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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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October 20, 2016
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A news update from the National Latin@ Network
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Obama Administration Acts to Require Federal Contractors to Provide Paid Sick Leave
The final rule provides eligible employees of covered contractors one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours annually. Earned paid sick time can be used for an employee's own medical needs, a family member's medical needs, or for purposes related to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. The final regulation maintains the proposed rule's inclusive definition of "[i]ndividual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship" to mean "any person with whom the employee has a significant personal bond that is or is like a family relationship, regardless of biological or legal relationship."
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31 Facts about Domestic Violence in Latin@ Communities
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and there is a plethora of good information on social media by many of our partners. We encourage you to follow this using the hashtags
#DVAM2016 and
#ThisIsDV.
En español, se usan los
hashtags #DVAM2016 y
#YoSoyDVAM.
Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network has developed a list of facts about domestic violence specific to the Latin@ community. There is one for every day. Feel free to follow us on
Twitter and
Instagram to see these facts posted daily!
Click here to read this blog on our website
Click here for a printable 11" x 14" poster of the factsheet
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016
12:30pm EST
In this webinar, participants will learn about effective community engagement strategies that provide information, tools and activities that enhance and strengthen existing community relationships while fostering new partnerships to augment support services for survivors and heal families.
Presenter: Ivette Izea-Martinez, Community Engagement Manager, Casa de Esperanza
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Call for Abstract Submissions: National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence
Deadline: January 13, 2017
Every two years the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence hosts the National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence. The conference highlights the latest research and promising practices to advance the health care system's response to domestic and sexual violence, bringing together the field's leading medical, public health, and domestic violence experts from across the United States and the world. Stay tuned for more information on submitting an abstract!
Pre-Conference Institutes: Tuesday, September 26th, 2017
Two Day Conference: September 27th-28th, 2017
Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, California
Click here for more information on how to submit an abstract |
March 6th-10th 2017
Washington DC
We are excited to announce that Raliance is convening ThisGEN: Youth Summit in Washington DC from March 6th - 10th 2017. There are several ways to join in on this event, which will bring together youth activists from around the US states and territories to work together to end Gender-based violence. Please go to Raliance.org to learn more about this event and to join us in this unique event by:
* Applying to participate (due Nov. 11th 2016)
* Submitting a proposal to present (due Nov. 4th 2016)
* Sponsoring an activist to attend
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NCADV'S 2016 National Conference on Domestic Violence: Voices United
Casa de Esperanza's Pierre Berastaín to present at Voices United
October 23-26, 2016
Chandler, Arizona
Voices United will bring together domestic violence experts from across the nation to address various issues that intersect. Topics will include, but are not limited to: advanced victim advocacy, system response, best practices in victim service delivery, institutionalized systems as well as emerging issues such as the intersection between guns and domestic violence. Exceptional and inspirational speakers and panels are already being confirmed.
This conference seeks to commission victims, survivors, advocates and other experts in the field to lift and empower voices of victims and survivors and inspire action toward a culture with zero tolerance for domestic violence.
Pierre Berastaín, Assistant Director of Innovation and Engagement with Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network, will present:
Enhanced Safety Planning for Latin@ Immigrant Survivors
This workshop seeks to provide a better understanding of the need to create enhanced safety plans for immigrant survivors. The presenter will cover special considerations that advocates and service providers must keep in mind when working with immigrant communities. What should a survivor of violence do to interact with Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE)? What are some of the economic and employment considerations to keep in mind around safety planning? What are the policies of local police departments and their potential entanglement with immigration enforcement agencies? These are some of the guiding questions for the workshop. Participants will also be exposed to some background about the remedies available for immigrant survivors in the United States as well as strategies to help immigrant survivors safety plan around systems.
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Webinar: Suspended and Removed: How to Enforce a Student's Right to School
Thursday, October 27, 2016
3 p.m. EST
This webinar will:
- Review the legal rights of girls of color with regard to school removal in elementary and secondary schools
- Share resources from the U.S. Department of Education that you can use to enforce children's right to be in school
- Provide recommendations for policies and practices that parents and communities can use to ensure their schools only use removals when absolutely necessary
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
Re-framing Woman Battering as Coercive Control: Expert Testimony and Case Presentation
Presenter: Evan Stark, Ph.D., MSW
Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University
This webinar is part of a series about
Expert Witnesses,
hosted by the
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
A majority of battered women facing criminal charges have experienced physical and emotional abuse as part of an ongoing pattern of coercive control. Expert testimony about coercive control can help judges and juries better understand the context of defendants' behavior by helping them to look beyond physical violence. Using case examples from his forensic practice, Dr. Evan Stark will explain why it is essential to 'look beyond violence' in explaining partner abuse to the court, give an overview of coercive control and describe how the elements of coercive control can be incorporated into expert testimony.
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
This webinar is open OVW Grants to Encourage Arrest (GTEA) Grantees, LAV grantees, other OVW grantees, and to the general public.
It is free of charge (but you will have to pay for the phone call if you dial in).
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Vision of Hope Fund
Application deadline: October 28, 2016
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for its Vision of Hope Fund Grant.
PCAR launched the fund in July 2005 to fund innovation in child sexual abuse prevention and intervention. We prioritize critical research, effective prevention strategies, teaching adult responsibility and accountability, and supporting services to children who have been sexually victimized.
A total of $50,000 will be offered to fund one or more projects during the 2017-18 fiscal year, contingent on the availability of funding and subject to approval of the PCAR/NSVRC Chief Executive Officer. One-year grants will be awarded.
A limited number of submissions will be chosen to complete a full grant application.
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Casa de Esperanza: Project Coordinator(s)
Casa de Esperanza has position openings on their national team for Project Coordinators in the areas of campus sexual assault, domestic violence homicide prevention, and Limited English Proficiency. The deadline for submission is November 4, 2016, however, the position will be opened until filled.
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National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health: Project/Training Coordinator
Position Opening:
Project Administrator
Location:
Chicago, IL
Application Deadline:
Friday, October 21th, 2016
Starting Salary:
Salary is commensurate with experience; competitive benefits package
Reports to:
NCDVTMH's Director
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Now accepting submissions
We welcome submissions on a number of topics pertaining to domestic violence, family violence, and gender-based violence. These topics include, but are not limited to:
- Gender-based violence intervention and prevention programs that are culturally specific
- Working with Latin@ youth
- Working with immigrant Latin@s
- Health care and gender-based violence
- LGBTQ Latin@ communities
- Children and domestic violence
- Building Latin@ leadership in Latin@ communities
- Elder abuse
We also welcome photography, video, resources, and other digital material that organizations or people wish to share with our network.
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ABOUT THE NATIONAL LATIN@ NETWORK FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
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The National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities is a network of individuals and organizations committed to improving the health and well-being of Latin@ communities. The National Latin@ Network is led by Casa de Esperanza, a national Latina organization whose mission is to mobilize Latinas and Latin@ communities to end domestic violence. The National Latin@Network for Healthy Families and Communities builds on Casa de Esperanza´s experience working in local communities to support families, end domestic violence, and increase meaningful access to services for Latina@s and incorporates a research center, public policy initiative, and training.
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