Description This workshop will provide participants the opportunity to explore how to create opportunities for conversations within their organizations and with community members to inform organizational priorities. In this remote workshop, participants will explore different information gathering approaches that create open conversations and build community connections....
Attendees will learn about the basic principles of transformative justice, reflect upon the mission, values, and practices of their anti-violence organizations, and engage next steps in considering expanding their organization’s values and practices to include transformative justice-informed responses to gender-based violence. This virtual workshop will...
Attendees will learn about the impact and legacies of INCITE! Women, Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color Against Violence (formerly INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence) on the movement to end sexual violence since their foundational conference, “The Color of Violence: Violence Against Women...
Concerns about participant safety persist after one-year and climbing of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sexual violence preventionists often face participants and youth disclosing their own experiences with violence in prevention spaces. Responding in a trauma-informed way is essential, and doing so in online and remote environments...
Technology increasingly affects our lives and has a significant impact on survivors. Emerging technologies and the ways in which abusers misuse technology pose a challenge for professionals working with survivors. In this webinar, we will explore how common technologies are misused and how to gather...
Pray Lazore (Karatoten) shares a brief version of the Haudenosaunee Creation story, streamlined into a concise webinar format. Pray will discuss the cultural value systems of Haudenosaunee peoples and demonstrate how sexual assault goes against traditional teachings. From studying the creation story, community comes to...
Bridging the Body: How Survivors of Sexual Violence Can Avoid Body Shame Under the Guise of Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Presented by Tracia Banuelos, Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator with the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault Thursday, February 11 - 3-4:30 pm Click here to...
The New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault is pleased to offer a new training and technical assistance opportunity, the NYSCASA Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative (SADI).This session will provide background and important information about the initiative, with Q&A with NYSCASA staff to follow.To learn more...
At this critical moment, restorative justice offers a path forward. The practice, deeply rooted in indigenous traditions, can help people heal from conflict, violence and crime, and other long-standing problems. Using the knowledge shared with us by Native American practitioners, staff at the Center for Court...
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...