Communities of Color Content Topic Results
The results displayed below have been grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections - containing our most highly valued resources - then by individual related materials. Refine your search by category, types, author and/or publisher using the options provided. Sort by date published, date added, or alphabetically. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
Materials
Materials
- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1999
The Austin Community Domestic Violence Project: A Blueprint for Raising Community Awareness and Promoting Local Action
Publisher(s):Describes a community organizing project that worked within an African American community to mobilize and train citizen leaders and business gatekeepers to safely and effectively intervene in domestic violence cases and raise neighborhood awareness.
Materials
- General Material
January 1999
Coordinated Community Response to Stop Violence Against Native Women
Publisher(s):This publication describes effective collaborations between battered women's shelters and several community entities.
Materials
- General Material
October 1998
Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Working with Immigrant Battered Women
Publisher(s):This document suggests service providers to become familiar with the laws that affect immigrant women, to develop multi-lingual and multi-cultural staff and develop contacts with people from diverse cultures in their communities.
Materials
- General Material
January 1996
Including Race in Feminist Theory
This article discusses feminist theory and practice as it relates to race. Describes the interlocking nature of oppression - incorporating race, gender, and class to develop a fuller understanding of discrimination.
Materials
- General Material
January 1993
Three Perspectives on Workplace Harassment of Women of Color
Publisher(s):For women of color, sexual harassment is rarely, if ever, about sex or sexism alone; it is also about race. This article examines workplace harassment of women of color from the perspectives of harassers, women of color themselves, and the legal system.
Materials
- General Material
Achieving Native Financial Empowerment: Vita Sites And Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Publisher(s):This webpage provides information and links to resources about VITA Sites and EITC in Native Communities.
Materials
- General Material
Collaborating for Justice for Older African Americans: A Guide for Elder Justice Teams to Build Equitable Partnerships with Culturally-Specific Organizations
Publisher(s): This guide aims to equip professionals working with older adults to build stronger and more equitable collaborations with African American community-based and culturally-specific programs. Through these collaborations, older African Americans impacted by elder abuse will have greater access to effective and culturally responsive services and supports
Materials
- General Material
Latina Portrait: Latina Queer Women in Chicago
Publisher(s):In 2006 the board of directors of Amigas Latinas initiated the Proyecto Latina: Descubriéndonos survey project in order to document and make known the unique experiences and challenges that Latina LGBTQQ women face in Metropolitan Chicago. This report documents the key findings from the project.
Materials
- General Material
50 Messages 50 Faces
Publisher(s):Promotores from the Entre Amigos group starred in the bilingual video "50 Messages 50 Faces" as part of their on-going campaign to challenge social norms that perpetuate violence against women.
Materials
- General Material
Mistreatment of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Elders
Publisher(s):This research brief synthesizes the latest available information and research relating to the mistreatment of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) elders.
Materials
- General Material
Police Brutality Against Women of Color and Trans People of Color: A Critical Intersection of Gender Violence and State Violence
Publisher(s): This fact sheet analyzes the intersections of race, gender identity, state violence, and gender-based violence.
Materials
- General Material
What do we know about domestic violence within immigrant communities?
Publisher(s):This document offers fully-cited statistics and talking points on domestic violence within immigrant communities.