MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
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Art donated by Jose Juan Lara, Jr., MS
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Weekly Update from the National Latin@ Network
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Blog
Policy Alert
NLN Research Reports
NLN News
Network Webinars
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PERSONALLY HONORING POWERFUL WOMEN FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
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Although recognizing impactful and intelligent women who have made significant, long-lasting change to culture, science, art, and social justice is important to recognizing March as Women’s History Month, we wanted to take a moment to also acknowledge powerful women who have made a deep impact in our personal lives, but maybe won’t be recognized by society. To that end, we asked the staff at Casa de Esperanza, “Who is one woman who has made a significant impact in your personal or professional life?”
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DREAM AND PROMISE ACT (H.R. 6) INTRODUCED
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On Wednesday, Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY) announced the
introduction of H.R. 6
, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 – an important bill that provides permanent protections for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) beneficiaries.
We are hoping that members of this coalition can help us build the momentum needed to pass this important piece of legislation, by issuing public statements and signing onto
this letter
of support for H.R. 6. To add your organization as an endorser, please complete
this google form
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Deadline to sign-on:
Thursday, March 28 at 5:30pm EST
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ASISTA provides information about updated immigration forms
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ASISTA has produced a new practice update to learn about important new changes to the I-539 and I-539A process and procedures.
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Following this public outcry and the fact that children have recently
died in custody
due to government neglect, 15 of the infants and their families were reportedly released from the Texas detention center. However, two infants remain in detention.
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Network News and Resources
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BlueCross BlueShield of California releases report on violence
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The report explores:
- The prevalence and consequences of domestic violence
- The drivers of domestic violence, pathways to domestic violence prevention
- The limitations of punitive approaches
- Insights and actions to strengthen prevention.
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UNHCR
launches Fundamentals of Immigration Detention e-learning course
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UNHCR launched the Fundamentals of Immigration Detention e-learning course and two thematic self-study modules on Immigration Detention Monitoring and on Alternatives to Detention.
Please note that in order to take full advantage of these learning initiatives you would also expect to have:
• Experience or future responsibility for conducting monitoring of immigration detention places and /or responsibility for supervising monitoring activities;
• Experience in or future responsibility for reporting on protection monitoring visits and/or drafting recommendations and other forms of follow-up activities to these visits.
The e-learning course and self-study modules are available in English, French, Arabic and Spanish.
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Getting Global: How to Integrate the United Nations into Your Graduate School Experience
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Accredited NGOSs are able to program workshops and symposia during UN Commission meetings, issue written statements for the UN record, and participate in hundreds of UN community events each year. The SPSSI NGO team offers several opportunities for SPSSI graduate student member involvement. Participants will learn how they can apply their training to act as advocates, researchers, and organizers in areas of sustainable development.
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Registration Open for Empowerment is Healing: Pacific Islander Violence Prevention Conference
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The 6th Annual National Pacific Island Violence Prevention Conference, "Empowerment is Healing," will be hosted in Salt Lake City April 11-13, 2019 by
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Harvard hosts conversation about gender-based violence & equity
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April 1, 2019
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. EST
Cambridge, MA
The Office of Sexual Assault Prevention & Response at Harvard University will host
Change in the Obama Era
, a reunion of high-profile women who worked in gender equity and against gender-based violence during President Obama’s administration.
The conversation will center on U.S. policy initiatives during the Obama era, particularly around the work of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, the White House Council on Women and Girls, and the Working Group on HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women.
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Bridging Research and Practice to Expand Our Reach
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March 21, 2018
Registration closes March 18
2 - 3:30 p.m. EST
To better understand who is underrepresented in victim services and why, the National Resource Center for Reaching Victims conducted a comprehensive assessment of the crime victims field. In this webinar, staff from the National Resource Center will provide an overview of the key findings from this assessment and discuss implications for the field.
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Inadmissibility Part I: Introduction to Inadmissibility in VAWA, U & T
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March 26, 2019
2 - 4 p.m. EST
*NOTE: This webinar is only free to ASISTA members
Have you received RFEs or denials for inadmissibility in U or T visas? Do you have a VAWA adjustment coming up at a local office? This webinar, part of a series, is designed to help you update and strengthen your skills and strategies for overcoming inadmissibility. Join Senior Policy Counsel, Cecelia Friedman Levin and Senior Legal Counsel Laura Flores Bachman for an interactive discussion.
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Preserving the Right to Parent: Custody Issues for Survivors with Disabilities
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April 16, 2018
2 - 3:30 p.m. EST
This
webinar will provide an overview of some of the unique difficulties survivors with disabilities may face in child custody and welfare cases - and provide suggestions for improvements to the system to ensure that survivors with disabilities are not separated from their children because of their disability.
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Understanding the Unodcumented Stress Cycle
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March 29, 2019
1 - 2:30 p.m. EST
In this webinar, Dr. Ellis introduces the Undocumented Stress Cycle; discerns different phases of the cycle, and based on this knowledge, discusses best practices for creating “stressor-free” safe spaces.
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Suggested Reading Corner: Women's History Month
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23 Badass Latin American Women Who Made History
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As/Is on BuzzFeed: 23 Badass Latin American Women Who Made History
This list names several Latinas, from Rigoberta Manchú to Eva Duarte de Perón, who have made powerful impacts on their countries, art, and culture.
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8 Women of Color on Whether Women's History Month Matters
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Article by Bustle.com: 8 Women of Color on Whether Women's History Month Matters
"Women’s History Month is typically lauded as an opportunity to
celebrate women’s achievements throughout history
. But whose history are we championing, exactly? As a young brown girl growing up in the Heartland, the women’s history I was taught in the classroom was limited and markedly one-sided."
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OVW Fiscal Year 2019 Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Solicitation
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Deadline
April 11
Through this grant program, Indian tribes receive support and technical assistance for planning and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction (SDVCJ) and funds to exercise the jurisdiction. The program encourages collaborations among tribal leadership, courts, prosecutors, attorneys, defenders, law enforcement, probation, victim services providers, and other partners to ensure that victims find safety and justice and that non-Indians who commit crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, and violations of protection orders in the Indian Country of the tribe are held accountable.
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OVW Fiscal Year 2019 Research and Evaluation ***UPDATED*** Solicitation
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Deadline EXTENDED TO
April 11
The purpose of the Research and Evaluation (R&E) Initiative is to research and evaluate approaches to combatting domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. By generating more knowledge about strategies for serving victims and holding offenders accountable, communities that benefit from VAWA funding will be better equipped to align their work with practices that are known to be effective, and they will be more capable of generating empirical knowledge on the efficacy of new and promising ways of doing things. R&E is designed to support researcher-practitioner partnerships and a broad range of research and evaluation methods, including qualitative, mixed-method, and quasi-experimental, and experimental designs. Because OVW has very limited funds to support research and evaluation, this initiative prioritizes topics for which a stronger evidence base would help OVW grantees use federal funds most effectively.
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OVW Fiscal Year 2019 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program
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Deadline
April 24
The Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (SAS Formula Program) was created by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, as amended by the technical amendments to that Act. The SAS Formula Program directs grant dollars to states and territories to assist them in supporting rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations or tribal programs that provide direct intervention and related assistance to victims of sexual assault, without regard to age. For additional information about this program see
https://www.justice.gov/ovw/grant-programs and
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/vawamei/saspformulamain.htm.
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Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
: Executive Director
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The Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV) is searching for an Executive Director to lead state-wide efforts to improve the coordinated community response to ending sexual violence.
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Men Can Stop Rape:
Development Manager
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Under the direction of the Executive Director and Deputy Director, the Development Manager is a full-time position and is responsible for performing fundraising responsibilities, including but not limited to, the tasks listed below. The Development Manager is a key position that will promote the sustainability and growth of Men Can Stop Rape by building and diversifying the organization’s financial 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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