Cutting Costs Will Cost Lives: In Defense of Funding Essential Victim Services, by Angela Kim
As a survivor of sexual and intimate partner violence, I know that crisis services aren’t a luxury; they’re essential for …
A Community Based Approach: The Collective Healing and Transformation Project, written by By Selene Calderón & Chelsea Miller
For the past several years, the anti-violence movement has questioned its reliance on law enforcement and policing as a pathway …
The Cycle Stops with Me, written by Pam Orebaugh
I didn’t understand how gender-based violence plagued my family until after I joined the movement. I have seen with my …
Solutions and Strategies for Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline or the War Against Black Girls, written by Tonjie Reese
A while back my mother gave me a box of things from my childhood. It was filled to the brim …
Promoting Healing and Accountability for People Who Have Caused Harm, written by Dominique Waltower
My name is Dominique Waltower and I am a motivational speaker and Violence Prevention Advocate. My presentation is from a very different …
Moving Toward Discomfort: A Call to Action for White People, written by Christy Turek Rials
As I strive to be an anti-racist, I keep reminding myself of something Brené Brown said: “I’m here to get it …
We can’t incarcerate our way out of this, written by Cat Brooks
Las Vegas, Nevada circa 1992. I was 17 when I met him. In the rooms of a 12-step program. Scared. …
The Criminal Legal System: Alternatives and Reform Through the Lens of Survivor Advocates, written by Tunisia Owens & Nishara Gunasekara
Domestic violence affects everyone, across racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender expression, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic levels. That being said, domestic violence …
Positive Solutions, written by Delphine Burns and Dalia Ochoa-Navarro
What is Positive Solutions? While the COVID-19 pandemic presented unique challenges to the way we at Monarch Services traditionally run our programs and …
The War Against Black Girls: Addressing the adultification bias, written by Tonjie Reese
There is a right of passage Black women go through before reaching adulthood – we realize that people may treat …
Breaking the Cycle of Violence by Calling for Safety & Justice, written by Liz Zambrano
I wish I could say I am the first person in my family to be affected by domestic violence, but …
Navigating Power and Privilege In A Coalition Policy Space, written by Krista Niemczyk
I love what I do. Leading the Partnership’s policy team, I get to work closely with our entire membership, our …
When Helpers Harm: Racial Violence in State Coalitions, written by Devin Olivia Rojas, MS, MSW
I worked at a state sexual violence coalition in the northeastern part of the United States for two years. I …
Life as a Native Queer Policy Nerd: Embracing Tough Conversations That Need to Be Had, written by Christine Smith
I’m Christine Smith. I’m an enrolled member of the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians, and descended from the Kashia Band …
Intent is Different than Impact, written by Jeanne Spurr
Intent is different than impact. And both are important. Working to become a white ally is not a task to be taken lightly. You …
Racial Injustice, Domestic Violence and the Shelter Movement, written by Carolyn Russell MA, MSW
Domestic violence has been defined as a pattern of coercive, aggressive, and violent behavior and California laws make it a …
One of the “Good White People”, written by Nancy Lemon
I grew up being told that we were the good, non-racist white people, unlike those bad, racist white people (often …
I Am Here to Stay and Take On Anyone Steering Away from the Route of Equity. For the Survivors and for Myself. Written by Zakia Afrin.
“———it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. When they approach me they see …
Blog Q & A: Bridging the Gap between the Real Self and the Ideal Self, written by Tina Rodriguez
Describe the ways you have been working to make your organization/the field more equitable. What drives your work? How I …
Blog Q & A: Being Unaware is in No Way Blissful, it’s Harmful. Written by Jill Zawisza
I’ll start by saying I know writing this piece in no way makes me ‘better’ than any other white person. …