09/08/2020
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Planning to host a conversation about sexual violence in your community? Using the Kitchen Table Conversations toolkit helps start that conversation and create a safe space to share those stories. #SurvivorsAgenda
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09/08/2020
NRCDV Webinars
Are you an advocate looking for free leadership and professional development opportunities? Check out NRCDV's webinar channel on YouTube for webinars on 📚digital storytelling, 🏠 housing survivors and pets, 🍼 trauma-informed birth support, 💕 racial and gender justice, and more!
This playlist includes webinars that NRCDV has hosted from 2005 to 2016. Many of the videos have supporting materials which can viewed by following the link ...
09/07/2020
Event Form | Domestic Violence Awareness Project
Domestic Violence Awareness Month is around the corner! Are you planning a #DVAM event in your community? 🗓 Add it to NRCDV's #DVAP Event Map to get folks to your event and tell the world that you support survivors.
SAFETY ALERT: If you are in danger, please use a safer computer and consider calling 911. The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 / TTY 1-800-787-3224 or the StrongHearts Native Helpline at 1−844-762-8483 are available to assist you.
09/07/2020
What To Do If You Suspect A Neighbor is Experiencing Domestic Violence During COVID-19
Are you wondering how to intervene or support survivors in your life? We love this guide from Mykie Ozoa and Khara Jabola-Carolus. Here's your #1thing to read today:
A Bystander Intervention Guide from Abolition Feminists
09/06/2020
One way #TeamNRCDV practices community care is our staff bookclub! 📚 This period’s pick is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. We haven’t finished it yet, but we’re appreciating the dialogue around race + racism and identity so far! #Care4Advocates has to be a priority. Have book suggestions for us? Comment below! Pictured is #TeamNRCDV's Morgan Dewey reposted from @ReaderWithACause on Instagram.
09/05/2020
Military sexual assault victims say the system is broken
The death and sexual harassment of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen prompted widespread calls for both justice and change. "These [sexual harassment or assault] cases are not handled properly and the follow-up care for the victim is not right," Kayla Kight, now a first lieutenant in the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade, told ABC News. More on #VAWnet:
Sexual harassment and assault in the military has been at the forefront of discussions for years as the military tries to address the problem and make it easier and safer for victims to report cases. The death and alleged sexual harassment of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen earlier this year has p...
09/05/2020
If you advocate for survivors, you must advocate for safe and affordable housing. Tusdae Barr's story matters. Tusdae Barr's story is not the only one. Housing is a social justice issue. #DVhousing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/15/eviction-coronavirus-houston/?arc404=true
09/04/2020
Press release: COVID-19 will widen poverty gap between women and men, new UN Women and UNDP data shows
"The poverty rate for women was expected to decrease by 2.7 per cent between 2019 and 2021, but projections now point to an increase of 9.1 per cent due to the pandemic and its fallout." More on #VAWnet:
The COVID-19 crisis will dramatically increase the poverty rate for women and widen the gap between men and women who live in poverty, according to new data released today by UN Women and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
09/04/2020
NRCDV Radio Podcasts
Looking for a new podcast? #NRCDVradio features interviews with advocates and partners from the field, real life stories from survivors, and innovative practices in advocacy. 🎧 Grab your headphones, your beverage of choice, and plug in! Listen now: bit.ly/NRCDVradio
Stories of Transformation is dedicated to lifting up and honoring the voices of survivors and advocates. NRCDV Radio features interviews with advocates and c...
09/03/2020
Black Women's Blueprint
📣WE ARE BEYOND EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE 4TH ANNUAL MARCH FOR BLACK WOMEN📣
Head over to our website blackwomensblueprint.org
To learn more about our purpose for the march this year, read our demands, ways to get involved, and how to continue supporting our work.
#marchforblackwomen #blacklivesmatter #blackwomenmatter #blacktranswomen #blacktranswomenmatter #blackgirlsmatter
09/03/2020
Episode 95: How to Do #MeToo Without Prisons (2 of 2) — Unladylike
Is it possible to combat sexual violence and support survivors without sending perpetrators to prison? Dr. Alissa Ackerman, a sex crimes policy expert and survivor, thinks so. 🎧 In this Unladylike episode, Dr. Ackerman outlines a powerful alternative to prison punishment called restorative justice and why she's living proof that it works.
Is it possible to combat sexual violence and support survivors without sending perpetrators to prison? Dr. Alissa Ackerman, a sex crimes policy expert and rape survivor, thinks so. In part two of two episodes reconsidering mainstream feminism's reliance on the criminal justice system, Dr. Ackerman o
09/03/2020
Episode 94: How to Abolish Prison Like a Feminist (1 of 2) — Unladylike
We've been doing a lot of thinking about what a world that supports Black survivors looks like. Looking for a new podcast? 🎧 In this Unladylike episode, Maya Schenwar explores crucial topics.
Recent calls to defund police and abolish prisons have raised the question: But what about rapists? In part one of two episodes exploring that question, prison abolitionist Maya Schenwar presents the case for looking outside the criminal justice system for safety and connects the dots between abolit
09/02/2020
Brave Questions: Recalculating Pay Equity
"What we need to do is acknowledge that there is shame and hurt in how much racist policies have privileged some and oppressed others." As advocates, we must act on the truth that economic justice, survivor justice, and racial justice are inextricably linked.
Asking Brave Questions Perhaps it was a gutsy move. The four of us, a multi-racial team of independent consultants for social justice organizations, working with a local food justice nonprofit on v…
09/02/2020
An Unacceptable Crisis: Incidents Of Domestic Violence Have Nearly Doubled During The Coronavirus Pandemic
If you or someone you know is looking for help there are advocates available. Free. Confidential. 24/7. Call 1-800-799-7233 or visit The National Domestic Violence Hotline. You're not alone. ❤️
Per a recent study, "the incidence of physical intimate partner violence in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic was 1.8-fold" higher, compared to 2017-2019.
09/02/2020
Jacqueline Miller (Healthy Actions Intervening Responsibly - HAIR Founder) is a wealth of information. Her wisdom is a gift. Learn more about this presentation below. ⬇️⬇️
09/01/2020
Housing Saves Lives
Did you know that domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness? It is. Access to safe and secure housing is sometimes all that stands between trans survivors and danger. 🏘 Tell HUD that trans survivors deserve safety and that #HousingSavesLives.
Access to safe and secure housing is sometimes all that stands between transgender people and deadly violence.
09/01/2020
Events | Domestic Violence Awareness Project
✨Announcing: Domestic Violence Awareness Project (DVAP) Event Map✨
Are you looking for ways to support survivors during Domestic Violence Awareness Month (#DVAM) in October? Are you planning an event for DVAM? Are you looking to connect with other advocates and activists during DVAM? Check out our #DVAP Event Map to see what's going on in your community!
SAFETY ALERT: If you are in danger, please use a safer computer and consider calling 911. The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 / TTY 1-800-787-3224 or the StrongHearts Native Helpline at 1−844-762-8483 are available to assist you.
08/31/2020
NRCDV Training Institute | National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
We have many upcoming leadership and professional development opportunities for advocates! Check out our FREE webinars on economic justice, dismantling white supremacy, healing, and supporting survivors. Sign up through our training institute here (bottom of page!). ⬇️⬇️
SAFETY ALERT: If you are in danger, please use a safer computer and consider calling 911. The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 / TTY 1-800-787-3224 or the StrongHearts Native Helpline at 1−844-762-8483 are available to assist you.
08/31/2020
From American Bar Association Section of Civil Rights & Social Justice: "We believe Restorative Justice is an option that can work well for gender-based violence cases & want to provide guidance to legal professionals." Are you a domestic violence legal advocate? Here's #1thing to watch today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVy-5u17M08&t
08/31/2020
Incremental Change Is a Moral Failure
Some Monday musings... There is no survivor justice without racial justice.
Mere reform won’t fix policing.
08/30/2020
Racial Equity Tools | Prevent IPV
#PreventIPV is a project of NRCDV. Every month, we feature one of our favorite prevention tools! #1thing you can do to combat racism today is to check out these anti-racist resources from Racial Equity Tools.
Racial Equity Tools is designed to support individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity. This site offers tools, research tips, curricula, and ideas for people who want to increase their own understanding and to help those working toward justice at every level – in systems, organization...
08/30/2020
How are prisons gender violence? In what ways does incarceration replicate abusive power and control dynamics? Why is abolition a feminist framework? Learn from the unparalleled wisdom and expertise of Dr. Beth Richie and Monica Cosby here. #FreeThemAll
(And learn more from Love & Protect and Moms United Against Violence and Incarceration)
https://youtu.be/nSF9VhxMorQ
08/28/2020
This week, #TeamNRCDV practiced community care in our bookclub! 📚 This pick was The Opposite Of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson. Our team appreciated the way themes of mental health, trauma, and relationships are explored. #Care4Advocates has to be a priority! How do you practice self care and community care? Have book suggestions for us? Comment below! (Pictured is our incredible #NRCDVTrainingInstitute Manager, Ivonne Ortiz!)
08/28/2020
SHP Peer Support: COVID-19 Special Topic Series
SHP Peer Support: COVID-19 Special Topic Series - https://mailchi.mp/nrcdv.org/covid19series-advocate-listening-session
08/28/2020
Es posible que sientas miedo por tu seguridad o la de algún ser querido durante la #COVID19. (CDC Foundation) Encuentra herramientas que ayudan en #QueHacerAhora: https://bit.ly/2020QueHacerAhora
08/28/2020
Guiding You to the next step in ending Violence
During tonight's #NRCDVlive webinar, we heard a spoken word piece from Justin Carter. It was a gift. Learn from him. Soak in his wisdom. And learn about inviting him into your community here.
We will never be free until the liberation of you, is tied to the liberation of me.
08/27/2020
Meeting this Moment: Meaningful Engagement for Social Change during Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Beyond
Starting in ONE HOUR! ⏳ Planning for #DVAM2020? You can still register for "Meeting this Moment: Meaningful Engagement for Social Change during Domestic Violence Awareness Month & Beyond" starting today at 4pm PT!
(Can't make it? Register. We'll send the recording! 💌) #DVAM | #1thing
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08/27/2020
WomensLaw.org
🗳 Survivors deserve to safely vote for lawmakers and other elected officials. Learn more about voting safely during COVID-19, navigating voter suppression tactics, and protecting privacy from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: https://bit.ly/ElectionAdvocacy
08/27/2020
The National Network to End Domestic Violence
Did you know that the Domestic Violence Awareness Project (run by our friends at the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence) has a ton of free awareness materials, themes, materials, supplies, and more for #DVAM? If you're starting to plan your fall events, check it out: https://dvawareness.org/
08/27/2020
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Survivors know best. This FreeFrom report shines a light on survivor needs with findings like: $1,280 = the average $ amount survivors report that harm-doers steal from them each month. Read on here.
08/27/2020
How can economic justice efforts lead to the prevention of sexual and domestic violence?
Financial abuse occurs in 99% of domestic violence cases. We cannot end violence without centering economic justice, and its explicit ties to racial justice. 💵 This #TAQ on #VAWnet from the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence helps connect the dots.
This TAQ explores 3 key strategies for furthering the prevention of sexual and domestic violence through economic justice. Brooke Ophardt, Cierra Bryant, and Nikki Kress offer their unique voices in 3 parts, connecting their own experiences to the importance of developing and promoting 1) microloans...
08/26/2020
The National Network to End Domestic Violence
🗳 Survivors' votes must be counted. There are ways to vote safely during #COVID19, navigate voter suppression tactics, and protect privacy. #1Thing you can do to empower voters who are survivors is to share these resources from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: https://bit.ly/ElectionAdvocacy
08/26/2020
NO MORE
Know the signs of verbal and emotional abuse:
- Extreme jealousy
- Constant put-downs, criticism, or threats
- Body shaming
- Harassment online, through text, or in-person
- Revealing private information
Learn more at nomoreverbalabuse.org. #NOMOREVerbalAbuse National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
08/26/2020
From the Executive Director’s Desk: How to Build an Equitable Workplace
Attention please! Some key points from Ebony Tucker, RALIANCE Executive Director:
– Nix salary history questions
– Question the gap bias
– Avoid the college trap
One way that employers can build more diverse and equitable workplaces is by fundamentally rethinking the hiring process.
08/26/2020
Addressing Harm, Accountability and Healing – Critical Resistance
Q: As an advocate, should I know how harm, accountability, and healing are interconnected?
A: We're here to help navigate this understanding. We're continuing to learn too! Critical Resistance has some great resources to start.
Community Accountability for Survivors of Sexual Violence Toolkit by Jane Hereth and Chez Rumpf This toolkit is a product of the Shifting from Carceral to Transformative Justice Feminisms Conference held at DePaul University on March 8, 2014. The toolkit provides background on a reading group held f...
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Our comprehensive technical assistance, training, resource development, and public policy advocacy are just a few examples of the many ways in which the NRCDV broadly serves those dedicated to ending domestic violence in relationships and communities. We encourage you to take a closer look and explore our many programs and initiatives as a resource to you in your domestic violence intervention and prevention efforts: Key Initiatives - 1. Building Comprehensive Solutions to Domestic Violence (http://www.bcsdv.org) 2. Domestic Violence Awareness Project (http://www.nrcdv.org/dvam) 3. The DV Evidence Project (http://www.dvevidenceproject.org) 4. VAWnet: The Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women (http://www.vawnet.org) Special Project - Runaway & Homeless Youth and Relationship Violence Toolkit (http://www.nrcdv.org/rhydvtoolkit)
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Hania, Advocate at Tahirih Justice Center, is an Essential Worker
"At Tahirih Justice Center, a lot of the families I work with reported difficulty affording food. Eviction is also a recurring concern..." shares Hania. Thank you for your advocacy, Hania. ❤️ Advocates are essential workers and the needs of advocates and survivors must be centered during #COVID19 and always. Learn more about Tahirih's work at Tahirih.org. #1thing
Jacqueline Miller, HAIR Founder, is an Essential Worker
Jacqueline Miller, founder of Healthy Actions Intervening Responsibly - HAIR is essential. Her work is essential. ❤️ During #COVID19, we cannot forget that believing survivors, creating supportive environments for Black girls, and strengthening community is essential work. Learn more about Jacqueline's work and bring her to your community here: Healthyactionsinterveningresponsibly.com #1thing
Hania (Tahirih Justice Center) es una trabajadora esencial
Los intercesores de la violencia domestica y la agresion sexual son trabajadores esenciales. 📹 En este video, la intercesora Hania, comparte la razón por la cual es una trabajadora esencial y explica como sus esfuerzos para ayudar a los miembros de las comunidades vulnerables, que son los más afectados por COVID-19, son cruciales ahora más que nunca. Más: Tahirih Justice Center y Tahirih.org #UnaCosa #1thing
Zakiya Bell-Rogers, Domestic Violence Advocate, is Essential.
"We're on the frontline so we can keep our community members safe," shares Zakiya Bell-Rogers, Helpmate advocate. We cannot forget: Domestic violence and sexual assault advocates are essential workers. We appreciate you. ❤️ More on Helpmate's work here: HelpmateOnline.org #1thing
Now is the time when this movement needs you! We're calling on our community to support us by joining the virtual #HighmarkWalk! We have until 6/30 to reach our goal, but we can’t do it without you. Grab your sneakers, leash up your dog, and get movin’ with us! Register a team, as an individual, or give today to support survivors and help end violence here: bit.ly/2020HighmarkNRCDV
The Intersections Between Domestic and Sexual Violence, Racism, and Homelessness
Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness. 🏘 As advocates, we must actively engage in anti-racist housing advocacy. The need for safe and affordable housing is one of the most vital and immediate concerns for survivors of violence and abuse. #DVhousing
Pushing back against #teendatingviolence begins with a Healthy Me. The Sitka Youth Leadership Committee 's Healthy Me, Healthy We Campaign for #TeenDVMonth focuses on healthy relations. See more resources at http://ow.ly/EXl350ykPnh Sitkans Against Family Violence #TDVAM #TDVAM2020 #1Thing
Let's talk #verbalabuse... Actually, let's talk #NOMOREVerbalAbuse... nomoreverbalabuse.org #ThisIsDV #1Thing NO MORE
You need an afternoon break. Grab that snickers and log into our Awareness Beyond DVAM webinar TODAY at 2pm ET. http://ow.ly/I72W50y28Hi #1Thing #AwarenessBeyondDVAM
“He said he would kill both of us if I told anyone.” “He told me I was lucky to have him because others would find my trans body repulsive and freakish.” “He threatens to have me deported. I would have to leave without my kids by myself.” #NOMOREVerbalabuse #ThisIsDV http://ow.ly/gbsG50xCuB5 NO MORE
Still time to polish up that resume and join our team of change makers. Check out our career opportunities at https://nrcdv.org/careers/ #nowhiring #helpwanted #careers
“Verbal abuse IS domestic violence. It causes invisible scars with potential lifetime impact. We are proud to join NO MORE in bringing visibility to this survivor experience, one that is so common, yet so often discounted. We want to validate this experience and bring it out of the shadows.” - Arlene Vassell, NRCDV Visit nomoreverbalabuse.org #NOMOREVerbalAbuse #ThisIsDV #1Thing #DV #domesticviolence
Many perpetrators of #domesticviolence have never raised a fist. #1thing you can do today is learn the facts. http://ow.ly/nxVX50xtR1v #NOMOREVerbalAbuse
We are overJOYed with your help to make #DVAM2019 a success. Thank you for sharing your #1Thing / #UnaCosa. Awareness continues all year long. DVawareness.org #AwarenessBeyondDVAM
Join the CEOs of National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and the National Domestic Violence Hotline for a Facebook Live discussion about the the current and future state of the #DV movement and the #1Thing we can all do to prevent gender-based violence
What is your #1 Thing to Foster Safe, Affordable, and Accessible Housing for Survivors? #DVAM2019 #UnaCosa
DV & Homelessness
The barriers are real. #DVAM2019 #1Thing #DVAM #UnaCosa #safehousing
DV & Homelessness
The need for safe and affordable housing is one of the most pressing concerns for survivors of violence and abuse. Understanding the connection and designing services that address the intersection is essential to survivors’ ability to recover from violence and move forward with their lives. #DVAM2019 #1Thing #safehousing
#1Thing can look like taking time to enjoy the things that are important to you. #UnaCosa #DVAM2019 #DVAM #DV #selfcare
National Call for Unity: #1Thing, One Movement
Start off #DVAM2019 with our National Call for Unity Live broadcast: #1Thing, One Movement: Working Together Towards Collective Liberation. Hear from advocates around the country on their commitment to building a unified movement.
This week's Three Questions & a Song video for #DVAM2019 helps you with those annoying little tasks like utilizing the images from our #1Thing Action Guide, creating social media banners and frames. You know, all those things that you are supposed to know how to do, but you forgot. 🤨
Part 3 of the Three Questions & Song series is here. Learn 3 #1Thing (s) to engage the media to get some exposure for your #DVAM2019 events & activities.
The #1Thing Action Guide provides tools, templates & tips (hey, the three T's) for planning a #DVAM2019 event. Now check out the 2nd video in our series, Three Questions & a Song. Do you see a pattern here?
#1Thing you can do to prep for #DVAM2019 is check out our #3Questions & a Song videos. This one talks about using social media - which hey, you are doing right now.
#VAWA19 has passed the U.S. House of Representatives! We thank everyone who has crafted and supported this important and life-saving piece of legislation that invests in protecting and increasing access for all survivors. Through policies, community response, and societal action we hope to not only improve the response to domestic violence, but to prevent its occurrence #VAWA4All
Digital Safety & Tacos on Taco Bout it Tuesday
Tech plays an integral role in teens’ lives, but it may be misused by dating partners to abuse. Our own Breckan Erdman talks about digital safety on Break the Cycle's Taco Bout It Tuesday. Learn more in our updated special collection for #TeenDVMonth http://bit.ly/2Dlq2Hb
#1Thing Facebook live for #DVAM2018.
Hi all! I'm Casey Keene and I'm thrilled to share the launch of our new Adult Children Exposed to Domestic Violence ACE DV speakers guide with you today!
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The barriers are real. #safehousing
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