Awakenings - Unblaming Carmen

Join us for arts-centered community conversations that challenge tradition, question social narratives and invite varied perspectives. Unblaming Carmen Thursday, August 1st, 6 pm– 8 pm. Hosted by 21c Museum Hotel700 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Program is free of charge and open to the public with encouraged RSVP. Click to RSVP Harlot. Seductress. Wild Gypsy. How do female stereotypes vindicate perpetrators and blame victims? Carmen’s story will help us understand intimate partner violence, intimidation, and domestic abuse. What local resources are available to those affected? How do we become better-informed advocates for them? And how can art help share their stories in a safe environment?Panelists: Mary Sue Barnett, Louisville Coalition for CEDAW Diana Dinicola, Flamenco Louisville Gretchen Hunt, Director, Office of Victims Advocacy, Kentucky Office of the Attorney General Amy Leenerts, Free2Hope Elizabeth Wessels-Martin, Center for Women and Families Elizabeth Batton Sorenson, mezzo-soprano SGT Tim Stokes, SVU-Sex Crimes Unit, LMPD Major Crimes Division With insights into artists’ interrogations of conventions surrounding women and labor as seen in the Labor&Materials exhibition currently on view at 21c Museum Hotel. Follow the conversation at #CarmenToo