Weekly Update from the National Latin@ Network
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MEET THE TEAM: OLIVIA GARCÍA, PHD
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Olivia García, Public Policy and Training Manager
Olivia's main responsibilities are to h
elp advance the development and implementation of a national Latin@ public policy agenda to prevent and eliminate domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence and support healthy families and communities, and work in conjunction with the Policy, Training and Research divisions to develop resources and enhance training and technical assistance.
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Webinar:
Invisible Dangers - Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries and Strangulation in Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
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May 16, 2019
1:30 - 3 p.m. EST
In this webinar, Eve Valera, Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School & Research Scientist, Massachusetts General Hospital will present data on the effects of IPV-related TBI on women's cognitive and psychological functioning as well as structural and functional neural connectivity. She will also address ways to identify and assess for potential MTBIs as well as ways to improve interactions to more effectively work with women who have experienced IPV-related TBI.
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Enhancing Cultural Responsiveness in the Courts Training
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July 9-10, 2019
Baltimore, MD
**OVW Approved**
The Enhancing Cultural Responsiveness in the Courts Training is an interactive training for court staff focusing on the importance of enhancing cultural responsive approaches that increase access for survivors of family violence and sexual assault from diverse communities.
This training will cover court culture, access to justice and bias; cultural responsiveness and systems mapping; mentor court case study; and more.
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WeWomen searching for recruitment partners
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The weWomen research study, which uses the DA-I (Danger Assessment for Immigrant Women) as part of an electronic tool for safety planning and connecting to resources, is looking for partner organizations to help reach immigrant and refugee women who have unmet safety needs and could benefit from culturally informed services and resources. Many organizations - including health providers, legal service providers, or cultural centers – encounter women who are in vulnerable situations.
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Futures Without Violence compiles list of videos & discussion guides about anti-racism as violence prevention
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These videos and discussion guides are intended to be used by domestic and sexual violence advocates and activists to spark conversations on the ways that racism and oppression have shaped our anti-violence movements and how we can dismantle racism in our organizations and communities. In these videos, you will hear from advocates and organizers who discuss their own experiences, perceptions, and journeys of practicing anti-racism as a means of ending gender-based and intimate violence. We invite you to view these videos with an open heart, on your own or with others.
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Network News and Resources
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CLE One Day Skills Seminar on
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June 19, 2019
Orlando, FL
What is your plan for responding to NTAs issued by VSC against your VAWA, U, and T clients?
Have you prepared survivor-based arguments for challenging removability, requesting continuances or seeking status for survivors in immigration proceedings?
Are you ready to take improperly denied cases to the AAO, the BIA and federal court?
Then register for this training through ASISTA!
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A Blueprint for Success:
Designing Effective Court-Based Trainings
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July 23-24, 2019
Austin, TX
This two-day workshop is designed for court staff and justice system stakeholders seeking to improve their capacity to develop local training programs on intimate partner violence. Participants will enhance their skills around training design and implementation through dynamic presentations, facilitated discussion, and peer-to-peer learning. This interactive workshop will utilize adult learning methods and specifically address the topics of access to justice and court security to illustrate the importance of effective training design.
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KIND publishes report on unaccompanied children
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Blocked From Safety: Unaccompanied Children along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Beginning in December 2018, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) conducted a series of visits to different points along the United States-Mexico border to learn about conditions and challenges experienced by unaccompanied children seeking protection and access to United States ports of entry.
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Migration Policy Institute compiles FAQ on Immigrants & Immigration
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AIC releases report about attitudes toward unauthorized immigrants
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Healing Informed Care for Survivors from Historically Marginalized Communities
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May 28, 2019
11 a.m. EST
Join WomensLaw for an interactive webinar about three common legal issues victims may face when filing for a restraining order!
This webinar is intended for non-attorney advocates and other service providers.
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The Impact of Violence, Trauma, and Racial Oppression on Survivors
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29 de Mayo, 2019
11 a.m. EST
¡Únase a WomensLaw para un webinario interactivo sobre tres problemas legales comunes que pueden enfrentar las/os sobrevivientes cuando solicitan una orden de restricción! Este webinario está dirigido a intercesoras/es que no son abogadas/os y a otras/os proveedoras/es de servicio.
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Seminarios web sobre el acceso lingüístico en español con NRC
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El Centro Nacional de Recursos para el Alcance a Víctimas (NRC) es una institución totalmente comprometida con el acceso lingüístico y su objetivo es relacionar a los proveedores de habla hispana con herramientas, apoyo y capacitación en español.
Haga clic en el título del seminario web para inscribirse:
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Ordinary Magic: Working with Survivors of Violence
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Registration closes May 9
May 16, 2019
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EST
Resilience builds our ability to overcome risk, oppression and adversity to succeed in life. Researchers have been studying resilience for about 50 years and find that resilience is everywhere. It only takes ordinary interactions to help build or bolster the magic of resilience. That resilience helps people overcome the challenges in their lives while we try to change the conditions that create those challenges. This webinar will explore how we can work with survivors in a way that continues to build their resilience.
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Nothing's Neutral: Moving Toward All-Gender Programming
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May 16, 2019
1 p.m. EST
The NW Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse will join NCADV to share insights on offering all-gender programming. "How do we support men in our programs? How do we serve transgender people?"
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Meeting the Complex Needs of IPH Child Survivors and Their Families
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May 8, 2019
1 p.m. EST
This webinar will focus on the experiences and complex needs of children who survive the loss of a parent (or two) to intimate partner homicide, and their families. Melissa Rhodes, Clinical Director of the Arizona Child & Adolescent Survivor Initiative (ACASI), will give an overview of ACASI’s direct victim and therapeutic support services, and share lessons learned from the project’s three years of providing services specifically developed to meet the healing, economic stabilization and justice needs of an acutely vulnerable, underserved victim population.
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The Astonishing Color of After
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By: Emily X.R. Pan
Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird.
Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents. And as she grieves, she must try to reconcile the fact that on the same day she kissed her best friend and longtime secret crush, Axel, her mother was taking her own life.
Alternating between reality and magic, past and present, hope and despair,
The Astonishing Color of After
is a luminous debut novel about finding oneself through family history, art, bravery, and love.
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OVW Fiscal Year 2019 STOP Formula Grant Program
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Deadline
May 8
The Services * Training * Officers * Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (STOP Formula Grant Program) supports communities, including American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages, in their efforts to develop and strengthen effective responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
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Deadline
May 9
Funds are now available to support the development and operation of nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions.
Eligible applicants are limited to: recognized tribal coalitions and organization(s) determined by OVW to be qualified to apply to incorporate and operate a tribal coalition in areas where Indian tribes are located but no tribal coalition exists.
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OVW Fiscal Year 2019 State and Territorial Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalitions Program Solicitation
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Deadline
May 10
This grant program supports the critical work of state and territorial domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions and is a set-aside program under OVW’s STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program. These organizations play an important role in advancing the goal of ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. This program also includes a statutory set aside from the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP), specifically for state and territorial sexual assault coalitions (34 U.S.C. § 12511(d)).
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Deadline
May 14
Funds are now available to support a national clearinghouse that provides training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women.
Eligible applicants are limited to: national, tribal, statewide or other nonprofit organizations with the capacity to provide nationwide training and technical assistance; and institutions of higher education.
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Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women: Project Coordinator
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The LRC helps survivors across the country by finding attorneys for survivors in interstate cases, and by training attorneys, advocates, court personnel, and others about the relevant laws. If you are a dynamic, positive person with a sense of initiative and an ability to get things done, we need your help!
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Women's Resource Center: Legal Director
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Located in Scranton, PA
The Barbara J. Hart Justice Center, a project of the Women’s Resource Center is seeking a highly motivated individual for a legal assistant position with a busy nonprofit organization handling primarily family law cases. Must possess excellent organizational and communication skills and be detail oriented.
Bilingual individuals and those with family law experience preferred.
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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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