Dear JOhn,

Equality Now has teamed up with Netflix and the filmmakers of Athlete A, the documentary about the brave gymnasts that put Larry Nassar behind bars and exposed decades of abuse at USA Gymnastics, in order to shine a spotlight on the systemic abuse of adolescent girls in the United States and beyond. 

In honor of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, we are co-hosting a virtual Town Hall event on December 9th at 11am PST/2pm EST via Zoom (naturally) and we would love if you could join us! 

Moderated by Equality Now’s Global Executive Director Yasmeen Hassan and featuring lawyer and Larry Nassar silence breaker, Rachel Denhollander, Athlete A director, Bonni Cohen, activist and former US National Team gymnast Jen Sey and UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Dubravka Šimonović the panel will explore the systemic nature of sexual abuse and harassment of adolescent girls along with solutions on how to end the cycle of gender-based violence against young women and girls. 

Athlete A is more than the story of one bad man, it is the story of an entire system that failed to protect young gymnasts from Dr. Larry Nassar and we believe that the solution to end impunity and shatter the stigma around abuse involves collective action. We hope that you will be able to join us for this important conversation.

If you are interested in attending, signing up is free and easy - just click here! We would love for you to be part of what will be a very interesting conversation. 

Best wishes,

Emma Stoskopf-Ehrlich

Communications Officer