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Combat Hate Crime Toolkits
Publisher(s):Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association collaborated on these toolkits to combat hate crimes. The toolkits provide basic and critical information for victims, community based organization, and community leaders.
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MTV's Decoded
Publisher(s): MTV’s Decoded with Franchesca Ramsey offers an excellent introduction to all of the "-isms," including, racism, sexism, classism, and more.
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Power and Control Tactics used against Immigrant Women
Publisher(s):This document describes some of the tactics used to abuse immigrant women. These include emotional abuse, economic abuse, sexual abuse, using coercion and threat, intimidation, isolation, and blaming women for inciting violence.
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Abuse in Later Life: A Webinar Series for Civil Attorneys and Legal Advocates
Publisher(s):National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL), American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence
This is a recorded 5-part webinar series on Abuse in Later Life. The target audience includes civil attorneys, legal advocates and others who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the topics.
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Quick Tips for Using an Interpreter
This resource offers guidance on communicating via an interpreter. Available in both English and Spanish.
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No Free Pass to Harass: Protecting the Rights of Undocumented Immigrant Women Workers in Sexual Harassment Cases
Publisher(s):This guide is intended as a tool for effective litigation of sexual harassment claims brought on behalf of immigrant women workers.
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Shared Leadership in Survivor-Serving Organizations
Publisher(s): This 3-part webinar series from Futures Without Violence's Supporting Organizational Sustainability (SOS) Project explores shared leadership models within survivor-serving organizations.
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Growing and Developing Healthy Relationships Curriculum
Publisher(s):Developed in Australia, this curriculum provides learning activities that aim to provide students with opportunities to develop the knowledge, understandings, skills and values related to the Growing and Developing Healthy Relationship topics. Topics include: staying safe, growing bodies, respectful relationships, emotional wellbeing, health literacy, and diversity.
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Introduction to Trauma, Healing & Resilience: For Rabbis, Jewish Educators, and Organizers
Publisher(s):This guide aims to synthesize the wide and deep fields of trauma studies, trauma healing, trauma-sensitive education and resilience, and to present this material in ways that are clear, accessible, relevant and applicable to Jewish life, education, organizing and spirituality, in order to create a more just and compassionate world
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A New Vision for Advancing Our Movement for Reproductive Health, Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Justice
Publisher(s):This article defines reproductive oppression; outlining and providing the three main frameworks to achieve reproductive justice. It describes the problem, the strengths and weaknesses of the struggle, and gives direction and vision for the movement.
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Trauma-Informed Care Toolkit for Youth Service Providers
Publisher(s):This toolkit was developed to introduce community-based organizations that serve youth who have experienced homelessness with resources to understand Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). The toolkit focuses on how service providers can support youth’s wholeness by cultivating safety, awareness, trust, and empathy.
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A Statewide Profile of Abuse of Older Women and the Criminal Justice Response
Publisher(s):This statewide study in Rhode Island of domestic violence in older women and the response of state authorities found a relatively larger proportion of intimate partner abuse than previously found in adult protective service surveys.