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Black Women are Leaders in the Movement to End Sexual and Domestic Violence

Added Wednesday, February 19, 2020 by Action Alliance

This poster highlights the contributions and leadership of black women in the movement to end sexual and domestic violence throughout history, and features short biographies of Ida B. Wells, The Combahee River Collective, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Loretta Ross, Harriet Jacobs, Tarana Burke, and Rosa Parks.

Feel free to download and print this poster to display in your organization.

Bold Joyful Sexuality and Repro Justice Action Plan

Added Wednesday, June 23, 2021 by Action Alliance

As advocates and preventionists, we can take steps in our professional roles to create a world where all people experience joyful sexuality and reproductive justice. Let’s practice setting a bold action plan for how we can integrate joyful sexuality and reproductive justice across each level of the Social Ecological Model. Below we’ve provided prompts, as well as examples, to get you started.

This is a fun and flexible activity. You can use it in so many ways: for personal reflection, as an exercise in your staff as team building or in-service, use with community partners when mapping out shared values or potential projects, or in programming with youth and adults.

Me: What will you do as an advocate or preventionist?
Examples: I will donate money to abortion funds; I will know my body better; I will experience holistic pleasure.

My Relationships: What can you do to support survivors and clients?
Examples: I will support the survivors that I work with in dating online/forming new relationships online; I will uplift diverse experiences of pleasure; I will explicitly incorporate consent into my relationships with clients.

My Organization : What can you do in your agency? What about with your agency’s partners?
Examples: I will look into my agency’s policies surrounding dress codes; my organization will form partnerships and collaborate with organizations in my community who are working on issues related to reproductive justice; my organization will offer space and resources to organizations working on reproductive justice.

Our Larger Community/Society: What will you do to make an impact on your larger community and society?
Examples: I will connect with my legislators/advocate for policies that center reproductive justice (e.g., access to abortion care and contraception, comprehensive sexuality education, access to childcare and paid parental leave, etc.); I will push against heteronormative policies.

Booklet: Finding Safety—Support During or After Living with an Abusive Partner

Added Thursday, October 13, 2011 by Action Alliance

A handbook for people who are currently living with an abusive partner and/or have left an abusive partner. Topics addressed include: What is Abuse? How Does Abuse Affect You? Being Safe; Getting Help; Helping Your Children and Family Members; Allowing Time to Heal.

English and Spanish versions.

Published by Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance.

12 pages.

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Brochure: But I Haven’t Been Hit…

Added Thursday, October 13, 2011 by Action Alliance

For people who are or have been emotionally abused by an intimate partner.

English and Spanish versions.

Published by the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance.

Tri-fold brochure.

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Brochure: Domestic Violence Fatality Review

Added Sunday, December 19, 2010 by Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Helping communities save lives and improve systems of public health and safety
Brochure addressing the following questions: What is fatality review? What are the benefits of fatality review? How is a fatality review team formed?
Published by: Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. 2010. 2 pages. (Document title on CD: DVFRT brochure)