> <p><!-- wp:list-item --></p> <li class="">Legislative and Systems Advocacy: Fatimah has been involved in extensive advocacy focused on justice reform. This includes bringing a suit against the Commonwealth of Virginia under the Virginia Tort Claims Act (VTCA) regarding alleged mistreatment by prison staff during visits to her husband. Her work with organizations like The Life Unit Inc. The Humanization Project and the ACLU of Virginia reflects a deep commitment to humanizing the incarcerated and pushing for humane, rehabilitative laws.</li> <p><!-- /wp:list-item --></p> <p><!-- wp:list-item --></p> <li class="">Lived Experience: As a survivor of sexual and domestic violence and the wife of an incarcerated individual in the Virginia Department of Corrections, Fatimah’s lived experience deeply informs her advocacy. She has leveraged her personal journey through the justice system to advocate for the rights of incarcerated people and their families, stressing the importance of connection and mutual healing despite the challenges of long-term separation. She has publicly shared the emotional and financial difficulties of maintaining a relationship with a loved one in prison, including the high cost of communication.</li> <p><!-- /wp:list-item --></p> <p><!-- wp:list-item --></p> <li class="">Personal Life and Faith: Fatimah is a mother and committed to her Islamic faith, which guides her belief in healing, community support, and humanity within the justice framework. By profession, she works in accounting as her full-time job. She resides in Virginia, channeling her professional discipline and personal passion into the fight for a more just and compassionate future.</li> <p><!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <p><!-- /wp:list --></p> <p><!-- wp:image {"id":5491,"width":"244px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","align":"right"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prosecutorsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jonathan-Yglesias-819x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-5491" style="width:244px;height:auto" /></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p class=""><strong>Jonathan Yglesias</strong> is a life-long advocate’s advocate. For nearly 20 years, he has worked to amplify the voices of survivors and the healers who walk alongside them in Virginia’s movement to end sexual and domestic violence; this work continues in his current role as Director of Mission Advancement with the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. At the Action Alliance, Jonathan guides sustainability efforts in support of a strong state coalition and a broad network of member agencies, survivors, movement strategists, policy leaders, and allies responding to and preventing sexual and domestic violence. While his formal education includes a Masters in Sociology and a Graduate Certificate in Gender Violence Intervention from Virginia Commonwealth University, Jonathan’s life lessons and love of learning originated from the strength and determination of his mom, whose wisdom continues to guide him and whose stories come with him to this work. Knowing and believing in the power of stories, Jonathan has spent his career listening and learning the history of this movement from those who started the work before he could drive. He carries this wisdom with him into his work, with an eye for growth and change, directing the advancement of our mission. He also thanks his colleague, Laura Beth Weaver, who wrote this dynamic bio for him.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>