June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month and Pride Month
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Weekly Update from the National Latin@ Network
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Blog
NLN News
Advocate News
Network News and Resources
Network Webinars
Funding Opportunities
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Statement from Casa de Esperanza
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"Regardless of how you characterize it, there is a humanitarian crisis at the border, created by the US government in response to people using their legal right to seek asylum. Earlier this year, Casa de Esperanza released a
report
detailing the effects of US government’s detention practices and the results are disgraceful. We are re-traumatizing a vulnerable population by running detention facilities with conditions of chaos, lack of attention to basic needs, and a desperate lack of vital resources."
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JUNE IS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH
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The National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities commemorates World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) on June 15 each year since WEAAD’s inception in 2012.
What is elder abuse?
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Submit your comment opposing the HUD proposed rule
that will harm immigrant survivors
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published a proposed rule that would prohibit “mixed-status” families from receiving federal housing assistance, endangering immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other gender-based abuses. For many immigrant survivors, the ability to leave and recover from abuse depends on whether they can keep themselves and their families housed and safe. By prohibiting survivors in mixed-status families from accessing housing assistance, the HUD proposed rule could lead to family separation, prevent survivors from leaving abusive relationships or compel them back into abusive relationships, and put traumatized survivors and their children at risk of homelessness.
The Alliance for Immigrant Survivors (AIS) is voicing our strong opposition to the HUD mixed-status family proposed rule as part of the
#KeepFamiliesTogether Campaign
. The proposed rule establishes yet another barrier for immigrant survivors of gender-based violence who rely on stable housing to escape violence, protect their children, begin their recovery, and move forward with their lives.
- AIS Co-Chairs Tahirih Justice Center and API-GBV have developed a comment template specific to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, designed to help advocates write comments unique to the experiences and stories of your agencies and survivors.
- #KeepFamiliesTogether has created a Take Action platform with a comment template that will submit your comments directly to Regulations.gov. This template is helpful for both agencies and individuals who would like to submit comments.
- AIS partners and #KeepFamiliesTogether have created a multi-sector comment template that discusses the impact of the proposed rule on children, communities of color, and people with disabilities, among others.
Raise your voice and submit your comment today!
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Human Trafficking in the LGBTQ Latinx Community
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June 27, 2019
1 - 2:30 p.m. EST
This presentation will cover human trafficking, generally, in the LGBTQ communities, and specifically in LGBTQ Latinx communities. Authored and presented by members of the Gender, Sexual and Romantic Minorities (GSRM) working at the National Human Trafficking Hotline, operated by Polaris.
During the webinar, participants will:
- Learn the basics of human trafficking
- Learn about human trafficking in the LGBTQ Latinx communities by the numbers
- Learn about qualitative aspects of human trafficking in the LGBTQ Latinx communities through case studies
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How do you Build Survivor Centered Spaces for LGBTQ++ People of Color?
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August 15, 2019
1 - 2:30 p.m. EST
This webinar will teach you basics on working with LGBTQ++ survivors of color and how to make your organization welcoming and supporting for them. We will review broad concepts as well as specific policy and practice changes.
During the webinar, participants will:
- Understand the differences between gender, sexual orientation, and sex.
- Begin to understand the impact of privilege & oppression on LGBTQ++ survivor's safety and access to services.
- Understand what survivor leadership is and how your organization can begin to nourish it in your organization
- Identify strengths and places of growth when working with LGBTQ++ survivors of color
- Understand what policies and procedures can hinder the experiences of LGBTQ++ survivors of color in your organization
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Tiffany Cabán places bid to be Queens District Attorney
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It’s been nearly a year since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the 2018 Democratic primary, toppling Joe Crowley—one of the most powerful Democrats in the House of Representatives—and upending the political machine in New York City overnight.
Now another young Queens candidate is trying to pull off a historic upset. Tiffany Cabán, a 31-year-old queer Latina public defender, is running for district attorney in Queens.
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Men and Boys’ Engagement: Lessons Learned from DELTA FOCUS
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The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence has released the second of its 7-part series of stories for the new
Innovation
section of the PreventIPV website. This exciting project features lessons learned from the
DELTA FOCUS
program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Network News and Resources
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Registration open for
The Case for Civil Legal Services in Domestic Violence
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August 15-16, 2019
Cleveland, OH
The Center for Court Innovation, in collaboration with the Cuyahoga County Domestic Violence Mentor Court, invite you to a regional training. The 1 and a 1/2 day training event is designed for jurisdictions who are in the region and would like to enhance the use of civil legal services in domestic violence court cases in their district. The training will provide an opportunity to hear from experts in the field about various topics related to civil legal services and domestic violence, as well as forming peer-to-peer connections with other court staff, judges, attorneys, and advocates in your region.
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Toolkit for World Refugee Day
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Today is World Refugee Day!
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Network Webinars & Podcasts
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June 21, 2019
5:15 - 6:30 p.m. EST
Talk 1: When the Marginalized Harass: Power and Sex Harassment Among LGBQs
Talk 2: Contact with Counter-Stereotypical Women May Reduce Rape-intentions and Rape-acceptance
Talk 3: Identifying Men Allies to Combat Sexism in the Workplace
Talk 4: Tolerance of Sexism and Justifying Ideologies Among Men and Women
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Webinar series: Legal Protections When Child Victims are Immigrants
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Tuesday July 9, 2019
1 p.m. ET / 10:00 am PT
Part 4: Detained Immigrant Children and Parents: What Courts Want to Know?
What Role Can Courts Play?
This session will provide up to date information on immigrant children, parents and families in the immigration detention system including immigration relief options, and how children and families come to be detained. The roles state courts may play will be discussed including the role state court orders can play in the detention and immigration relief systems. This webinar will respond to frequently asked questions from judges on these issues.
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A Rural Perspective: Serving Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence with Disabilities in Rural Communities
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July 16, 2019
2 - 3:30 p.m. EST
Survivors of domestic or sexual violence with disabilities face barriers in receiving services, but when they live in a rural community, they may have an even more difficult time receiving accessible services. In this webinar, an overview of the challenges rural service providers face in helping survivors overcome barriers will be provided, followed by some best practices and solutions to the challenges faced.
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The Book of Unknown Americans
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By: Cristina Henríquez
When 15-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved.
The Book of Unknown Americans
is a stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American.
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FY 2019 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking
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Applications due: July 1, 2019
OVC allocates more grant funding than any other federal agency to programs that provide direct services to victims of human trafficking.
- integrating human trafficking policy and programming at the state or tribal jurisdiction level and
- enhancing coordinated, multidisciplinary, and statewide approaches to serving trafficked youth.
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NNEDV seeks a visionary leader with an informed passion for ending domestic violence and a record of accomplishment in leading complex organizations. The successful candidate will build upon NNEDV’s extraordinary past and will harness the full power of the coalition members to advance NNEDV’s thought leadership and strengthen the voice of the domestic violence field.
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Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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Executive Director
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The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors and is responsible for the organization’s consistent achievement of its mission and financial goals. This is a full-time, exempt position. With locations in Seattle and Olympia, this position is primarily based in the Seattle office.
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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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