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A thank you and a pledge to the Epstein survivors using their stories to challenge and change the world.

Dear Friend: 

Using our stories to challenge and change the world has never been more urgent than it is right now. No one understands this better than the survivors who have been abused by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.

Watching these extraordinary women bear witness to their own pain, to the pain of their fellow trafficking survivors, and to the pain endured by their younger selves has been deeply moving to us at Center for Story & Witness. 

We recognize that their bravery has come at great personal cost. These survivors aren't speaking truth to power because it is healing (although we hope that one day it will be). They’re doing so because it is necessary in a world where far too many still refuse to confront the painful truths contained in the Epstein files.

The example of their courage has been a gift to every woman - and I am one of them - who has ever been blamed for the damage done to her. With all of my heart, I thank them for this. 

But our gratitude must only be a starting point. What this beloved survivor community needs now is our urgent, collective action. 

So please: 

• Sign the petition demanding US Department of Justice accountability in the Epstein Files.

• Read the letter to survivors signed by Center for Story & Witness, and 70+ other national gender justice, human rights, and anti-trafficking organizations and individuals.

• Join World Without Exploitation to create a world where no one is bought, sold and exploited. 

Thanks, in advance, for your support. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL LAW CONFERENCE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.

Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Esther Salas, United States District Court Judge; Anne K. Ream, Center for Story & Witness, to receive the 2026 Epiq Women Award for Justice and Advocacy.

March 10, 2026

New York City Bar Association

New York City, NY

AI FOR PEACE IN THE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: A DAY LONG CONFERENCE ON THE MARGINS OF THE UN’s 70TH SESSION OF COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. 

Organized by Apne Aap, Microsoft and AI for Good; Anne K. Ream, Center for Story & Witness, is a featured panelist.

March 11, 2026

Microsoft, Times Square

New York City, NY

(or online)

CREATIVE INTERRUPTION: THE THEOLOGY OF PEACE CONFERENCE.

Center for Story & Witness co-founders Anne K. Ream and R. Clifton Spargo and ethicist and theologian Wolfgang Palaver are keynote presenters.

July 7, 2026 | 9A-5P CST

DePaul Center

Chicago, IL

THE HAROLD WASHINGTON LITERARY AWARDS: A PRINTERS ROW LIT FEST EVENT.

Keynote TBA; Co-Chairs Anne K. Ream of Center for Story & Witness & Rosellen Brown of Art Institute of Chicago to give opening remarks.

September 2026

The Union League Club

Chicago, IL

BEARING WITNESS: A CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION & AUCTION.

Presented by Center for Story & Witness in partnership with Art Works for Change; curated by Randy Jayne Rosenberg in alliance with Tiphanie Spencer-Babinet.

Fall/Winter 2026