Woman to Woman fosters meaningful conversation around the truths and barriers faced in domestic and sexual abuse. Highlighting the importance of individual and collective action, discover how to be more vigilant and supportive to victims of abuse. Together, we fight for progress in our community as we offer the opportunity to help ensure that no woman in our community is alone in her journey; and that every individual and family, desperately struggling to survive abuse, can access our shelter and services to find a safe haven and a fresh start.

Keynote Speaker: Denise Brown

Born in Germany and raised in Southern California, Denise Brown led a life remarkable only in its normalcy until June 12, 1994 when her sister, Nicole Brown Simpson, was murdered.

She is committed to raising awareness against domestic violence - a crime that kills four women every day in the United States.

Since early 1995 Denise Brown has traveled to various states speaking on the epidemic of domestic violence. She has addressed university student bodies, men in prison and in batterers' treatment programs, women at risk, church groups and various educational and legislative forums. Ms. Brown has helped raise funds for local shelters all across the country with her appearances, and has assisted in the success of a major project called the Vine System. This Program is an automated victim notification service of the release of batterers from jail or prison.

As part of her commitment, Ms. Brown has worked to help pass a variety of legislative solutions for domestic violence. One of her most important projects was to lobby on behalf of the Violence Against Women Act. With a potential slashing of its federal allocation to domestic violence services, Denise Brown testified to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for increased funding. After her testimony, that portion of the bill's funding was increased from eighteen million to thirty-two million dollars. U.S. Senators Biden and Hatch have cited Denise Brown as "having done more for the issue of domestic violence than any other individual."

Thirty years after her sisters murder she dedicated her time along with her sisters to a Lifetime documentary “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson” and just signed a book deal with Blackstone Publishing with the release date in the fall of 2026.

Denise Brown has made a life-long commitment to educate the public as well as improve the quality of living for women and children who have been victims of domestic violence, She is determined to banish the darkness and end the silence.