TIME hosts Chicago dinner on domestic violence

TIME held an Impact Dinner in Chicago presented by The Allstate Foundation, featuring four speakers working to support survivors of domestic violence.

Photojournalist Donna Ferrato honors survivors

Photojournalist and activist Donna Ferrato opened remarks by honoring her mother, a survivor, and pledging allegiance to survivors of domestic abuse and sex trafficking.

“I pledge allegiance to survivors of domestic abuse and sex trafficking.”

Ferrato's iconic photograph changed the conversation

Ferrato's well-known photograph Behind Closed Doors documented domestic violence involving a couple known as Garth and Lisa. Lisa's real name was Elisabeth Lindberg, who later shared her story in TIME interviews.

“She gave up her privacy for the good of other women.”

Ferrato calls for breaking the silence

Ferrato reflected on her forty-year career photographing survivors, noting victim blaming was pervasive when she began. She ended by urging society to break silence and praise survivors.

“Let's break the silence. Let's be outspoken. Praise these survivors.”

Tommi Vincent shares her survival story

Tommi Vincent, author and president of Vincent Country, described herself as a thriving domestic violence survivor on a mission to normalize conversation about abuse, not the behavior itself.

“I am a thriving domestic violence survivor on a mission to normalize the conversation, not the behavior.”

Troy Vincent witnessed abuse as a child

Troy Vincent, executive vice president of football operations at the NFL, shared how he and his younger brother witnessed their mother being abused while growing up, linking domestic violence to financial instability.

“There were times when that abuse left her unable to work for extended periods.”

The Vincents are building a new house

Tommi and Troy Vincent said they are working with organizations including the National Domestic Violence Hotline to build a house where survivors are centered and their voices shape solutions.

“A house where survivors are centered. A house where their voices are heard.”

Ashley Judd calls for upstanders, not bystanders

Ashley Judd, a TIME Person of the Year in two thousand seventeen, urged witnesses to abuse to speak up, saying there is no such thing as a non-complicit bystander and calling for accountability.

“There's no such thing as a non-complicit bystander because if you really want to support survivors, you become an upstander.”