Date

Event (Click on Title for more information)

June 30 - July 1, 2008

Faith in Violence-Free Families:
Advocates & Faith/Spiritual Leaders Working Together

The Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco, California
June 30th-July 1st, 2008

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with more information and a registration form.

July 18-23, 2008

NCADV's 30th Anniversary Conference:
Building Grassroots Leadership for Social Justice

July 18-23, 2008
The Omni Shoreham, Washington, DC

*With a special Legislative Action Day being held Tuesday, July 22nd

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NCADV's 2008 Conference Scholarship Application

NCADV's Women of Color Caucus Calls for Participation 

Alianza will present the following two workshops at the conference:

Working with Men and Boys to End Domestic Violence in Latino Communities

Alianza believes that our work with men is about social change. Cultural values and traditions that may support and condone domestic abuse must be identified and questioned. At the same time, those traditions and values that enhance life-giving and respectful relationships must be emphasized and used extensively in programs, interventions, campaigns and trainings in our communities.  With the well being of women, men and children at the center, these initiatives should always be based on a careful gender analysis that also includes histories of oppression and current life challenges such as poverty and immigration issues, among many others.  Finally, our work with men and boys is essential in order to stop the intergenerational cycle of violence and help build safe, healthy, and thriving families for the sake of our children and grandchildren. Our work with men must be carried out at both the intervention and prevention levels.  Thus, at the same time that we work with men who have used violence against their partners and children, we must also engage men who have never used violence and want to join the work of eradicating domestic violence from our communities.

On the Road to Social Transformation: Utilizing Cultural and Community Strengths to End Domestic Violence

Alianza aiso to foster dialogue about our collective obligation to develop culturally proficient services to better meet the needs of our increasingly diverse population. While domestic violence affects all groups, to successfully address the problem will require domestic violence providers to develop culturally responsive programs and strategies that build upon cultural and community strengths and eliminate barriers to information and services.  Under a human rights approach to achieving cultural proficiency, individuals and organizations recognize the need to go beyond simply acquiring cultural knowledge in order to best serve clients or constituents and work towards creating multicultural institutions committed to human rights and social change. The goal of this workshop is to articulate key elements of culturally proficient domestic violence programming in working with Latino communities, which were compiled through the collective efforts of Alianza’s Cultural Proficiency Task Force. Additionally, we will share recommendations and promising practices for improving access and services for Latinas/os.

August 6 - 8, 2008

The Women of Color Network
        

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Enhancing Leadership, Impacting Communities: National Leadership Institute For Advocates Serving Battered Women of Color

The Women of Color Network (WOCN) will conduct a Leadership and Mentor Training Institute on August 6 - 8, 2008, in New Orleans, LA. Registration is available to OVW Grantees and Community-based Advocates who are not OVW funded.   

If you are interested in attending, please go to the registration links below.

For more on the Institute objectives and other details, download the Institute Flyer at: http://pubs.pcadv.net/wocn/infoinstflyer.pdf 

If you are an OVW Grantee or work for an OVW funded program, you can apply with the following registration form – please read instructions carefully:  http://pubs.pcadv.net/wocn/leadershipregform.pdf

If you are a Community-Based Advocate without OVW funding, you can apply with the following registration form – please read instructions and criteria carefully: http://pubs.pcadv.net/wocn/communityregform.pdf

NUESTRAS VOCES/OUR VOICES:
Collaboration and Transformation en la Comunidad

Arte Sana National Conference

August 18-19, 2008
Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade
9821 Colonnade Blvd
San Antonio, Texas

Conference starts at 8:00 am and ends at 5:30 both days.

Arte Sana is pleased to announce "NUESTRAS VOCES / OUR VOICES: Collaboration and Transformation en la Comunidad.” The goals of this two-day capacity-building event include: eliminating victim service barriers and engaging our communities as active partners in prevention, risk reduction and advocacy efforts. The conference also aims to improve outreach to marginalized Latina@ victims of sexual and intimate partner violence, and to help build effective connections with Latin@ communities at large.

Please join Latina victim advocates and allies from across the nation in beautiful San Antonio, Texas to share, learn and be inspired!

Register at:  www.arte-sana.com/nuestras_voces_08.htm