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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.
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January 2012
Toward Healthy and Whole: Rethinking Gender and Transformation for Bois of Color
Publisher(s):This document describes the Brown Boi Project approach to gender transformation. Gender transformative learning builds an environment where mental health resources are de-stigmatized, new models for masculinity emerge, and boys of color are able to develop an empowering sense of self.
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- General Material
January 2012
Creating Accessible, Culturally Relevant, Domestic Violence and Trauma Informed Agencies: A Self Reflection Tool
Publisher(s):Accessing Safety and Recovery Initiative (ASRI), National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH)
This tool uses questions and discussion prompts to guide agencies through a self-reflective process, beginning with imagining how accessible, culturally relevant, and trauma-informed (ACDVTI) work might be carried out in their organization, and then thinking through the first steps and additional resources that will be needed for creating change.
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- General Material
January 2012
Handbook for National Action Plans on Violence Against Women
Publisher(s):This handbook outlines the international and regional legal and policy framework which mandates States to adopt and implement National Action Plans to address VAW, including a model framework for adoption.
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- General Material
November 2011
Theories that shape our work
Publisher(s):This page presents the various theories guiding the work of Men Can Stop Rape, including explanations for Bystander Intervention, Socio-Ecological Model for Prevention, Social and Emotional Learning Theory, and Dominant Stories and Counter-stories of Masculinity.
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- General Material
September 2011
We Can Do Better: Power and Control and Accountability Wheels for Male Aspiring Allies
These wheels, based on the Duluth Abuse Intervention Project (DAIP) model, provide a framework for explaining men’s abuse of power and control in work to address gendered violence. The author offers a model for accountable men’s work within anti-violence movements.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
August 2011
WEBINAR: Utilizing Social Media to Engage the Community
Publisher(s):This session focuses on effective use of social media to engage your constituents and get your message of anti-violence out to the community.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
August 2011
Youth Activist Prevention Toolkit
Publisher(s):This toolkit provides ideas for youth activists across the state to educate others about teen dating violence and to take action in their communities and schools.
Contents include:
You Can Make a Difference
Knowledge Is Power
Gain Support
Spread The Word
Hold A Club Meeting
Club Activities
Contact Your Local Domestic Violence Center
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- General Material
July 2011
Let's Stop Violence Before It Starts: Using primary prevention strategies to engage men, mobilize communities, and change the world (Workshop notes)
Publisher(s):This document represents the text of a one-day workshop presented by Dr Michael Flood. Hosted by the women’s organization Soroptimist International, the workshop took place in Mt Gambier, South Australia, on July 15th 2011. The workshop took up the second day of the two-day conference United Against Domestic Violence – Engaging All Men in Prevention.
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- General Material
June 2011
Partners in Social Change Newsletter: Engaging Men
Publisher(s):This issue of "Partners in Social Change" examines what it looks like to engage men in sexual violence prevention. Much of the work we do focuses on how communities can prevent sexual violence; therefore this issue seeks to examine men as a community that has the potential to help create social change.
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- Training Tools
January 2011
Advocacy Beyond Leaving: Helping Battered Women in Contact with Current or Former Partners, A Guide for Domestic Violence Advocates
Publisher(s):Using the familiar and concrete framework of woman-defined advocacy, the Guide explains advocates’ important role in safety planning when victims are in contact with current or former partners.
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January 2011
What Does It Feel Like When Change Finally Comes: Male Supremacy, Accountability and Transformative Justice
Publisher(s):This paper discusses the process of acknowledging, addressing, and taking next steps to challenge male-supremacy and dominant culture patriarchy in activist spaces.
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- General Material
January 2011
DELTA and DELTA PREP: Building Capacity for Primary Prevention of IPV
Publisher(s):This 2-pager describes the CDC funded DELTA and DELTA PREP projects that support state/territory domestic violence coalitions as they
1) build organizational readiness; 2) enhance their state and community-level abilities to prevent IPV; and 3) build evidence for effective primary prevention practices, programs, and policies.









