VAWnet Event Calendar

Futures Without Violence, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and Women Employed is launching The Pathways to Opportunity Initiative to create regional partnerships that enable organizations to collaborate in improving employment outcomes for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and harassment (DVSASSH). Join the kickoff webinar to learn how DVSASSH affects employment, introduce the organizations behind the initiative, and outline ways to participate in regional partnerships that support survivor-centered employment solutions.

Generative AI technologies have been rapidly adopted by many people, especially teenagers. While tools like chatbots can empower teens with enhanced educational opportunities and creative expression, they also introduce significant risks. In this talk, we will explore the impact generative AI is already having on teenagers. We will examine how platforms expose teens to various vulnerabilities.

Generative AI technologies have been rapidly adopted by many people, especially teenagers. This has brought forth a need for advocates working with children and youth who are experiencing dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking to understand how these technologies can create safety concerns. While tools like chatbots can empower teens with enhanced educational opportunities and creative expression, they also introduce significant risks.

When does attention turn into control? Having main character energy doesn’t mean losing your freedom, your voice, or your boundaries. Join us for a youth-centered webinar featuring members of the love is respect National Youth Council as they keep it real about dating, boundaries, and red flags. Love shouldn’t feel suffocating, and we want to break down unhealthy relationship behaviors and talk about what respect looks like.

Join Futures Without Violence for a powerful webinar that explores the complex intersection between violence and economic security, and illustrates the real challenges survivors face every day in the workplace. Together, we’ll explore how survivors navigate these barriers and what employers and coworkers can do to make a meaningful difference. Whether you're an HR professional, manager, employee, or community advocate, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge and tools to make your workplace a source of support for survivors seeking economic independence and safety.

NOVA’s Human Trafficking Response Academy is an introductory to intermediate level training course designed for victim advocates and allied professionals working with survivors of human trafficking. This training academy includes topics pertaining to both forms of human trafficking: sex trafficking and labor trafficking (forced labor). Through engaging online training and access to dynamic, experienced instructors, those who complete this course will feel better equipped to respond and support trafficking survivors.