| Praxis International
Praxis International, Inc. is a nonprofit research and training organization that works toward the elimination of violence in the lives of women and children. We work with local, statewide, and national reform initiatives to bridge the gap between what people need and what institutions provide. Since 1996, we have worked with advocacy organizations, intervention agencies, and inter-agency collaborations to create a clear and cooperative agenda for social change in their communities.
 Advocacy Learning Center
Class I application now open!
Applications are due by Wednesday, May 22 at 5 pm Central. Class I beings August 2013. To find out more, go to How to Apply Contact advocacy@praxisinternational.org with questions.
There will be a recording of the 4/18 Class I Application Info Session available on the Advocacy Learning Center's home page.
Welcome Class H!
Class H began March 5, 2013. Classes F & G are also in progress. Read more about the ALC.
Thus far, we've had 143 programs and 377 advocates taking the course! See who
What advocates are saying:
“I wish I could re-do my last five years of advocacy.”
“I have worked in
this field for 17 years and was feeling burned out, serving a never
ending stream of women and not making a difference. Now I’m re-energized
to work as a collective to make a difference.”
“I train people in systems advocacy and this is an incredible way to support advocates to learn.”
“This made me engage with difficult issues yet I left feeling energized and inspired rather than discouraged.”
On February 14, 2013 Praxis' St. Paul office welcomed 70 people joining us for an intertribal round dance and Strong Woman Song in conjunction with thousands of events occurring around the globe in an international effort to raise awareness and demand an end to violence against all women.
To learn more about 1 Billion Rising, and see photos and video of events around the world, click on their logo. Strike. Dance. Rise!
 Blueprint for Safety
The Blueprint for Safety is a prototype that can be used by any community hoping to link its criminal justice agencies together in a coherent, philosophically sound domestic violence intervention model. Read more
Download for free or purchase a printed copy of the Blueprint for Safety: An Interagency Response to Domestic Violence Crimes.
Please contact Denise Eng, Praxis International: 651-699-8000, ext. 21 or denise@praxisinternational.org if you have questions.
Articles related to the Blueprint:
Blue Earth County launching domestic violence Blue Print for Safety planhttp://m.mankatofreepress.com/MFP/db_264901/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=x97xlvIb
New Washington County program aids domestic abuse victims
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/156874195.html
St. Paul has new Blueprint for tackling domestic violence
http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/89744832.html
St. Paul preps 'Blueprint' for better domestic violence response
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/04/01/domestic-abuse-blueprint/
 Advocacy Learning Center
Welcome Class H!
If you missed the deadline for Class H, consider applying to Class I, beginning August, 2013. To find out more, go to How to Apply and be sure to review the
ALC flyer and Course Schedule.
Watch the website for the announcement of the opening of the application, or contact advocacy@praxisinternational.org if you have questions.
Class H begins March, 2013! Classes E, F & G are also in progress.
Read more about the ALC.
Thus far, we've had 143 programs and 377 advocates taking the course! See who
What advocates are saying:
“I wish I could re-do my last five years of advocacy.”
“I have worked in this field for 17 years and was feeling burned out, serving a never ending stream of women and not making a difference. Now I’m re-energized to work as a collective to make a difference.”
“I train people in systems advocacy and this is an incredible way to support advocates to learn.”
“This made me engage with difficult issues yet I left feeling energized and inspired rather than discouraged.”
Planning and Conducting a Best-Practice Assessment of Community Response to Domestic Violence
Two new Best Practice Assessment Tools are available for communities who want to use the lessons learned from CCR efforts and Safety Audits to examine their system's response to battering. The assessment tools will help you analyze your community's response. Read more
 The Story of Rachel
The Story of Rachel is now available with open captioning. This dramatic 4-minute training tool depicts the events set in motion by one battered woman' s call to 911: from the criminal court case, to the child protection investigation, to a protection-order petition, to a visitation center visit, to her ultimate eviction. It is a powerful illustration of the complex relationship between battered women and the systems they turn to for help. Order a copy
 On October 17, 2012, U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, recognized Ellen Pence, founding executive director of Praxis International, by posthumously presenting her with the Meritorious Public Service Award at the 60th Annual Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony. This is the top public service award granted by the Department of Justice and is designed to recognize the most significant contributions of citizens and organizations that have assisted the Department of Justice in the accomplishment of its mission and objectives. Attorney General Holder recognized 282 department employees and 57 other individuals for their distinguished public service and said, “This year’s award recipients have made significant contributions across, and far beyond, the Department of Justice and helped to protect the rights, safety and best interests of the citizens we are privileged to serve. I am grateful for the dedication and passion that these extraordinary public servants bring to their work, and I am honored to count them as colleagues.”
Ellen was nominated for her lifetime of contributions to ending violence against women and their children. Her tireless efforts to improve how systems respond to domestic violence had an immeasurable impact on communities across the US and worldwide. As a leader in both the battered women’s movement and the emerging field of institutional ethnography, her pursuit of justice for victims of violence was incomparable. Read more
In Memoriam
We are profoundly sad that we lost our founding director, Ellen Pence, who passed from this earth on January 6, 2012. There are few words to describe the love and admiration we feel for her. The impact she had on all of our lives was tremendous, and we are so grateful for the time we had with her. It is just not possible to believe that such indomitable spirit, relentless energy, and astonishing mind could be gone from us. Read more
 Summary of Ellen's writing
YouTube video links (others there, too):
TPT (Public Television documentary)
Domestic Abuse Intervention Project interview
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