June 25 is International Day of AfroLatin American, AfroCaribbean and Diaspora Women’s Day
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Weekly Update from the National Latin@ Network
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Blog
Policy Alert
NLN News
Network News and Resources
Network Webinars
Funding Opportunities
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Te Invito provides prevention resources for Latino men and boys
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Although many prevention programs documented in the literature are limited in their inclusion of Latino men, a growing number of publications are beginning to document information for developing approaches relevant to Latino men.
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Your Senators want to hear from their constituents about #VAWA19 during the August Recess!
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On April 4th, the House of Representatives passed H.R.1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 (VAWA), with strong bipartisan support. As the Senate is working on their VAWA reauthorization, we have to pressure the Senate to ensure the bill is as similar to H.R.1585 as possible. It must maintain important protections for vulnerable survivors while making critical enhancements to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Your Senators will be home for FIVE WEEKS for the August Recess - and they need to hear from you!!! Go to
town hall meetings
and with your Senators and with others holding events in your state. Go to events where your Senators are appearing. Meet one-on-one with them and/or their staff.
This
EASY TO USE toolkit
provides information about what to say, how to set up meetings, and what 501(c)(3)s can and cannot do at candidate meetings.
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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.
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This podcast, published on International Day of AfroLatin American, AfroCaribbean and Diaspora Women’s Day. The theme for this year’s El Dia is Finding Home in Each Other. We invite you to engage with us and share practices that help you find the sacredness within you using the hashtag
#VirtualAltar
and
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July 31, 2019
1 - 2:30 p.m. EST
During this webinar, we will explore how Executive Directors lead, direct, and manage, and consider their own needs in-between. We will discuss the following questions: What are the most pressing issues facing Executive Directors that can make you lose sleep? What are the most important things you can do to support others in your organization? How do you work with and strengthen the relationship with your board of directors?
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Building Strong Partnerships and Collaborations
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August 7, 2019
1 - 2:30 p.m. EST
This webinar will explore explore what healthy collaborations look like and how you develop more equitable partnerships and approaches within your organization to support stronger and more sustainable organizations. What does a good collaboration look like? What are the possible challenges and rewards of collaborations? How can we best support strong and sustainable partnership for our organizations? This webinar is geared toward organizational and program leaders who have the responsibility of developing collaborations with others.
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Network News and Resources
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Representing the Domestic Violence Survivor, 2nd Edition
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The newly updated 2nd Edition of this landmark reference includes an all-new chapter on effective strategies for identifying, correcting, and reversing gender bias and its harmful, hidden impact on DV survivors in the court system.
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Deadline for Abstracts near for National DV Conference
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Deadline: July 29, 2019
The National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence provides valuable professional education on the latest research, practice, policy and advocacy responses to domestic and sexual violence for community based advocates and health professionals.
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NRCDV announces TA bundle
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NRCDV announced the Technical Assistance (TA) Bundle, a new resource that packages innovative TA Questions and complementary resources by theme, offering stories, resources, and promising practices for promoting advocates' and survivors' empowerment, healing, and wellness.
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Voices in Action Registration Price Increase Extended
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Voices in Action has extended its regular registration pricing for another 2 weeks, so register before the price goes up on
August 10th!
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API-GBV updates directory of CBOs for API survivors
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API-GBV's
Directory of Domestic & Gender Violence Programs Serving Asians and Pacific Islanders
includes information on over 160 amazing organizations across the U.S. and territories providing culturally-specific services or resources to Asian and Pacific Islander survivors of abuse. The Directory now also includes networks or coalitions providing resources, technical assistance/training, advocacy against gender-based violence, or other community services for API individuals.
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Toolkit for
Día Internacional de las Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora
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#VirtualAltar
#IAmNegrx
July 25th is celebrated in Latin American and El Caribe as the International Day of
AfroLatin American, AfroCaribbean and Diaspora Women’s Day. This event grew out of a gathering of 33 women from various Latin American nations in the Dominican Republic in 1992. Additionally, on July 25, 1992, La
Red de Mujeres Afro-Latinoamericanas, Afro-Caribeña y de la Diáspora
(Network of Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women of the Diaspora) was born.
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AIC releases factsheet about Institutional Hearing Program
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The Institutional Hearing Program (IHP) permits immigration judges to conduct removal proceedings for noncitizens serving criminal sentences in certain correctional facilities. Unfortunately, there is little reliable, publicly accessible information about how the IHP functions. Lack of information notwithstanding, a readily apparent problem with the IHP is that most noncitizens do not have access to attorneys who can represent them in their deportation hearings. Typically, these individuals fare much worse than those with an attorney.
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Network Webinars & Podcasts
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From Classroom to Dorm Room: Serving Survivors with Disabilities on Campus
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August 30, 2019
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
This webinar will provide an overview on the barriers that student survivors with disabilities face in seeking out and receiving services on campus as well as solutions that educational institutions can implement to address those barriers and ensure that they are equipped to meet the needs of all student who experience sexual assault.
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The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
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Opposing slavery in Cuba in the nineteenth century was dangerous. The most daring abolitionists were poets who veiled their work in metaphor. Of these, the boldest was Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, nicknamed Tula. In passionate, accessible verses of her own, Engle evokes the voice of this book-loving feminist and abolitionist who bravely resisted an arranged marriage at the age of fourteen, and was ultimately courageous enough to fight against injustice. Historical notes, excerpts, and source notes round out this exceptional tribute.
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Human Trafficking Leadership Academy
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Applications due: August 16, 2019
HTLA is an opportunity to collaborate with up to 11 other fellows who come from diverse backgrounds, traditions, cultures, and experiences. HTLA Class 5 fellows will use trauma-informed principles, survivor-informed practices, knowledge and understanding of culture/tradition in Native communities, and knowledge of health and wellness in Native communities. Selected candidates for Class 5 will work together to address the project question:
“How can culture be a protective factor in preventing trafficking among Native youth?”
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The Aurora Center for Advocacy & Education: Legal Advocacy Diversity Coordinator
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The Legal Advocacy Diversity Coordinator provides support, information, and academic and legal/court advocacy to victim/survivors/concerned persons of sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking and harassment for the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and Augsburg University with a focus on providing awareness and victim services to underserved/marginalized communities on campus.
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Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault: Executive Director
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The Executive Director will be a visionary leader who works with the Board of Directors to carry out the mission and goals of MNCASA. The Executive Director is responsible for the strategic planning, implementation, and ultimately the results of the organization including funding and financial support, highest quality of client programs and services, and for managing financial budgets and operational results.
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The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence: Social Change Attorney
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Transformative Leadership Responsibilities – Across the Organization • Demonstrate alignment with and operationalization of the Idaho Coalition Framework for Social Change across the work. • Examine your own privileges and connections to power and/or oppressions so that your work is in service to the last girl and serves our collective commitment to ending gender violence and multiple compounding systemic oppressions.
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Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence: Social Change Legal Assistant
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Work closely with the Director of Law & Policy and Social Change Attorney to provide high quality legal services, including completing administrative tasks essential to legal services, including intake, issue spotting, transcription, survivor support and resource referral, calendaring and scheduling of service-related matters, etc.
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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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