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Bisexual Crime Victims: Least Visible, Most at Risk

Bisexuals make up the most significant part of the LGBTQ community, yet are the most invisible and have some of the highest rates of victimization. The myth that they have …
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Bisexual Crime Victims: Least Visible, Most at Risk

Bisexuals make up the most significant part of the LGBTQ community, yet are the most invisible and have some of the highest rates of victimization. The myth that they have “the best of both worlds,” often makes invisible the reasons why this population is at-risk and the long-term health implications of these facts. How can the victim service field and LGBTQ advocates begin to better respond to this population’s unique needs? Take a listen.

Webinar Recording

FORGE, Inc. and Vera Institute of Justice
The Impact of Violence, Trauma, and Racial Oppression on Survivors

From a practitioner who directly works and identifies as a Native American women, Nicole Mathews provides an understanding of the complexity and various forms of violence experienced by historically marginalized …
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The Impact of Violence, Trauma, and Racial Oppression on Survivors

From a practitioner who directly works and identifies as a Native American women, Nicole Mathews provides an understanding of the complexity and various forms of violence experienced by historically marginalized communities, strategies for intervention, and intersectional responses being employed by advocates and educators.

Webinar Recording

Vera Institute of Justice and Women of Color Network, Inc.
Language Access for Law Enforcement

Leslye Orloff, Director of the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) and Wendy Lau, with the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence lead an insightful conversation based on the recommended …
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Language Access for Law Enforcement

Leslye Orloff, Director of the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) and Wendy Lau, with the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence lead an insightful conversation based on the recommended practices from the Department of Justice, key elements of language access plans, and share how agencies across the country are overcoming challenges. All to improve language access for limited English proficient survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault.

Webinar Recording

Other and Vera Institute of Justice
Language Access Bank

Ayuda, a legal and victim service organization in the Washington, DC area, applied for grant funding to run a centralized language service. It currently handles the language access needs of …
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Language Access Bank

Ayuda, a legal and victim service organization in the Washington, DC area, applied for grant funding to run a centralized language service. It currently handles the language access needs of more than 90 nonprofits in the area. Their program combines the elements of scaling-up, collaboration, and specialization as a trusted provider of language access and training. Explore the how and why through the lens of its current director.

Webinar Recording

Other and Vera Institute of Justice
Ordinary Magic: Working with Survivors of Violence

Resilience builds our ability to overcome risk, oppression and adversity to succeed in life. Researchers have been studying resilience for about 50 years and find that resilience is everywhere. It …
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Ordinary Magic: Working with Survivors of Violence

Resilience builds our ability to overcome risk, oppression and adversity to succeed in life. Researchers have been studying resilience for about 50 years and find that resilience is everywhere. It only takes ordinary interactions to help build or bolster the magic of resilience. Explore how we can work with survivors in a way that continues to build their resilience.

Webinar Recording

Caminar Latino and Vera Institute of Justice
Healing Informed Care for Survivors from Historically Marginalized Communities

As a way to re-release years of trauma-based on sexual assault, domestic violence, and other traumas– Zoe Flowers from WOCN, INC. shares her body, mind, and spirit connection techniques drawn …
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Healing Informed Care for Survivors from Historically Marginalized Communities

As a way to re-release years of trauma-based on sexual assault, domestic violence, and other traumas– Zoe Flowers from WOCN, INC. shares her body, mind, and spirit connection techniques drawn from decades of experience as a trauma practitioner and healer. More than ever, survivors and advocates alike need new ways to slow down, breath, relax and reconnect to their strength, creativity, and spirit.

Webinar Recording

Vera Institute of Justice and Women of Color Network, Inc.
Language Access for Advocates

This webinar will discuss lessons learned and experiences from the field around ensuring meaningful and effective communication with all survivors, with a special focus on situations that involve multiple language …
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Language Access for Advocates

This webinar will discuss lessons learned and experiences from the field around ensuring meaningful and effective communication with all survivors, with a special focus on situations that involve multiple language needs, languages of limited diffusion and scarce resources. Presenters will explore the legal and ethical mandates for language access, strategies for language advocacy both within and outside one’s organization, and we will offer a multilayered approach to language accessibility that involves developing a relationship with an interpreting agency, utilizing bilingual staff, and developing meaningful community partnerships.

Casa de Esperanza and Casa de Esperanza - National Latin@ Network and Vera Institute of Justice
Language Access Accountability: Experiences from a New York Community

How can we hold the police accountable? Cecilia Gaston, former Executive Director of Violence Intervention Program in New York, will share lessons learned from the process of keeping New York …
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Language Access Accountability: Experiences from a New York Community

How can we hold the police accountable? Cecilia Gaston, former Executive Director of Violence Intervention Program in New York, will share lessons learned from the process of keeping New York Police Department accountable on their language access obligations, their legal settlement and the repercussions for all stakeholders. The conversation will break down language barriers by working with systems, communities, and organizations.

Webinar Recording

Casa de Esperanza and Vera Institute of Justice
Centering the Voices of Latinx Survivors: Engagement vs. Outreach

The number-two reason why survivors continue to be undeserved is lack of trust, as identified in our National Resource Center for Reaching Victims field survey of over 1,900 agencies. Casa …
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Centering the Voices of Latinx Survivors: Engagement vs. Outreach

The number-two reason why survivors continue to be undeserved is lack of trust, as identified in our National Resource Center for Reaching Victims field survey of over 1,900 agencies. Casa de Esperanza shares this vital and useful Fuerza Unida tool for practitioners and agencies to build better connections with the community. *Fuerza Unida, a framework for engaging communities. Used in Casa’s de Esperanza local program in MN*

Webinar Recording

Casa de Esperanza and Casa de Esperanza - National Latin@ Network and Vera Institute of Justice
Language Access for Lawyers and Criminal Justice Professionals

Has your agency developed and implemented a language access plan to ensure meaningful access to everyone in your community? Are there assessments and protocols in place to ensure the selection …
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Language Access for Lawyers and Criminal Justice Professionals

Has your agency developed and implemented a language access plan to ensure meaningful access to everyone in your community? Are there assessments and protocols in place to ensure the selection of qualified interpreters and translators? Providing language access is not only victim-centered and critical to saving lives, but it is the law. Federal requirements (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act & The American with Disabilities Act) for language access and how to address challenges in implementing language access will be at the center of this webinar.

Webinar Recording

Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence and Casa de Esperanza and Casa de Esperanza - National Latin@ Network and Vera Institute of Justice

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