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November 5, 2019

Womens Advocates 45th Anniversary Newsletter

Click here to view Women’s Advocates’ 45th Anniversary Newsletter    View on Issuu…

October 15, 2019

First domestic violence shelters in the nation still needed 45 years later

October 15, 2019 – Forty-five years ago, six different groups of activists in St. Paul, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Phoenix, Cambridge, and Pasadena played a key role in the women’s safety movement of the 1970’s.  Trailblazing by consciousness raising groups and alongside legal advocates focused on making the personal political, the…

July 8, 2019

Pride is About More Than Celebration, It’s About Education: Domestic Violence in the LGBTQIA+ Community

With the end of Pride month, Women’s Advocates wants to ensure that the conversations and advocacy around LGBTQIA+ issues don’t end as well. While the festivities and support during Pride month may leave individuals feeling as if the LGBTQIA+ community is fully accepted, that is not the reality. Identity-based discrimination…

February 7, 2019

“I Left, So You Should Have Too”

Women’s Advocates’ Education and Outreach Coordinator Meggie Royer writes a monthly post on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization.  While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings,…

January 20, 2019

Crossing the Lolita Line: Treating Girls Young Enough to Be Preyed Upon as Old Enough to Know Better

Women’s Advocates’ Education and Outreach Coordinator Meggie Royer writes a monthly post on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization.  While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings,…

December 20, 2018

Racism Compounds Domestic Violence Against Black Women. Acknowledging This Is Not the Same As Denying Violence Against White Women.

Women’s Advocates’ Education and Outreach Coordinator Meggie Royer writes a monthly post on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization.  While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings,…

November 8, 2018

“I Failed Her”: When Friends and Family Blame Themselves for Not Saving a Domestic Violence Victim

Women’s Advocates’ Education and Outreach Coordinator Meggie Royer writes a monthly post on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization.  While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings,…

October 22, 2018

Highlights from Courage to Fly luncheon

Watch five videos of highlights from Women’s Advocates’ Courage to Fly luncheon from October 10, 2018.  …

October 8, 2018

Make Sure He Doesn’t Hurt Another Woman: The Burden of Asking One Victim to Save Another

Women’s Advocates’ Education and Outreach Coordinator Meggie Royer writes a monthly post on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization.  While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings,…

September 4, 2018

The Proof is in the Pudding: When Domestic Violence Victims Are Forced to Substantiate Their Experiences

Women’s Advocates’ Education and Outreach Coordinator Meggie Royer writes a monthly post on topics that are relevant to the work we do as an organization.  While Women’s Advocates is supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs – the opinions, findings,…