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Book Club
Liberating faith from violence isn’t a once and done thing. It is a lifetime of choices and reflection. And many times the best catalyst for those thoughtful moments and action filled hopes are books! Join us for our 2025 Book Club! We’ll meet about once a month to discuss a book we’ve read and maybe…
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ACESDV 2024 Conference A Future Without Fear
Join us for our workshop on August 14, 2024 “Supporting Rural Survivors by Engaging with Faith Communities” at the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence’s Learning Conference A Future without Fear. This conference aims to embody the coalition’s commitment to dismantle oppression and promote equity among all people. It will have innovative speakers…
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Nevertheless She Preached
Liberate – Imaging a Decolonized Faith Join us September 22-24, 2024 for Nevertheless She Preached’s 2024 Annual Conference – Liberate – Imaging a Decolonized Faith. Check out the Line Up Here: Cha Barefield hosing! Speakers: Musical Performances by: And you can learn more and register here!
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April is Sexual Abuse Awareness Month
Over half of women and almost 1 in 3 men in the United States have experienced sexual violence involving physical contact during their lifetimes.1 One in 4 women and about 1 in 26 men have experienced completed or attempted rape.2 About 1 in 9 men were made to penetrate someone during his lifetime.3 One in…
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April is Child Abuse Awareness Month
April marks the beginning of Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. As part of our understanding of child abuse, it is essential to see the multiple facets of abuse, including neglect. What Is Child Neglect? Prevent Child Abuse America defines child neglect as when children’s basic needs are not adequately met, resulting in actual or…
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National Training Center on Crimes Against Women Training Event
Join us on March 19th for a full day, in-person training event in Dallas, Texas just for faith leaders! “Leading from Alongside: How Faith Leaders Can Support Survivors of Abuse” is a six (6) hour training session covering how abuse and violence happens, how to identify it in your faith community, and how to support…
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Love Like That! – Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
1 in 3 U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they’re in a relationship with before becoming adults. And nearly half (43%) of U.S. college women report experiencing violent or abusive dating behaviors. February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness month and this year’s theme is Love Like That – “that” being…
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January is Stalking Awareness Month
January starts the month long awareness campaign on stalking and its many facets. Stalking is more than harassment and much more than jokes about “Facebook Stalking” or “internet stalking.” In Texas, stalking is defined as “when a person engages in a pattern of repeated behavior that is directed at a specific person that would cause…
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Institute for Coordinated Community Response Webinar
Join us on Monday January 22, 2024 from 1:30pm-3:00 CST for “Supporting Rural Survivors by Working with Local Faith Communities,” presented by the Institute for Coordinated Community Response (ICCR). You can register here. It will be a 90 minute webinar with dialogue, activities, and plenty of time for Q&A! See you there! If you are…
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 7 men (13.8%) aged 18 and older in the US have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Faith communities and religious organizations are not exempt from that statistic. That means 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men…