Events

31 Oct Webinar: Amish and Old Order Mennonite Cultural Awareness, Part 2

Posted at 20:08h in Webinars

Are you interested in learning about working with Amish and Old Order Mennonite populations to prevent and respond to sexual violence? Join NYSCASA for a two-part webinar series on Amish and Old Order Mennonite cultural awareness with child abuse prevention expert Jeanette Harder. The second session...

31 Oct Webinar: Amish and Old Order Mennonite Cultural Awareness, Part 1

Posted at 20:06h in Webinars

31 Oct Webinar: Culture-Change for Prevention

Posted at 20:01h in Non-NYSCASA Events, Webinars

Considering the many drivers of sexual and domestic violence, it's clear that one sector or field cannot prevent the issue alone. In 2018, the Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF) expanded its commitment to end domestic violence by focusing on root causes of violence and...

09 Oct Webinar: Tillie Black Bear Women Are Sacred Day

Posted at 17:29h in Community Events, Non-NYSCASA Events, Webinars

This celebratory webinar will highlight the milestones leading up to and since the passage of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act in 1984 and the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 for Tribal Nations and Alaska Native Villages. Hear the voices of key players...

09 Oct Prevention Town Hall

Posted at 17:23h in Community Events, Webinars

Movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp have continued to drive national discussions about sexual violence in new and encouraging ways. As conversations around supporting survivors and holding people accountable continue, it is a critical time to move prevention to the forefront. Join PreventConnect for a web...

03 Oct On the Road to Abolition: Archiving Resistance to the Carceral State (NYC)

Posted at 12:45h in Community Events, Non-NYSCASA Events

Simon Balto and Emily Thuma, in conversation with Mariame Kaba, will discuss their new books on histories of resistance to prisons and policing in the U.S. from 1919 through the 1970s. Balto’s book, Occupied Territory: Policing Black Chicago from Red Summer to Black Power (2019), examines black Communists’ rejections...

03 Oct Webinar: Shared Vision, Shared Work

Posted at 12:41h in Non-NYSCASA Events, Webinars

A shared vision for safer communities requires the involvement of many sectors. No one sector can prevent violence on its own and as sexual and intimate partner violence prevention practitioners move to community-level prevention strategies, cross cutting and multisectoral partnerships are crucial for success. All...

03 Oct The Stacked Deck: Race and America’s Unjust Criminal Justice System (Brooklyn, NY)

Posted at 12:39h in Community Events, Non-NYSCASA Events

Biased policing. Discriminatory sentencing. Over-incarceration of black people. America’s long history of segregation and structural racism has led to today’s racialized criminal justice system. How do we address the roots of a system designed to perpetuate racial subjugation? Can we realize a just and equal...

03 Oct Webinar: Advocating for Policy Change

Posted at 12:32h in Non-NYSCASA Events, Webinars

This webinar will provide an overview and actionable steps for programs and advocates to advance policies and laws impacting family violence survivors.As a result of this webinar, attendees will be able to:1. Understand the purpose, impact and process of legislative advocacy.2. Identify types of advocacy...

03 Oct Webinar: Addressing Intersecting Identities in our Work to End Violence Against People with Disabilities

Posted at 12:30h in Non-NYSCASA Events, Webinars

As we work to address domestic and sexual violence against people with disabilities, we should ensure that our work reaches all survivors with disabilities. By accounting for a variety of intersections of identities, we can ensure that all survivors are supported. This webinar will discuss...