Surviving the Law: Legal Advocacy for Survivors and Scholars

RIVERSIDE (CA)
Religion and Sexual Abuse Project [University of California, Riverside CA]

May 25, 2025

May 30-31, 2025

Hybrid Conference: Online and at University of California, Riverside

  • Survivor Experiences in Litigation
  • Legislative Advocacy and Systemic Legal Change
  • How Can Scholars Do This Research?

This hybrid conference event on May 30-31, 2025 brings together survivors, scholars, and advocates to examine justice-seeking through litigation in cases of religious institutional sexual abuse. Featuring first-person accounts of judicial proceedings, strategies for systemic change, and crucial discussions on navigating institutional barriers when confronting abuse and religious organizational responses.

Featured Keynote Speakers: Gustavo Arellano, John Manly, and Suzanna Krivulskaya

Hosted by the Religion & Sexual Abuse Project, and generously supported by the Henry Luce Foundation.

https://www.religionandsexualabuseproject.org/events/invited-workshop-survivingthelaw