Protect Our Defenders: Advocacy Videos Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage Celebrates Nancy Parrish (2011– ) watch online HD

The 2016 prize for social courage goes to Nancy Parrish. Parrish is an active leader in community and public affairs. She has devoted much of her life to challenging social issues across ... See full summary

The 2016 prize for social courage goes to Nancy Parrish. Parrish is an active leader in community and public affairs. She has devoted much of her life to challenging social issues across the United States. In 2011, Parrish founded Protect Our Defenders, the only national human rights organization solely dedicated to ending the epidemic of sexual assault and harassment in the U.S. military and its wide-ranging effects on our communities. In 2014, the New York Times wrote that Protect Our Defenders has "quickly become the nation's pre-eminent advocacy group on behalf of victims of sexual assault in the military."