Communities of Color Content Topic Results
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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.
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- 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.
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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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
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First Steps to Building an IDA Project in Native Communities
Publisher(s):This brief document presents an overview of the challenges and considerations when creating an IDA program with Native American communities.
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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.
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Shifting Power from the Inside Out: Lessons on Becoming Member-Led from Mujeres Unidas y Activas
Publisher(s): Produced collaboratively by Mujeres Unidas y Activas and RoadMap, Shifting Power from the Inside Out offers a new framework for community-based organizations on the evolution from member-based to member-led organizational structure, culture and practice.
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- Training Tools
Many Voices, Many Traditions: A FVPSA Toolkit for Working with Indigenous Partners
Publisher(s):Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center, Alliance of Tribal Coalitions to End Violence, National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC), National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), Pouhana O Nā Wāhine
This toolkit provides users with foundational knowledge and historical context when working with indigenous peoples, important landmark decisions that have had an impact on tribal and indigenous communities, as well as more practical information about FVPSA funding options and building equitable partnerships.
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Latinas and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This fact sheet addresses cultural and linguistic considerations for improving outreach into Latin@ communities with a special focus on Latinas. It promotes greater awareness of the barriers to services that Latina victims face and tools for removing those barriers.
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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.