Visiting the Elmhurst Greenmarket to speak with her constituents, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took time to speak with staff Sara Wagner, Jojo Tong and Liz McInnes about the services offered at Libertas!
Libertas Participates in World Refugee Day
Shown here: Libertas Staff Sara, Melissa, Liz and Ben
The Libertas Center Volunteer Art Therapist hosted an arts & crafts table that was well received at the World Refugee Day celebration at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music in June.
Dr. Fernando Presents at the United Nations
In April of 2019, Dr. Fernando was invited to present on the medical care of sexual and gender-based violence survivors at the United Nations Expert Panel and Workshop in Geneva on “Surviving Torture and Fighting Stigma: The Road to Recovery for Victims of Sexual and Gender-based Torture.” The two-day workshop held in April brought together 23 professionals from various backgrounds (medical, psychological, social and legal) and 3 survivors to share best practices and identify effective responses to challenges in redress for and rehabilitation of survivors of sexual and gender-based torture.
Dr. Fernando and Sara Meet Congresswoman Meng
Dr. Fernando and Libertas Program Coordinator Sara Wagner met with Congresswoman Grace Meng and her staff on Capitol Hill at the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs Advocacy Day in March to advocate for policy changes and funding in support of torture survivors.
Team Libertas Attended the Annual NCTTP Symposium
Team Libertas – (L to R) PGY4 Gabe Praeger, Ben McVane, PGY4 Ravi Katari, Dinali Fernando, Sara Wagner, Betsy Miles and Liz McInnes, attended the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs Annual Symposium in DC in March.