Jonel Beauvais, formerly of Seven Dancers Coalition, will facilitate how her experience as a circle keeper and witness to another woman’s story of survival of intimate partner violence created a transformative experience for that survivor. Jonel will discuss how she facilitated a sacred circle that...
This webinar will show a video of Clinicians discussing Donna Jenson’s work with the residents at the Stetson School for Boys, clinician interviews: https://vimeo.com/13703674 This webinar will feature a discussion about working with those who have done harm to others and a Q & A with...
The survivor community is integral to achieving an end to sexual violence. Their hearts, minds and voices must be core in the reimaging of current mainstream responses, programs, and policies for the transformation of justice. Survivors need opportunities to think, share and collaborate together—as survivors. Such...
The survivor community is integral to achieving an end to sexual violence. Their hearts, minds and voices must be core in the reimaging of current mainstream responses, programs, and policies for the transformation of justice. Survivors need opportunities to think, share and collaborate together—as survivors. Such...
This webinar will provide an array of excerpts from a performance of Donna Jenson’s play, What She Knows, and readings from her book, Healing My Life: From Incest to Joy, interspersed with reflections, narrative, and comments. The webinar will be followed by a Q &...
Donna Hylton, author of 'A Little Piece of Light: A Memoir of Hope, Prison, and a Life Unbound,' will discuss systemic oppression through foster care, educational, child protective and other institutions where racism, oppressive practices, cultural incompetence, and lack of trauma-informed perspectives that set up...
Donna Hylton, author of 'A Little Piece of Light: A Memoir of Hope, Prison, and a Life Unbound,' will discuss her life, and how her early trauma impacted her life, later traumas including incarceration, and her connection to other victimized women and advocates doing the...
This webinar will focus on effective approaches at the intersections of child sexual abuse, gender and race. As a Black Latinx adult survivor of child sexual abuse, incest and rape; Luz Marquez Benbow will share her findings from her Just Beginnings Project - Black Latinidad:...
Many of the advocates, social workers, activists, and healers who support underserved victims of violence are also survivors of violence and trauma. Oftentimes these frontline service providers' own self-care and continued healing process is secondary to their commitment for caring and healing others. In some...
To launch the Ending Violence Without Violence virtual series, Seven Dancers Coalition will lead an opening ceremony, including the Edge of the Woods Welcoming of Visitors and Bringing People into One Mind. The ceremony will welcome attendees and prepare them to participate in the virtual...
