Education & Outreach Quarterly Newsletter

Women's Advocates Quarterly Education & Outreach Newsletter – July 2023

Summer is here, and with it comes plenty of outdoor community events for the Education and Outreach team! If you find yourself enjoying a community festival around the Twin Cities this summer, chances are you’ll run into Women’s Advocates. Don’t be afraid to stop and say hello! We have some great new programming lined up this summer. See below for all of our event or webinar dates.

Featured Upcoming Webinars

Preventionist

Huddle

4/19 – 1:00-2:30pm CST

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How Domestic Violence Homelessness Impact Mental Health

5/17 – 12:00-1:30pm CST

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Dealing with Grief After an Abusive Relationship

6/2 – 12:00-1:30pm CST

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Need some downtime?

Try 30-Minute Chair Yoga with Brenda!

Join us monthly for some mindful breathing and stretching facilitated by Brenda Hershey, President and Founder of TRY Global and friend of Women’s Advocates. TRY Global is an organization dedicated to bringing trauma-informed yoga and meditative practices to vulnerable populations all over the world. In these 30-minute seated yoga sessions, Brenda leads participants through gentle stretching and visualization techniques that center and ground both body and mind.

Join us this Wednesday, July 12th, from 12pm-12:30pm CST!

In-person event:

Self-Defense Workshop

We’re hosting our first in-person community event since 2019... a self-defense workshop! You’re invited to attend this free training, facilitated by Underground Boxing (a woman-owned fitness center in Red Wing, MN). We hope to see you there!

When: Saturday, July 22nd, 11:30am-1pm

Where: Martin Luther King Jr. Rec Center in Saint Paul

Request a Presentation

Want to learn more about how to support the victim-survivors in your life? Our team offers a series of five core trainings that explore various aspects of domestic violence and promoting healthy relationships where we live and work. All trainings are free of charge, 90 minutes in length, and occur virtually over Zoom. We would be thrilled to partner with your organization to spread the word about how you, too, can be a part of breaking the cycle of domestic violence.

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Request Safety Resources

& Presentations

Schedule a free presentation here and click here to request safety resources or download them if you are outside the state of Minnesota.

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SUPPORT US

We try to make our events as accessible as possible by offering them for free.

However, if you are able to donate any amount to help us further our

Outreach and Education efforts, that would really help us out!

Donate today!

Thank you, Ally Circle!

We’d like to thank the businesses and corporations that have allied with Women’s Advocates to invest in our continuous and historic commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence in the Twin Cities area and beyond. View the whole Ally Circle here.