Our news
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
2023 Nevertheless She Preached
We are sponsors for this year’s Nevertheless She Preached on September 17-19 in Austin, Texas! Hope to see you there! Learn more and register here!
-
TAASA Conference Workshop
We are thrilled to be facilitating “When Stories Set Us All Free: How Liberation Frameworks for Storytelling Reclaim Religion for Survivors of Faith” at the 2023 Texas Association Against Sexual Assault’s annual conference in Denton, Texas. We are one of the virtual workshops on July 18th. Check out more info and register here! See you…
-
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month
What is Child Abuse & Neglect? According to the Centers for Disease Control: Child abuse and neglect are serious public health problems and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). They can have long-term impacts on health, opportunity, and wellbeing. This issue includes all types of abuse and neglect of a child under the age of 18 by a…
-
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The United States Centers for Disease Control consider sexual violence a public health epidemic and the below stats show how prevalent it is. Over half of women and almost 1 in 3 men have experienced sexual violence involving physical contact during their lifetimes.1 One in 4 women and about 1 in 26 men have experienced…
-
Wyoming Conference for Violence Prevention & Response Keynote & Workshop
We are beyond words excited to present a Lightening Keynote and corresponding Workshop at the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault‘s 6th Annual Wyoming Conference for Violence Prevention & Response on October 22, 2022 in Sheridan, WY. This year’s theme is “Lifting Voices: Stories for Healing, Transformation, & Relationship Building” and our Lightening…
-
NCEDSV’s 2022 Prosperity in Partnership Conference
We are honored to be sharing at the Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence‘s 2022 annual statewide conference “Prosperity in Partnership” on October 15th! We’ll be facilitating the workshop “Engaging with Faith Communities: Partnering Locally to Create Safe and Healthy.” We hope to see you all there (or over Zoom).
-
2022 Nevertheless She Preached
New things happening around here!! We are sponsoring Nevertheless She Preached! Check out that swag bag and give us some love – #violencefreefaith! We’ll be attending virtually, so say “hi” in the comments! And make sure to register here!