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31 Oct Navigating Amidst Overwhelming Times: Trauma Stewardship Event (Syracuse, NY)

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Join Vera House, Inc., for a two-part event, “Navigating Amidst Overwhelming Times: Whether because of trauma, crises, or really, really hard days,” with trauma expert Laura van Dernoot Lipsky. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of...

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

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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

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31 Oct Webinar: Culture-Change for Prevention

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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)

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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: Addressing Stigma Within Healthcare and Social Service Provision

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Webinar Description: Stigma is complicated and there are numerous components at play that allow stigma to affect health care and social services. Power imbalances among people, in environments, and in the structure of our system create an atmosphere where stigmatizing behaviors thrive. Presenters will discuss a...

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