“Know My Name: An Evening With Chanel Miller”
“Know My Name: An Evening With Chanel Miller”
Join us to hear award-winning writer and artist Chanel Miller speak about her experience with sexual violence and its aftermath in an event hosted by the Office of the General Counsel/Title IX on Thursday, April 3, 2025. The evening will consist of a reading by Chanel from her critically acclaimed memoir followed by a Q&A with Chanel and fellow survivor (and friend of the University) Chessy Prout. After the event, please join us in the Atrium for a wine and cheese social and book signing with Chanel.
About Chanel:
Chanel Miller was known by the alias of Emily Doe when she astonished the world with an unforgettably powerful victim impact letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting Miller on Stanford’s campus. Her response, a powerful victim impact statement she read in court, immediately went viral after it was posted on Buzzfeed (link here: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiejmbaker/heres-the-powerful-letter-the-stanford-victim-read-to-her-ra). Within days, it had been viewed by over eleven million people, translated globally, and read on the floor of Congress. Miller’s testimony ultimately inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge who presided over her case. Thousands of assault survivors wrote that her letter had given them the courage to speak up about their own experiences.
In Know My Name, Chanel Miller reclaims her identity and her narrative, turning pain into a declaration of power in this memoir of trauma and transcendence. Her story underscores that even in a “perfect” sexual assault case—one with eyewitnesses and plenty of evidence—justice is never a guarantee, and often the inciting incident is just the beginning of the trauma. Know My Name shines as a story of dignity, resilience, and the strength required to maintain humanity under a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable. Now, in her intimate, inspiring events, Miller shares her insights on writing, art, and how one brave voice can change the world.
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