
06/26/2023
DC Anti-Violence Project updated their business hours.
DC Anti-Violence Project updated their business hours.
Formerly known as GLOV, DC Anti Violence Project works to address all forms of violence against the L
The primary mission of the DC Anti-Violence Project (DCAVP) is to work to reduce violence against LGBTQIA+ individuals (and those perceived as LGBTQIA+) through community outreach, education, and monitoring cases to ensure that the rights and dignity of LGBTQIA+ victims of violence, trauma and abuse are respected and protected. DCAVP also seeks to assist survivors of anti-LGBTGIA+ violence by advo
cating on their behalf, encouraging reporting, and providing a community of support. For more information, visit www.thedccenter.org/dcavp or e-mail [email protected].
DC Anti-Violence Project updated their business hours.
It's now easier to contact DC Anti-Violence Project.
DC Anti-Violence Project updated their information in their About section.
Happy Pride!!
The next HBTF meeting will feature speakers about the history of LGBTQ+ activism.
https://usao.webex.com/webappng/sites/usao/meeting/info/5274ce316c284252b256f77b15ac9da5?siteurl=usao&MTID=m6b626ea7a44bd1d0c2d17138dd194a3d
OUTSPOKEN: A Night of Q***r Expression -- TONIGHT!
https://www.capitalpride.org/event/outspoken/
This space is open to ALL, we welcome all gender identities and especially encourage our transwomen and cis-women community to share their words on the mic. Audience members can expect a diverse chorus of voices, and an array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, and more!
Seeking: social justice advocate to work with the DC Anti-Violence Project!
https://thedccenter.org/case-management-advocacy-specialist-position-available/
Case Management & Advocacy Specialist Position Available May 16, 2023 by Laya M Case Management & Advocacy Specialist The DC Center for the LGBT Community The DC Center for the LGBT Community is hiring! Since 2003, the DC Center has worked to educate, empower, celebrate, and connect the le***an, gay...
We’re hiring! If you’re a trans or non-binary DC resident, apply to join the team for “Get Empowered: Safety and Wellness Skills for DC’s Trans Community.” You’ll learn skills for safety and confidence, and then join our teaching team to share those skills with others. Pay starts at $25/hr. This program is made possible by a grant from the Mayor’s Office on LGBTQ Affairs. To find out more and apply, go to bit.ly/3JFBQGZ. Deadline to apply is May 8; only 10 slots available.
DEFEND YOURSELF TRANS HIRING RECRUITMENT
Are you a trans or nonbinary DC resident who wants to learn skills to feel safer and more confident? Defend Yourself is hiring trans and non-binary teachers (this is a paid opportunity). You’ll first learn personal safety skills, then learn how to teach those skills to the broader community.
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HmmMj_LmZNmGDnFtT2C0jm_jJpW97CmKhV0_9RbCtV4/viewform?edit_requested=true
Tonight! Hate Bias Task Force meeting via Webex. Open to public.
https://usao.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinservice/sites/usao/meeting/download/5274ce316c284252b256f77b15ac9da5?siteurl=usao&MTID=m6b626ea7a44bd1d0c2d17138dd194a3d
DC-based A/PI Community: Our partners at DVRP are seeking your experiences for their new A/PI Community mental health survey: https://mailchi.mp/dvrp/catch-up-with-us-updates-from-dvrp-6032921?e=472bd15a26
Intake interviews are available for the upcoming 10-week Q***r All Genders Working Through Trauma group. See information here: https://thedccenter.org/working-through-trauma-therapy.../ Please share!
Thank you for the ways you help change the world.
Resources and Safety Planning for Stalking Survivors: Webinar & Panel Discussion:
Join Network for Victim Recovery of DC and other local and national victim services organizations for a discussion about stalking, safety planning strategies and the local resources available to support stalking survivors in the District of Columbia.
Join Network for Victim Recovery of DC and other local and national victim services organizations for a discussion about stalking, safety planning strategies and the local resources available to support stalking survivors in the District of Columbia.
TONIGHT: Trans History Initiative, Rainbow History Project's "Talking Trans History" Panel!
Panelists: Earline Budd, Rayceen Pendarvis, and Gabrielle "Gibby" Thomas.
The panel will be at the Southwest Library branch of the DC Public Library, 900 Wesley Place, SW, from 6:30 to 7:30pm on Tuesday, January 24. The panel will be recorded by Small Wonder Media and later posted to the RHP YouTube channel.
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged but not required. You can RSVP at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-trans-history-panel-tickets-515664074127
DC AVP is saddened to hear about the death of Jasmine "Star" Mack, a transgender woman who was killed recently in Washington DC. Please join HIPS, the Mayors Office of LGBTQ Affairs, AVP, and other community organizations in honoring her life and demanding accountability from city leaders at a candle light vigil. Information is as follows.
Safe and healthy holidays to all.
This National Needs Assessment by AVP and Strength in Numbers will gauge the breadth and scope of hate threats against LGBTQ safe spaces.
Rest in Power ❤️
Join the Hate Bias Task Force this week for their meeting on how to help a gun-violence victim.
https://usao.webex.com/webappng/sites/usao/meeting/info/5274ce316c284252b256f77b15ac9da5?siteurl=usao&MTID=m6b626ea7a44bd1d0c2d17138dd194a3d
More great workshops from our friends at Defend Yourself, just in time for the holidays!
https://madmimi.com/p/ec9ae41?pact=574593-170143191-13307281017-c36baa43fad388484d359275052c50f17774a301
The holidays are coming! (It doesn't have to be awful.) Time with family over the holidays is often idealized. But we know that for many of us it...
The U.S. Trans Survey is open!
The USTS documents the lives and experiences of trans and nonbinary people ages 16+ in the U.S. and U.S. territories.
Two more great classes coming up with our friends at Defend Yourself.
Dear friends, We’re thrilled to let you know we’ve got two new classes coming up for you. What makes them special? The first one, Resist: Skills for...
PENDING: We are hiring a full-time Case Manager and DCAVP Advocate! Please share the post. See full description here: https://thedccenter.org/cmaspecialist/
Case Management & Advocacy Specialist Position Available October 3, 2022August 31, 2022 by Laya M The DC Anti-Violence Project of the DC Center for the LGBT Community is seeking a community-based trauma-informed mental health professional to provide case management services to and advocacy for LGBTQ...
LGBTQ-welcoming IPV support group:
The Wendt Center has a few additional spots open for the next Intimate Partner Violence Support Group. This virtual 12-week support group for survivors of intimate partner violence will be facilitated by Claire Bernstein, LICSW. The group be held on Thursdays at 5:30pm on Zoom, starting on September 22nd. The group is open to adult survivors who identify as women and are currently in or have previously been in a violent or abusive partner relationship.
Interested clients should call the Wendt Center to complete an intake: 202-204-5021.
Interpreter services are available as needed and requested for Limited English Proficient individuals. Email Claire Bernstein at [email protected] with any questions.
Center Aging LGBTQ+ Women's Social and Discussion Groups meet monthly. Join us!
https://thedccenter.org/events/center-aging-womens-social-discussion-group-via-zoom-2022-09-06/
TONIGHT ---
Reminder: the DCAVP is not meeting this month for summer break. But if you are looking for something empowering to attend, our partners at NVRDC (Network for Victim Recovery of DC) are offering an event that looks good!
Registration is available here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcldeqprDkuE9wBeni4a4gNdD1QrLTl0-j5
"How could DC as a community better respond after harm? Join NVRDC (Network for Victim Recovery of DC) and Free Minds on August 23rd at 7PM for a conversation facilitated by Community Mediation DC in the second event in our Community Voices & Visioning series as we explore the impact of restorative justice practices. Participants will explore what trauma, violence, and oppression have done to our community and what steps the community can take as individuals, leaders, and collectively to foster or improve community safety."
Registration is available here!
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcldeqprDkuE9wBeni4a4gNdD1QrLTl0-j5
NOTE: NO DCAVP meeting this month. Instead we recommend taking a "virtual field trip" at 6pm this Thursday to attend "How to be an Ally in Hate-Bias Incidents." The USAODC Clergy Ambassador Program and Hate Bias Task Force have joined forces to offer this bystander training.
This event will be held virtually, via Zoom on July 28, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/91204591617
Meeting ID:912 0459 1617 | Dial: 1 301 715 8592 US
For more information and special accommodations contact Lenney Lowe, 7D Community Outreach Specialist (202) 730-6409 / [email protected].
Please see attached for a research participants opportunity for TGNC survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.
We've eliminated the need to RSVP, please join here today at 6 pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89204120272?pwd=b3NWUVIvLzVrUXZ0QUVUYlFRd2Vwdz09
Thursday, July 14th, the DC Center for the LGBT Community is partnering with the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) to host a listening session with the LGBTQ+ Community in and around Washington, DC.
Representatives will be available to talk about your rights and answer questions, as well as talk about what steps you can take if you feel like you have been discriminated against by an employer.
If you're interested in registering for the virtual zoom session, please email [email protected] for the link! The event is free and unrecorded, so you can bring any concerns and questions you have in a safe space.
If you need ASL interpretation for this event, please let us know ASAP so we can arrange for services.
GET FOOD HELP: Federal Nutrition Programs and Emergency Food Referral Chart for LGBTQ Individuals & Families
https://frac.org/wp-content/uploads/FRAC_FNP-LGBTQ_Chart3.pdf
Anti-Patriarchy group starting up:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/LGBTQ/Metro-DC-PFLAG-Gen-Res.pdf
On this day three years ago, the DC Anti-Violence Project assisted in organizing a community vigil to raise awareness and support for members of the transgender community who were targeted by violence. Rest in Power. We will continue to say their names.
LGBTQIA2S+ facing discrimination at work? EEOC and DOL want to hear all about it!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/74449860365?pwd=RElKOUc1aUlEaVhHRGJSdUx6Q0ljdz09
Coming up: Empowerment and Self-Defense: Intro for BIPOC
https://defendyourself.org/
More safety, more confidence, more freedom, more fun!
Two Safety Planning workshops being offered by our partners at DVRP...
Upcoming BIPOC Empowerment & Self Defense class: https://defendyourself.org/find-a-class/
Find a class Empowerment and Self-Defense: Claim your confidence Be the Change: Active bystander skills for stopping hate Empowerment and Self-Defense: Intro for young teens About our classes Defend Yourself has classes for everyone, no matter what your age or ability. Whether you’re dealing with ...
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