KARLI BUTLER: ACID ATTACK ACTIVIST

Karli Bulter has an incredible story of trumpet and defeat that I feel  needs to be shared with those who may have experience the same tragedy or just need motivation. Here's a glance at what she's done...

Karli Butler at a Glance

Featured on the Biography Channel’s Reality Show “I Survived”

 http://www.biography.com/isurvived/

Acid Attack Survivors http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=135085059847963

KarliSpeaks@gmail.com

Education

BA Communication, DePaul University

MA Organizational & Multicultural Communication, DePaul University

Community Involvement

Certified Peer Supporter, Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery (SOAR), University of

Chicago Hospitals  

Camp Counselor & Mentor, Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (Camp I Am Me)  

Member, Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors

Courage Award Winner, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Victim Service Awards (2010)

 

Press

Interviews: 

“Acid Attack Survivors Turn to Activism” Natalie Moore WBEZ 91.5 (October 29, 2010) http://www.wbez.org/story/news/criminal-justice/two-acid-attack-survivors-form-friendship-embark-activism

“Urban Praise” Hosted by Roy Patterson-Moody Radio AM 1110 (October 19, 2010)

http://www.moodyradiochicago.fm/rdo_programtoday.aspx?id=45025

Fox News with Anna Davlantes (October 1, 2010)

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/good_day/esperanza-medina-karli-butler-acid-attack-victims-spread-awareness-speak-20101001

Nobody Dances Here with Quintin Xavier Roper (May 12, 2009)

http://www.nobodydanceshere.com/blog/2009/05/ndh-broadcast-5109-karli-butler-and-elgin-smith/

Black Women's Lawyers Association on Chicago Access Network Television-CAN TV (2009)

Power 92.3 FM Morning Show with Trey the Choklit Jock (December 2008)

Print:

“Acid Attack Victims Testify as Panel Recommends Ordinance” by Cynthia Dizikes for Chicago Breaking News Center (November 8, 2010)

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/11/chicago-city-council-acid-attack-ordinance.html

“Finding the Faith to Face the Future,” by Cynthia Dizikes for Chicago Tribune (September 22, 2010)

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-09-22/news/ct-met-acid-attack-lawsuit-follow-20100922_1_esperanza-medina-sulfuric-acid-battery-acid

 “Karli Butler: A Story of Survival”, by Jasmyne McDonald Goddess Magazine (Aug/Sep 2009 Issue) P. 26-29

http://www.goddessgirlmag.com

RedEye Newspaper (December 2008)

Videos: 

“Camp I Am Me,” Northwest Herald (June 17, 2009)

http://ssm.nwherald.com/northwest-herald/video/20090618CampIAmMe/camp-i-am-me/

“I Survived Workout” w/ Personal Trainer, Siddiqu Muhammad, Chicago Fit for Life (November 23, 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjiYb3QJRms  

Noted Speeches/Presentations

City of Chicago Committee on Finance-Sulfuric Acid Ordinance (November 2010)

City Hall, Room 302
121 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60602

CHARM Ministries Outreach, Inc.-“Watering Our Flowers” (October 2010)

Liberation Christian Center

6810 S. Ashland Ave

Chicago, IL 60636

Family Focus-Our Place (June 2010)

2010 Dewey Ave
Evanston, IL 60201

Ethics and Professionalism for Prosecutors: A Training Seminar Sponsored by State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (March 2010)

Malcolm X College

1900 West Van Buren St

Chicago, IL 60612

“Three Causes, One Walk” Walkathon, Salem Baptist Church of Chicago (October 2009)

http://www.sbcoc.org/web/events_walk09.html

House of Hope, Salem Baptist Church of Chicago (September 2009)

752 E. 114th St
Chicago, IL 60628

Camp I Am Me-Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (June 2009)

YMCA Camp Duncan
32405 North Hwy. 12
Ingleside, IL  60041

Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center-Career Day (April 2009)

5255 S. State St

Chicago, IL 60609

Julian High School-Youth in Power (April 2009)

10330 S. Elizabeth St

Chicago, IL 60643

Family Focus-Our Place-D.O.V.E.S Program (March 2009)

2010 Dewey Ave
Evanston, IL 60201

Brian Piccolo Specialty Elementary School-Purpose Over Pain (March 2009)

1040 N. Keeler Ave

Chicago, IL 60651

Girls in the Game-Girls Advisory Board (March 2009)

1501 W. Randolph St

Chicago, IL 60607

Family Focus-Our Place (February 2009)

2010 Dewey Ave
Evanston, IL 60201

Community Youth Development Institute Alternative High School for Dropouts (CYDI) (2008)
7836 South Union
Chicago, IL 60620

South Shore High School (2007)

7529 S Constance Ave
Chicago, IL 60649

Youth Development Workshop sponsored by the Illinois Center for Violence Prevention (2007)

Skokie Doubletree Hotel

9599 Skokie Blvd

Skokie, IL 60077