Training
Welcome, rural grantees! Since 1998, Praxis has been providing training, technical assistance (TA) and networking opportunities to rural communities funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
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 AUDIO CONFERENCE NETWORKING
Rural Routes to Change, informal monthly discussions intended to facilitate networking and dialogue. No  registration is required. All calls take place the third Wednesday of each month from 2 - 3:15pm Central Time. Dial 512-623-5114; enter code 52533#.
January 18
Working with
Immigrant Women in Your CCR
Not all interventions are equal. When designing a
Coordinated Community Response it is important to understand the complexities
that people of diverse backgrounds encounter with the criminal justice
system. This is particularly true for immigrant survivors of domestic and
sexual violence where the unintended consequences of interventions designed for
white middle class women can result in deportation and worse. This
discussion will provide callers an opportunity to discuss:
- What makes the criminal
justice system so difficult for immigrant communities and how its effects
are magnified in cases involving domestic / sexual violence,
- What can be done to
protect victims and hold offenders accountable without re-victimizing
them, and
- How to incorporate
attention to the unique aspects and needs of immigrant communities in a
CCR.
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GRANTEE ROUNDTABLES
Two day critical-thinking and problem-solving events with a small group of rural advocates,
practitioners, Praxis staff and a national expert.
Praxis is excited to announce upcoming critical-thinking and problem-solving roundtables to dig deeply into specific challenging issues with a small group of rural advocates, practitioners, and national experts. Based on your input from our May 2011 survey, we have identified the most pressing and urgent issues faced by rural grantees’ efforts to end violence against women:
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 February 22 - 23,
2012
When Women Fight Back (rescheduled from November 2011)
Melissa Scaia, Advocates for Family Peace, Mary Asmus, Duluth City Attorney’s Office, and Marcus Bruning, St. Louis County Sheriff’s
Office
Boston, MA
It’s a
reality—women who face ongoing abuse sometimes fight back. This roundtable will
explore how to work with them in ways that do not embolden their abuser’s
ability to cause further harm while also addressing their use of violence
within the larger context of their victimization. Participants will receive At a Crossroads:
Developing Duluth's Prosecution Response to Battered Women Who Fight Back,
a manual that details a successful program for victims of battering who have
been charged with criminal offenses against their partners.
Registration | 