New to this country, many immigrant survivors lack an understanding of the US credit and financial system, making them particularly vulnerable to economic abuse and coerced debt. As a result, immigrant survivors face deep economic and consumer rights needs that are in need of creative, culturally relevant advocacy.
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The Battered Mothers Custody Conference is an annual grassroots, non-profit, all-volunteer conference dedicated to providing education, support, and networking opportunities to mothers seeking legal protections for themselves and their children from the family courts.
Centering Survivor Dignity: Applying the Wisdom of Social Movements to Address Health Needs (Part 2)
In this 4-part webinar series, participants will learn from programs implementing strategies that promote economic justice, housing stability, food sovereignty, and harm reduction. Part 2 will discuss how domestic violence programs can advocate for survivors who use drugs by investing in harm reduction and fighting against stigma, and explore the bigger picture of how the overdose epidemic impacts survivors of domestic violence.
Centering Survivor Dignity: Applying the Wisdom of Social Movements to Address Health Needs (Part 3)
In this 4-part webinar series, participants will learn from programs implementing strategies that promote economic justice, housing stability, food sovereignty, and harm reduction. Part 3 features insights on guaranteed income programs for immigrant survivors and an innovative culinary workforce training rooted in cultural storytelling.
Centering Survivor Dignity: Applying the Wisdom of Social Movements to Address Health Needs (Part 4)
In this 4-part webinar series, participants will learn from programs implementing strategies that promote economic justice, housing stability, food sovereignty, and harm reduction. Part 4 will highlight two Indigenous housing justice programs as they share their approaches to empowering survivors and creating safer spaces within their communities.
In this peer to peer forum, instructors will facilitate a discussion around GAL emerging issues, best practices, and steps to improve outcomes for children and victim-parents when working with appointed GALs.