Where
Crowne Plaza Hotel
11 East Kellogg Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-292-1900
http://www.cpstpaul.com/
Please reference "Women of Color Network" room block when making your reservation.
CROWNE PLAZA:
Driving Directions
INSTITUTES AT A GLANCE:
Monday, July 9
2:00-4:00 pm WOCN National Call to Action Orientation
5:00-9:00 pm Women of Color Institute (Only) Networking Session
7:00-9:00 pm Joint Institutes Ceremonial Opening Reception
Tuesday, July 10
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast
8:30-4:30 pm Women of Color Institute, Men’s Institute and Aspiring White Women Allies Institute will each convene separately (Lunch within the Institutes)
5:30-7:00 pm Joint Institutes Dinner and Keynote
7:15-10 pm Optional Evening Dialogues
Wednesday, July 11
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast
8:30-12 pm Women of Color Institute, Men’s Institute and Aspiring White Women Allies Institute will each convene separately (Lunch within the Institutes)
12:00-1 pm Joint Institutes Plenary Lunch
1:30-4:30 pm Joint Institutes Critical Conversations and Panel
CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE:
Thursday, July 12
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast
8:30-4:30 pm Conference begins with all attendees
6:00-11 pm Cultural Cabaret and Marketplace
Friday, July 13
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast
8:30-2:00 pm Conference and Lunch with all attendees
2:00-3:00 pm Ceremonial Closing
HIGHLIGHTS:
FIVE MAJOR TOPICS THROUGHOUT THE INSTITUTES AND CONFERENCE
Proposed Tracks for
Women of Color Institute
(The Women of Color Institute is for those who identify as Black/African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latina, Middle Eastern, Bi/Multi-racial on a daily basis)
Proposed Topics for
White Women Aspiring Allies
Institute
Proposed Topics for
Men's Institute
Proposed Conference Tracks
Specialized Workshops will be offered across all tracks addressing such areas as policy, leadership, cultural competency and promising practices.
Domestic violence affects women of all races and ethnicities, and important similarities emerge when economic factors are controlled and races are studied within the same financial bracket. However, several studies show that overall, women of color experience domestic violence in greater proportions:
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[1.] Tjaden P, and Thoennes N. (2000a) Extent, nature, and consequences of intimate partner violence: findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Justice. Publication No. NCJ 181867. Available from: www.ojp.usdoj.gov.
[2.], [3.] Ibid
[4.] Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence, Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence in Asian Communities.
REGISTRATION
This event has been approved by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) for use of training funds for grantees to attend. In order to utilize this option, you must seek approval first from your OVW Program Manager.
REGISTRATION COST:
$250.00 REGISTRATION RATE IS EXTENDED UNTIL CLOSE OF REGISTRATION ON JUNE 6, 2012
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW:
The Women of Color Network (WOCN) is hosting the 2012 National Call to Action Institute and Conference on July 9-13, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota. This more centralized location will increase accessibility to the Midwest and Western Regions.
This National Institute and Conference is the result of over 25 national Call to Action Calls that began in April 2007 with over 700 women of color, male and mainstream advocates across the country to raise awareness regarding the workplace challenges that women of color advocates and activists face in their violence against women programs and the lack of women of color leadership within the anti-violence against women movement as a whole.
Our theme is "Collective Empowerment, Collective Liberation", with the purpose of:
EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
Participants will return to their local, state and national programs and initiatives with an individual and collective plan, resources and tools to make their daily service delivery and advocacy more responsive to women of color victims/survivors of violence
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Women and Men interested in addressing anti-violence against women and families, and who work in such movements, fields or community-based approaches as:
Local domestic violence and sexual assault programs, and other allied organzations are recommended to sponsor at least two staff from their programs, if possible.
National groups are encouraged to sponsor at least one individual from their program, sponsor state, and local individuals who might not otherwise be able to attend.
Community-based organizations are encouraged to send at least one person from their programs.