DV Events, Conferences,
Training
1. 2012 Domestic Violence Basics
by the Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence
Description: This half-day training institute is designed
for social workers, counselors, clergy, attorneys, court personnel,
advocates, probation officers, police, and other interested
professionals and individuals interested in receiving foundational
information about domestic violence from the perspective of
the National Battered Women's Movement. Information presented
by the faculty will include statistics on who is abused, dynamics
of domestic violence, understanding battered women and their
safety needs, and working to empower victims of domestic violence.
Date: May 9 2012
Location: Kenmore, NY
Contact: http://www.eccafv.org/content.php?eID=15
2. 2012 Oregon Coalition Against Domestic
and Sexual Violence Annual Conference
Description: Will provide an overview of the social and physical
consequences of domestic and sexual violence. Geared to all
workers in this field.
Dates: June 26-28 2012
Location: Portland, OR
Contact: http://www.ocadsv.com/
3. International Family Violence and Child
Victimization Research Conference
Description: Every year, many excellent conferences on youth
victimization and family violence take place around the country
and the world. Our conferences differ because of their research
focus. Our conferences offer a unique opportunity for researchers
and scientist-practitioners from many disciplines to come
together to share the latest cutting-edge data on the dynamics
and consequences of violence and evidence-based prevention
and intervention.
Dates: July 8-10 2012
Location: Portsmouth, NH
Contact: http://www.unh.edu/frl/conferences/
4. 2012 National Call to Action Institute
and Conference
Description: This conference pursues the following objectives:
• To highlight the disproportionate violence that women
of color victims suffer and the issues that overlap and further
amplify violence.
• To enhance the leadership capacity of women of color
advocates reaching and serving women of color victims.
• To build and enhance the capacity of aspiring male
and white women aspiring allies to insist upon racial, gender
and class equity within anti-violence programs in order to
reach and serve communities of color and support the leadership
of women of color advocates.
• To reinforce the importance of collective empowerment
and the ties across communities that can lead to collective
survival.
• To support, maintain and strengthen collaborations.
• To strengthen current and new action plans that emerges
from the National Call to Action Institute and the National
Call to Action Conference.
Dates: July 9-13 2012
Location: St Paul, MN
Contact:http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5j6uctd3b879176&llr=m5l8wkdab
5. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
15th National Conference Domestic Violence
Description: Join the many advocates, activists, survivors
and allies working to end domestic violence for this critical
conference aimed at challenging and informing those working
within the movement and/or "system" to provide the
most effective solutions and support to domestic violence
victims. At each NCADV conference, we work to 12through specialized
workshops and discussion sessions, strategy sessions, survivor
institutes, caucus meetings, our Survivor Speak-out, and other
organized events aimed at providing a space for victims and
survivors to process their experiences, connect with others
and heal. Our conference themes, workshops, presenters and
events are structured to provide victim service providers
and allied professionals with the information they most need
to guide, challenge and improve their work.
The plenary sessions that will be held over the course of
the conference will be on the topics of:
• Intersecting Violence
• Radical Solutions for Ending Violence
• Women's Use of Violence
• The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
Dates: July 21-25 2012
Location: Denver, CO
Contact: http://www.ncadv.org/
6. 2012 Conference Institute on Domestic Violence
in the African-American (IDVAA)
Description: Explore the challenges of addressing class,
culture, ethnicity and social context among Black Americans.
Its overarching goal is to develop meaningful approaches to
serving survivors of domestic violence and their families
in all parts of our community.
Dates: Aug 13-14 2012
Location: Norfolk, VA
Contact: http://www.mcbw.org/node/725
7. 2012 Domestic Violence Conference: Connecting
the Dots
Description: The California Partnership’s Annual Statewide
Conference on Domestic Violence provides a forum for the discussion
and dissemination of viable solutions to tackle and end domestic
violence
Dates: Sept 13-14 2012
Location: San Diego, CA
Contact: http://www.cpedv.org/Domestic%20Violence%20Conference%202012
8. 14th Annual Ending Sexual Assault and Domestic
Violence Conference
Description: Focus and discussion areas include: Human Trafficking,
Disability, Substance Abuse Prevention, Non-profit Administration,
Media, Advanced Clinical & Mental Health, Victimization
of Marginalized Communities, Workplace Safety, and Children
& Youth.
Dates: Dec 5-7 2012
Location: Lexington, KY
Contact: http://www.kasap.org/2012_conference.html
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