$100-a-Day: Documentary film screening and panel discussion
Moderator
Megan Swezey Fogarty
Senior Associate VP for Community Engagement at Stanford
Megan Swezey Fogarty serves as Senior Associate Vice President for Community Engagement at Stanford University. She has worked for over 30 years in nonprofit program management, primarily with organizations focused on civic engagement. She previously served as nonprofit liaison on Joe Simitian's Assembly staff. Megan currently serves on the board of the Palo Alto Police Foundation.
Panelists
Melissa O'Connell
Co-Legal Director & Policy Liaison of the Northern California Innocence Project
Melissa Dague O’Connell received her J.D. from Santa Clara Law in 2003, with a certificate in Public Interest. O’Connell taught at-potential youth in Santa Clara County and served as an early director with the local non-profit FLY. She served for several years as a trial attorney both as a public defender and private criminal defense attorney. O'Connell now serves as the interim co-legal director with the Northern California Innocence Project where she litigates cases of wrongful conviction, including complex DNA cases, supervises law students, teaches and leads NCIP's policy reform efforts.
David Angel
Assistant District Attorney in Santa Clara County
Since joining the Office of the District Attorney in 1995, Mr. Angel has tried all manner of serious cases including sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence and mortgage fraud. He has exonerated six individuals who had been wrongly convicted of crimes ranging from child abduction to rape, and three who have been wrongly sentenced. His focus is on criminal justice reform including, eyewitness identification, body warn cameras, false confessions, prosecutorial misconduct and the problems associated with over-incarceration, the mentally ill enmeshed in the criminal justice system and money bail.
Obie Anthony
Founder and Director of Exonerated Nation
Obie Anthony was sentenced to life without parole for a murder he did not commit when he was 19 years old. California incarcerated him for 17 years. When he was exonerated and released in 2011 Obie didn’t even have identification–no social security card or birth certificate–that’s when he dedicated himself to supporting other exonerees to meet their basic needs after release. In 2016, Obie founded Exonerated Nation, and is committed to transforming the experiences of exonerees after release, and building a community that can provide safety, stability, and healing to wrongfully convicted Californians.
26th United Nations Association Film Festival
Festival Dates: October 19-29, 2023
Founded in 1998 by Jasmina Bojic, film critic and educator, UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival) is an international documentary film festival originally established to honor the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The 26th UNAFF will be held from October 19-29, 2023 exploring the theme SOLUTIONS.
UNAFF celebrates the power of films dealing with human rights, including environmental themes, women’s issues, racism, child welfare, war and peace. Over its 25 years, UNAFF and its year-round programs have attracted a broad audience from around the Bay Area, with many finding the screenings to be a rare chance to engage with different cultures and see the state of human rights around the world and at home. UNAFF promotes education, awareness, and social change through images, dialogue, and action.