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TE INVITO: FREDDY'S STORY OF FINDING CULTURALLY RELEVANT DV INTERVENTION SUPPORT
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Working effectively with the Latin@ community requires knowledge and understanding of key cultural values. These short vignettes from the life of Freddy, a Latino man, will give you the opportunity to learn and understand some aspects of Latin@ cultures. However, it’s important to remember that not all men are like Freddy and not all of his cultural values are present in the lives of all Latin@s.
After each section, we’ll present a series of questions for reflection to stimulate your learning or conversation with other men (or women).
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MEDIA STATEMENT FROM THE ALLIANCE FOR IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS
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Sexual Abuse of Migrant Children in Custody Must Stop and Agencies Held Accountable
Child survivors of sexual abuse need trauma-informed care, not more trauma
Documents released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed that over the last four years there have been thousands of allegations of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors in the custody of the U.S. government. From October 2014 to July 2018, the HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) received 4,556 complaints, and the Department of Justice received 1,303 complaints, including 178 allegations of sexual abuse by adult staff of the facilities.
These reports follow data that was released last year revealing that
most sexual abuse allegations occurring in immigration detention go unanswered
. Of the 1,224 complaints filed between 2010 and 2017 about incidents that happened while youth were in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), only 43 were investigated. Some of the allegations that were reported to the Justice Department included staff members who were accused of having relationships with minors, unwanted sexual touching, and showing the minors pornographic videos, as first reported by
Axios
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APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
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Public Policy Training Manager
Application deadline extended to March 15, 2019
Project Specialist
Application open until filled
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The Department of Homeland Security began implementing a dramatic new policy last month
requiring asylum seekers to return to Mexico to await immigration court hearings. Last week, the ACLU
filed a lawsuit challenging the policy on behalf of eleven asylum seekers affected by the policy and five organizations that seek to assist them.
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Speaking from the Rose Garden on Friday, President Trump invoked the National Emergency Act after Congress refused to provide full funding for additions to the U.S.-Mexico border wall. As the president
predicted in his Friday speech, it took less than 24 hours for the first lawsuit against the national emergency declaration to be filed.
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Building a Bridge to Compliance: How to Improve Outcomes for Defendants and Victims through Enhanced Problem-Solving Court Models
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March 5, 2018
3 - 4:30 p.m. EST
Problem-solving courts that address substance abuse, mental health, and veteran issues frequently see cases involving allegations of domestic violence. This webinar will look at innovative approaches to drug, domestic violence, and veteran issues. Speakers will discuss implementation strategies, collaborative partnerships, enhanced services, victim-centered approaches, lessons learned, and how to rethink performance measures.
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March 7, 2019
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EST
New York, New York & via livestream
Drawing upon his most recent book
Beyond These Walls: Rethinking Crime and Punishment in the United States
, Tony Platt discusses how various criminal justice reforms have expanded rather than reduced the net of social control. He argues that the decisive shift to the right recently makes it an urgent necessity to articulate a strategic vision of structural reform and social justice—one that alleviates suffering, improves people’s everyday lives, and profoundly changes the assumptions and governance of criminal justice.
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Latinx Literature Unbound: Undoing Ethnic Expectation
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By: Ralph E. Rodriguez
Since the 1990s, there has been unparalleled growth in the literary output from an ever more diverse group of Latina/o writers. The extant criticism, however, has yet to catch up with the diversity of writers we label Latina/o and the range of themes about which they write. Little sustained scholarly attention has been paid, moreover, to the very category ―
Latina/o
― under which we group this literature.
Latina/o Literature Unbound
, thus, begins with a fundamental question “What does it mean to label a work of literature or an entire corpus of literature
Latina/o
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SPSSI issues research grant opportunities
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Unless otherwise noted, the grants are appropriate for graduate-level academic work. Applicants to the Applied Social Issues Internship Program must be college seniors or above and have project proposals.
Annual Grant Progams:
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Deadline
March 14
Funds are now available
to address campus safety. The funds may be used for a range of activities including: developing and strengthening trauma-informed victim services and strategies to prevent, investigate, and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
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Provide program management and supervision to ensure the safe and effective operation of a shelter that serves individuals and families impacted by domestic and sexual violence. It is expected that the Shelter Manager’s job performance will incorporate the practice and promotion of New Hope’s core values, which include respect, teamwork, empowerment, and professionalism.
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ASAFSF: Executive Director
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The Executive Director is responsible for overall leadership and management of Arizona South Asians for Safe Families as well as consistent achievement of its stated mission, vision and strategic objectives. The Executive Director is also responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of organizational operations and programs, supervising staff, representing Arizona South Asians for Safe Families with partner organizations, government and foundation funders, supporters and donors and the general public.
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Now accepting blog 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
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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National Latin@ Network, a project of Casa de Esperanza
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