VAWnet Event Calendar

This webinar will explore power-laden assumptions in the prioritization process and how it subsequently influences survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Presenters will describe the “pitfalls” of housing prioritization and will offer strategies to mitigate them

This webinar is designed to give lay leaders, congregants, and pastors alike the tools and strategies to address domestic violence from a faith perspective. The presenter will discuss the complex dynamics surrounding domestic violence, in particular spiritual abuse, as well as share helpful responses to survivors and paths to accountability for perpetrators.

What does sexual violence and healing look like in the Asian & Pacific Islander communities? This webinar from the National Organization of Asians and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence will explore how to create safe spaces to discuss violence and healing.

The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (API-GBV) is excited to be hosting a conversation with Dr. Nusrat Rabbee, author of War Heroines Speak: The Rape of Bangladeshi Women in 1971 War of Independence. During this session, participants will learn about the use of rape as a weapon of genocide in the war of 1971, and how it impacted not only the women, but also society in post-war Bangladesh.

Social service advocates and advocates for domestic and sexual assault survivors play a critical role in identifying the intersection of intimate partner violence, sexual assault and human trafficking in their work with clients. This training will describe the importance of culturally responsive methods in engaging survivors of human trafficking to provide the necessary supports needed to empower victims.

The 18th Hawai`i International Virtual Summit is a multidisciplinary gathering of professionals working together to tackle the major issues in fields dealing with violence, abuse, and trauma. International and local speakers come together to share their findings on causation, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation at both the global level and at smaller, community-based levels.