28 MAR 2024 · This Podcast episode is the first in a two-part series, exploring Disability Justice as a fundamental value in the anti-sexual and intimate partner violence movement, in honor of National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.  People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities experience sexual and domestic violence at drastically https://disabilityjustice.org/sexual-abuse/#:~:text=Women%20with%20a%20disability%20are,assaulted%20more%20than%2010%20times.but have historically not been included in shaping solutions.  Despite immense barriers, self-advocates in the disability community are making huge steps to advocate for disability justice in prevention and advocacy spaces.  For this special 2-part episode of PreventConnect, we pulled together some of the most impactful keynotes and interviews to come out of PreventConnect and VALOR around disability justice and inclusion, along with some new interviews about how staff are putting what we’ve learned into practice.  To download a transcript of this episode, click https://www.preventconnect.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Transcript-2.txt Featured Guests: Lydia X.Z. Brown (they/them) Cierra Olivia Thomas-Williams (ney nee/she/her) Find resources mentioned in this podcast, and more information about guests at preventconnect.org

29 FEB 2024 · This conversation explores the importance of youth engagement and centering youth voices in the creating inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ students, in the context of sexual violence prevention. In 2023, the Youth Advisory Board at Atria Collective organized in response to parents bringing an anti-trans speaker to a local high school. Supported by staff and adults at Atria Collective, Claire, Theo and their peers organized a queer joy rally that made national news and had a lasting impact on their school climate. This podcast explores the planning, execution, and impact of the youth-led event, and highlights the power of youth voices and the ability to overcome adult fear. To download a transcript of this episode, visit preventconnect.org. Resources mentioned in this podcast: https://www.womensafe.net/atria https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/11/identifying-solutions-to-school-based-prevention-programming-resistance-key-themes-and-takeaways-from-preventconnects-town-hall/ https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/hundreds-gather-in-vergennes-to-protest-anti-trans-speaker-38493926 https://outrightvt.org/ Chapters - 00:00 Introduction and Background - 05:16 Centering Youth Voices and Youth Engagement - 13:14 Joining the Youth Advisory Board - 17:30 Anti-Trans Speaker at Virgens High School - 21:17 The Power of Demonstrations - 29:09 Organizing the Rally - 42:14 The Rally - 44:46 Planning and Preparation - 45:31 Event Execution - 46:50 Atmosphere and Experience - 48:10 Youth Power vs Adult Fear - 49:52 Lasting Impact on the Community - 52:18 Lasting Impact

30 JAN 2024 · This episode explores the connection between green spaces and sexual violence prevention, specifically in rural areas. Our guests from https://hopeshores.org/ and the https://mcedsv.org/ discuss the importance of community gardens and their impact on food security, mental health, and community connection. Learning from indigenous wisdom and connection to nature, as well as the unique challenges and opportunities in rural greening, Hope Shores explains the early stages of their greening project: creating a survivor-led garden, and the hopes and dreams for the garden. To download a transcript of this episode or watch the video podcast, head to preventconnect.org. Guests Paige Allia, Hope Shores Alliance (she/they) Andrew Balk, Hope Shores Alliance (he/him) Sarah Carter, Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (she/they/he). Resources mentioned in this podcast https://www.preventconnect.org/2024/01/greening-growing-strategies-to-create-protective-environments-and-prevent-sexual-domestic-violence/ Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 01:07 Introduction to Greening and Growing Web Conference 03:00 Introducing the Guests and Their Backgrounds 04:11 Understanding the Coalition and Local Partner Relationship 05:10 Exploring the Connection Between Green Spaces and Safer Communities 07:34 Paige's Experience with Green Spaces and Community Gardens 09:38 The Importance of Greening in Rural Areas 10:48 The Intersection of Green Spaces and Healing 11:41 The Coalition's Interest in Green Spaces and Sexual Violence Prevention 14:36 Recognizing the Importance of Indigenous Wisdom and Nature Connection 16:28 The Need for Innovative Strategies in Sexual Violence Prevention 19:26 The Unique Challenges and Opportunities of Rural Greening 23:35 Understanding the Rural Area Served by Hope Shores Alliance 27:11 Addressing Food Insecurity and Poverty in Rural Communities 28:55 The Connection Between Greening and Food Sovereignty 30:52 The Healing and Psychological Benefits of Green Spaces 35:21 The Early Stages of the Greening Project 37:47 Creating a Survivor-Led Garden 41:47 The Hopes and Dreams for the Garden 51:44 Spreading Love and Knowledge 52:25 Closing Remarks and Ways to Connect

21 DEC 2023 · Preventionists and people committed to advancing social justice coming together to make each other stronger. That’s what PreventConnect is all about. From intentional approaches to anti-racism and sexual violence, to taking on housing, to looking at violence through a public health lens – our movement is not backing down. We are gaining momentum to dismantle harmful norms that have shaped the anti-violence field for decades. For this episode of PreventConnect, I connected with Ashleigh-Klein Jimenez and Shelby Vice to look back on some of the biggest moments for Prevention in 2023. This is the second in a two-part series, taking a pause to look back on where we’ve been in order to commit to a path forward together. Resources mentioned in this podcast: https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/11/2023-prevention-reflections-pt-1/ https://www.valor.us/2023/03/07/car-conversations-guide/ https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/06/the-grooming-myth-fighting-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric/ https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/11/national-sexual-assault-conference-prevention-track-recordings-available-now/ https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/07/housing-justice-as-prevention-national-sexual-assault-conference-prevention-track-preview/ https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/11/national-sexual-assault-conference-2023-housing-justice-is-violence-prevention-sustainable-systems-based-solutions-for-change/ https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/11/identifying-solutions-to-school-based-prevention-programming-resistance-key-themes-and-takeaways-from-preventconnects-town-hall/ https://www.decolonizinggender.com/the-zine https://static1.squarespace.com/static/558dac6fe4b0f42cdd435abd/t/634e0308b746737a9234b558/1666056970059/ST_MeasuringLove_Letter2Beloveds_October2022.pdf

30 NOV 2023 · Preventionists and people committed to advancing social justice coming together to make each other stronger. That’s what Prevent-Connect is all about. From intentional approaches to anti-racism and sexual violence, to taking on housing, to looking at violence through a public health lens - our movement is not backing down. We are gaining momentum to dismantle harmful norms that have shaped the anti-violence field for decades, and we’re not backing down. For this episode of Prevent-Connect, I connected with Ashleigh-Klein Jimenez and Shelby Vice to look back on some of the biggest moments for Prevention in 2023. This is the first in a two-part series, taking a pause to look back on where we’ve been in order to commit to a path forward, together. Resources mentioned in this podcast https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/11/back-to-basics-what-will-it-take-to-prevent-sexual-and-intimate-partner-violence/ https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/06/preventconnect-national-sexual-violence-resource-center-partner-for-health-equity-web-conference-series/ https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/09/integrating-health-equity-into-sexual-and-domestic-violence-prevention-key-concepts-and-components-of-strategies-and-approaches/ https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/07/housing-justice-as-prevention-national-sexual-assault-conference-prevention-track-preview/ https://www.valor.us/2023/03/27/health-equity-web-conference-two-part-series/ https://www.valor.us/2023/10/25/economic-justice-peer-learning-circle-ej-plc-three-part-web-conference-mini-series/

31 OCT 2023 · In the fight for survivor justice, for racial justice, we are asked to: - Heal from violence and oppression. - Hold space for survivors. - Center those with the highest burden of violence. We are asked to embrace how other cultures have fostered beloved communities, to reject the systems and beliefs that do not serve us and to pause to consider what’s working… and what isn’t. As we close the 2023 Domestic Violence Awareness Month and look forward to this upcoming year, PreventConnect sat down with Jacqueline Miller, from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, to talk about the importance of pausing, especially after months like DVAM, and centering in ourselves and our mission to advance racial equity and foster communities free from violence. This conversation is a bonus track from an instagram live conversation we had earlier this month. Discussion Questions to take this conversation further in your organizations and communities: - In what ways does your organization or community put into action that there can't be survivor justice without racial justice? - How does the staff at your organization or people in your community embody racial justice and racial equity work? - What are some of the barriers that your organization or community has encountered when trying to do racial equity work? Resources mentioned in this podcast: - https://www.preventconnect.org/2023/09/heal-hold-center-october-is-domestic-violence-awareness-month/ - https://www.dvawareness.org/node/89 - https://nrcdv.org/ - https://www.dvawareness.org/ - https://www.preventconnect.org/2022/10/no-survivor-justice-without-racial-justice-domestic-violence-awareness-month-2022-2/

28 SEP 2023 · This episode is a recording of a live podcast from the National Sexual Assault Conference in August, 2023, where VALOR's three Podcast hosts discussed the state of storytelling in the movement to end sexual violence. Join PreventConnect, LEAP and Valor Conversations for a dialogue about the culture of storytelling, what stories are often overlooked in the anti-violence movement and what role we can all play in shifting the narrative.

16 AUG 2023 · Each week leading up to the National Sexual Assault Conference, we’re sitting down with a different NSAC presenter, highlighting their specialties, what their bringing to the movement to end sexual violence and how they got to where they are. Our third prevention story is diving into one of the most powerful drivers of our work, especially when it comes to policies, funding and resources: data. Wendi Siebold, Ana Herrera and Tiana Teter are using their platform at Strategic Prevention Solutions to equity in data and create pathways for data to more equitably reflect communities most impacted by sexual violence. They’re sharing about gaps in how we collect, store and report on data impacts our work and how we as advocates and preventionists can take up space in the storytelling of the anti-violence movement. Resources mentioned in this Podcast: https://www.strategicpreventionsolutions.com/ https://www.strategicpreventionsolutions.com/product-page/revised-program-planning-evaluation-workbook https://www.nationalsexualassaultconference.org/

10 AUG 2023 · Each week leading up to the National Sexual Assault Conference, we’re sitting down with a different NSAC presenter, highlighting their specialties, what their bringing to the movement to end sexual violence and how they got to where they are. Our third prevention story takes us to the epicenter of where politics are hitting prevention the hardest, the classroom. Organized groups have started weaponizing terms from the anti-sexual violence movement to spread misinformation about the work we do and push us out of the classrooms. We're sitting down with Sarah Ferrato, Manager of Sexual Violence Prevention & Public Health Initiatives at the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence, to talk about what they and their colleagues are doing to give preventionists the tools to push back.

3 AUG 2023 · Each week leading up to the National Sexual Assault Conference, we’re sitting down with a different NSAC presenter, highlighting their specialties, what their bringing to the movement to end sexual violence and how they got to where they are. Our second prevention story takes us to Los Angeles, California, to the Center for the Pacific Asian Family, where preventionists and advocates are coming together to address the culture of shame and silence in Asian Pacific Islander communities. We’re sitting down with Anna Lee and Natchawi (Nat) Wadman, who are presenting at NSAC with their colleague Kwan Wimwipha Chaiu, to unpack what culturally-responsive prevention actually means, how to better practice culturally responsive care, and what changes within ourselves and our communities when we do.