We are starting off 2025 with a Boozy Brunch Club to benefit the Julie Valentine Center and celebrate their upcoming benefit luncheon on Valentine’s Day. This year their guest speaker will be Chanel Miller and we thought it might be wonderful to feature her book at our BBBC. Ashley Warlick will be with us talking about this book and others. There will be brunch and adult beverages! Our friends at the Julie Valentine Center will also be joining us so they can chat a little about what they do and why it is so vitally important. Included in your ticket price is a copy of Chanel Miller’s book, Know My Name. A portion of all ticket sales will be donated to the JVC.

A little about the author: Chanel Miller was known under the alias of Emily Doe when she astonished the world with an

unforgettably powerful letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he

was found sexually assaulting Miller on Stanford’s campus. Her response, a powerful victim impact

statement she read in court, immediately went viral after it was posted on Buzzfeed. Within days it had

been viewed by over eleven million people, translated globally, and read on the floor of Congress.

Miller’s testimony ultimately inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge who presided

over her case. Thousands of assault survivors wrote that her letter had given them the courage to speak

up about their own experiences.

In Know My Name, Chanel Miller reclaims her identity and her narrative, turning pain into a declaration

of power in this memoir of trauma and transcendence. Her story underscores that even in a “perfect”

sexual assault case—one with eyewitnesses and plenty of evidence—justice is never a guarantee, and

often the inciting incident is just the beginning of the trauma. Know My Name shines as a story of

dignity, resilience, and the strength required to maintain humanity under a criminal justice system

designed to fail the most vulnerable. Now, in her intimate, inspiring events, Miller shares her insights on

writing, art, and how one brave voice can change the world.

A couple of housekeeping items:

tickets are non-refundable

if you have any food allergies please email me

if you would like to be seated with specific people please email me

laruefinechocolate@gmail.com

Thanks y'all!