Weekly Update from the National Latin@ Network
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Blog
NLN News
Network Resources
Network Webinars
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FROM ANECDOTE TO REALITY:
A series of webinars about working with survivors of human trafficking
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By: Martha Hernandez-Martinez, Program Research Manager, Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network
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A Scan of the Field: Learning about Serving Survivors of Human Trafficking
Thursday, January 10, 2019
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST
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Precarity & Resistance Among Immigrant Survivors of Human Trafficking
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST
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Human Trafficking Field Developments and Intersections with Domestic Violence
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST
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Click the link below to see all webinars in the human trafficking webinar series.
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DOCTORAL RESOURCES FOR LATINAS
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Teach.com has compiled a list of resources and information to encourage minorities and women to pursue higher education.
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NCADV ON GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
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"Although parts of the government are currently shut down due to the gap in appropriations, the Office on Violence Against Women remains open this week. We recommend you reach out to your program manager as soon as possible to ascertain what you should do at the current time."
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A FAQ with the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence answers questions about how the government shutdown and expiration of VAWA affect the DV/SA field.
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2018 ENDS ON IMMIGRATION ROLLERCOASTER
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SPSSI/SASP
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The Society for the Psychological
Study of Social Issues has extended the deadline for the Group Meeting on Intergroup Contact to JANUARY 27, 2019.
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Addressing Trauma in the Lives of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Feb. 12, 2019
2 - 3:30 p.m. EST
This webinar will explore the complicated manifestation of trauma in individuals with I/DD, as well as techniques for supporting survivors with intellectual and developmental disabilities experiencing trauma to facilitate the healing process.
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Enhancing Language Access within a Child Advocacy Center Setting
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January 7, 2019
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EST
In this webinar, the National Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC) will address language access within the context of a Children’s Advocacy Center. Providing effective language access requires strong planning and ensuring the right resources are in place.
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Stalking Awareness Month: Know It, Name It, Stop It, PART 1
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Jan. 8 (PART 1) & Jan. 15 (PART 2), 2019
2 p.m. EST
January is Stalking Awareness Month and poses a unique opportunity to highlight the prevalence and dynamics common in stalking cases and discuss strategies for increasing victim safety while simultaneously focusing on offender accountability.
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Trauma-informed Victim Interview for the Justice System, PART 2
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January 11, 2019
3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. EST
By acknowledging that these interviews are structured for the justice system and to effectively build a case, we will start by showing what information and evidence may be uncovered using this interview method, how to facilitate the interview, and how to recognize when and how follow-up questions should be asked
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Campus Advocacy: Proposed Changes to Title IX
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Jan. 10, 2019
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST
The U.S. Department of Education recently published a proposed Title IX regulation that would fundamentally change schools’ responsibilities to respond to sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence in our K-12 schools and college campuses. Right now, it is only a draft rule and there is an opportunity for anyone in the public to voice your opinion during the formal Notice and Comment period until January 28.
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Adult Survivors as Movement Leaders: Lessons Learned from the Just Beginnings Collaborative
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January 23, 2019
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
Join us in this web conference as we learn what it looks like to move toward a culture of healing and survivor-centered accountability by centering survivor leadership.
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By: Cristina García
Dreaming in Cuban is the first novel written by author
Cristina García
, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. This novel moves between
Cuba
and the
United States
featuring three generations of a single family. The novel focuses particularly on the women—Celia del Pino, her daughters Lourdes and Felicia, and her granddaughter Pilar. While most of the novel is written in the third person, some sections are written in the first person and other sections are epistolary. The novel is not told in linear fashion; it moves between characters, places and times.
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Steps to End Domestic Violence: Executive Director
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Steps to End Domestic Violence has an opportunity for an exceptional leader to become its next Executive Director. Candidates will be accomplished professionals with a minimum of five years of leadership experience in a multi-program environment; will have demonstrated success in operational and fiscal management...
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Domestic Violence Action Center: Immigrant Advocate
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The Specialized Advocacy Services (SAS) Immigrant Advocate at the Domestic Violence Action Center (DVAC) aims to provide outreach, education and specialized services to immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). The SAS Immigrant Advocate will support immigrant survivors to better understand abuse, achieve safety and access relevant community resources.
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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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