Advocates to the Front! 2024 WSCADV Conference

En honor a “Advocactes to the Front”, WSCADV tiene el honor de presentarles un panel de intercesoras latinas que han tenido un profundo impacto en sus comunidades a través de su pasión y dedicación a este trabajo. Agradecemos a nuestras panelistas Rosalinda Álvarez, Celia Guardado y Brandi Belgarde por todo el trabajo que han realizado para apoyar a los sobrevivientes latinos. Este taller se presentará en español con interpretación al inglés.

In honor of “Advocates to the Front”, WSCADV has the honor to present you with a panel of strong Latine advocates who have made a profound impact in their communities through their passion and dedication to this work. We are grateful to our panelists Rosalinda Alvarez, Celia Guardado, and Brandi Belgarde for all the work that they have done to support Latine survivors. This workshop will be presented in Spanish with English interpretation available.

Primary prevention initiatives are a critical component in the movement to end gender-based violence, but it can be challenging to juggle with many competing priorities and other contract requirements. This workshop will explore options for how and why to allocate resources towards prevention work, communication strategies to share the beneficial impacts of prevention initiatives with funders, donors, and community partners, and encouragement for managers, directors, and other leaders to "take the leap" in supporting prevention work to greater heights.

This workshop will consider how our movement requires leaders to hold the complexities of trauma-based work alongside our role responsibilities for grant compliance, laws, and HR.  With a lens of grace and compassion for the weight of that charge, participants will learn topics such as: 1) how nice is not always kind, 2) how positions of power require an ongoing commitment to earning trust 3) FEAST principles 4) how leaders are (good) people too, and 5) how to ensure our own needs are tended to so that we can sustain.  There will be time for Q&A for specific leadership/management questions during the final half hour of the session.

Transgender folks experience some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence. Yet, our field lacks the tools and knowledge to support survivors when they come to our agencies. Learn more about the reality of transgender IPV, barriers to accessing service, and how approaching service through a holistic approach can help transgender survivors towards safety.