Banner photos by Lauren Improte
2025 Spring Concert Summary
MAY 28, 2025
JusticeAid’s Spring 2025 Respect! benefit concert was a powerhouse evening—an all-female lineup that lit up the stage with love, soul, and a fierce passion for justice.
All donations and proceeds from the concert will go to our 2025 grantee partner, Pregnancy Justice.
An all-female line-up of talent!
Backed by musical director and rock legend Scott Sharrard, Respect! featured a dynamic mix of hits by Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Whitney Houston, Alice Smith, the Eurythmics, and others. Everyone joined in for a rousing finale of “Respect,” Franklin’s 1967 anthem of female empowerment and the inspiration and title of the show.
A packed house! Photo by Charles Seton.
Lizz Wright. Photo by Charles Seton.
Scott Sharrard. Photo by Charles Seton.
Miko Marks. Photo by Charles Seton.
Martha Redbone. Photo by Charles Seton.
Danielle Ponder. Photo by Charles Seton.
Chrissi Poland. Photo by Lauren Improte.
Nicki Richards. Photo by Charles Seton.
Alexandra Ridout and Jenny Hill. Photo by Charles Seton.
Artist in Residence Ìsa Blues. Photo by Charles Seton.
Chrissi Poland and Martha Redbone. Photo by Charles Seton.
The JusticeAid Family! Advancing freedom, equity, & respect for all.
It was an electric night of music, community building, and power! Thanks to our sponsors, ticket buyers, table hosts, host committee, and so many donors whose contributions are helping Pregnancy Justice fight for a world that treats all pregnant people with dignity and humanity.
Photos by Lauren Improte
Staff members, Pregnancy Justice
Karen Thompson, Legal Director, Pregnancy Justice
Dana Sussman, Senior Vice President, Pregnancy Justice
Ashley C. Sawyer, Senior Policy Counsel and Leena Chawla, Donor Relations Officer, Pregnancy Justice
Steve Milliken, Co-founder, JusticeAid
Kim Duckett Coaxum, CEO, JusticeAid
Ray Conley, Board Member, JusticeAid
Addy Schmitt, Board Member, JusticeAid
Natalie Jowett, Managing Director, JusticeAid
Johnny Perez, Board Member, JusticeAid
Pregnancy Justice advances and defends the rights of pregnant people, no matter if they give birth, experience a pregnancy loss, or have an abortion. Now more than ever, it’s time to fight for a world that treats all pregnant people with dignity and humanity because no one should lose their rights because of pregnancy.
With gratitude to our generous supporters
Champions of Justice
Anonymous
Steve & Ro Anderson
ESPN
Eliza & Peter Milliken
Gerrish Milliken
Nancy Milliken
Stephen & Rebecca Milliken
Shaw Institute
Cynthia Stroud
Defenders of Justice
Anonymous
Judith Friedman & Ron Goldstock
Mark Rochon & Page Kennedy
Partners in Justice
Jeff Alston
Lynn Boulger
Penelope Breese
Josh Feigenbaum
Sallie Gouverneur
Ted Green
Randi Grossman
Soo Kim
Kim MIchael
Max Milliken
NRCAT
Gina Rendon
Michele Roberts
Margaret Siner
Kimberly & Matthew Smith
Jessie Stone
Trumpeters of Justice
Black Public Defenders Association (BPDA)
Sheila Chervin
Ray Conley & Beth Sovern
Megan Dubatowka
Emily & Bennett Epstein
Hamilton Fish
Antoinette Gelmont
Mark Gross
Helen Hershkoff
Lindsay Hoffman
Sandra Horowitz
Steve Improte
Jason Jun
Howard Katz
Callie Lardas
Morgan Lavoie
Rob Lawrence
Neil Matthews
Anne Messner
Megan Milliken
Yolanda Miranda
Mavoline Moorhead
Ryan O’Connell
Ellen Rosenthal
The Schlag Family
Addy Schmitt
Robert Sedgwick & Helen Torelli
Jen Smith & Michael Roth
Pattie Sullivan
Debbie Terlizzi
Rob Vogel
Watersoft of Rockland
Serena Wolf
Justice Allies
Mari Arnaud
Sapna Arvind
Sara Benjamin
Martin Braxton
Trenton Brooks
Sheila Cohn
Denise Cormier
Adele D’Ari
Barbara Feldman
Blair Fishburn
Kim Geissler
Sunny Goldberg
Barbara Haber
Lucile Herbert
Natalie Jowett
Sophia Liang
Anne MacKinnon
Susan Mahler
Patricia McNamara
Richard Moore
Gay Novack
Clint Ostrander
Julia Parish
Preston Pugh
Sam Rapoport
Lynn Roberts
Karen Schneider
Tracy Schwartz
Charles Seton
Randi Siegal
Megan Starr
Lisa M. Wayne
JoAnn Weiner
Mark Zittman