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PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTESNCCADV Biennial Conference

May 22, 2018 | Raleigh, NC

2NORTH CAROLINA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Dear Conference Attendees:

Welcome to the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCCADV) 2018 Biennial Conference, Moving Forward: Redefining Justice in the Domestic Violence Movement. Our hope is that over the next three days you will learn new and updated information to better understand the relationship between certain types of oppressions and intimate partner violence (IPV) and other forms of violence. NCCADV believes that when equitable conditions are present, violence can be addressed and a cultural healing can take place.

This conference is designed to join folks together to learn, network, share ideas, and celebrate the progress we have made as a movement to end IPV in North Carolina. In order to truly move closer to eliminating a public health issue that is as prevalent as IPV, we must continually challenge our best practices, and strive to research, apply, and evaluate alternative intervention and prevention models. Therefore, it’s necessary that advocates are exposed and open to considering alternative paths that are receiving national attention.

North Carolina is a culturally rich state that is represented by diverse populations however, many are underserved. Our intention is that you leave the conference with greater knowledge and tools in order to provide services to all people within your community. The Japanese people have a saying for this, “Eating meals from the same iron pot. 同じ釜の飯を食う”. This proverb is meant to strengthen the sense of belonging of each person to their community—a concept to live by and remember especially during this time of strife and divisiveness that has arisen in our collective culture.

Many people have been responsible for making this conference possible. I would especially like to recognize the hard work and dedication of the NCCADV staff and our conference grantors and supporters that are listed in the conference program.

As always, NCCADV applauds the many domestic violence service providers and advocates across the state for the work that you do. We are honored to partner with many of you in the effort to support survivors and hold abusers accountable for their actions. We offer to continue to do so whether it be through trainings, programs, technical assistance, or policy work.

We also thank each of you who are attending this event. Your involvement in this movement allows for our world to be a safer place and gives hope to many--your commitment and expertise are truly life-saving. It’s sometimes hard to appreciate the impact that we’re creating, but when we step back and recognize the shared commitment of many individuals, we can better view the fruits that have been cultivated from our work while also recognizing the gaps that can, and will be addressed. We look forward to spending the next few days of learning with you.

Warm Regards,Dana Mangum, MAExecutive Director

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Schedule

TUESDAY, MAY 22, 20188:30am - 9:30am Registration

9:30am - 4:00pm Pre-Conference Institutes

Lunch and break times will vary between tracks, based on the individual programs.Lunch will be 75 minutes long.

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE PRESENTERS

GENDER JUSTICE | Governors 1

Masculine, Feminine, and All About the Justice: How the Gender Binary Makes Life Dangerous

Interpretación, inglés/español

Dolores Chandler and Evangeline Weiss

RACIAL JUSTICE | Hannover 1

Understanding Racism’s Impact on Survivors


Danielle Spratley

ECONOMIC JUSTICE | Hannover 3

Mapping the Economic Landscape Facing Survivors: Towards Equity and Systems Change

Helping Survivors Address the Economic Impact of Domestic Violence on Housing Stability Through Flexible Funding


Lisalyn Jacobs and Erika Sussman

Suzanne Marcus

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Masculine, Feminine, and All About the Justice: How the Gender Binary Makes Life DangerousDolores Chandler and Evangeline WeissInterpretación, inglés/español

This one-day institute will examine what we mean by the gender binary, how gender is not a static identity, and what service providers can do to accommodate a wider range of gender expressing colleagues, board members, and clients into our community organizations and services. Although our focus will be on gender, we recognize that race, class, and ability are vital identities that impact gender; this institute welcomes perspectives that bind racial and disability justice to an examination of gender and sexuality. The workshop aims to envision what gender justice could mean for our communities, the systemic and interpersonal obstacles we face regularly, and what best practices can put us on a path to collective liberation. Please join us if you’re interested in expanding your own definitions and opinions, as well as sharing your wisdom.

Dolores Chandler, they/them/theirsCommunity Organizer and EducatorDolores Chandler is a country queer and a trans person of color who lives in Efland, NC. They are a community organizer and educator, youth advocate, performance artist, and angelic trouble maker.

Evangeline Weiss, she/her/hersLeadership Programs Director, National LGBTQ TaskforceA queer, white, anti-racist social change agent with a twinkle in her eye, Evangeline Weiss has over 18 years of community building and organizational development experience working with clients who want to create systems that are healthier and more just. As the Leadership Programs Director for the National LGBTQ Task Force, she manages several programs for the Creating Change conference and facilitates workshops and retreats to sustain leaders on a path towards intentionality, purpose, and impact. After earning a Master’s degree in educational policy studies, Evangeline has facilitated transformation in public health settings, social justice coalitions and non-profits, as well as schools and institutions of higher education. Evangeline turned her television off in 1984 and occupies her time cooking, walking, and making art. She currently calls Greensboro, NC home with her beloved soulmate, 9-year old son, and their adorable dog, Sherlock.


PCI: GENDER JUSTICE | Governors 1

Understanding Racism’s Impact on SurvivorsDanielle SpratleyInterpretación, inglés/español

This session will include an examination of how racism manifests in the numerous systems that advocates and survivors often must navigate, as well as an introduction to the ways racism can influence our own work through a phenomenon called implicit bias. People who are experienced in working for racial equity and those who are new to this topic will find information and tools to advance their personal and organizational practices in these areas.

Danielle Spratley, she/her/hersEquity Consultant, Intersectional Agenda ConsultingDanielle Spratley is an equity consultant operating from an intersectional lens. She specializes in helping organizations address the ways in which gender, race, class, and sexual orientation affect their work, both internally and externally. She also offers a two-day group workshop focused on building a deeper understanding of how sexism and misogyny have shaped our society and what we can do to combat their effects. Danielle has provided equity consulting expertise to clients including Imagine Better, the FARE project, the documentary Vida Propia, and Central Park School for Children. Danielle is also the Director of Programs and Strategy for Village of Wisdom (VOW), a racial equity nonprofit based in Durham, NC, where she leads the organization’s program development and evaluation, organizational development and strategy, and organizational learning. She provides leadership coaching and organizational development consulting to VOW’s consulting clients. Danielle is a class of ‘14-‘16 William C. Friday Fellow for Human Relations, as well as an avid yogi, a roller derby coach, and an award-winning poet. She holds degrees from Princeton University (B.A.) and Hollins University (M.F.A).


PCI: RACIAL JUSTICE | Hannover 1

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PCI: ECONOMIC JUSTICE | Hannover 3

Mapping the Economic Landscape Facing Survivors: Towards Equity and Systems ChangeLisalyn Jacobs and Erika SussmanInterpretación, inglés/españolThe purpose of this pre-conference institute is to map the economic landscape facing survivors and develop strategies for systems change. Faculty will engage attendees in addressing the questions: What is the “economic ripple effect of domestic violence” in North Carolina? How does racial bias show up for survivors within our programs and in navigating safety? And how do we develop strategies that center the voices and experiences of marginalized survivors and work towards systems change?

Faculty will draw upon the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice’s work, including the Consumer Rights Initiative and the Racial and Economic Equity Project, in guiding participatory activities that leave attendees…1) Able to articulate the link between poverty, violence, and social inequality;2) With skills and resources to examine the particular racial and economic barriers to safety and economic security faced by survivors in North Carolina;3) Equipped with innovative practices and strategies for systems change.

Lisalyn Jacobs, she/her/hersLegal and Policy Director, Center for Survivor Agency and Justice (CSAJ)Lisalyn R. Jacobs currently serves as CSAJ’s Legal and Policy Director, leading a groundbreaking new initiative, the Racial and Economic Equity for Survivors Project (REEP). She is the CEO of Just Solutions: Bringing in justice to counteract injustice, and the former V.P. of Government Relations for Legal Momentum (formerly NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund). Lisalyn has testified before congressional committees at both the state and federal levels. She has also fought for and secured needed protections for poor women and survivors of violence in a number of key federal laws including two reauthorizations of the Violence Against Women Act (2005 and 2013), the 2006 reauthorization of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, and the 2009 amendments to the Stimulus law. She worked closely with previous Administrations on a variety of issues including campus sexual assault, workplace and other economic protections for victims of violence, among others.

Erika Sussman, she/her/hersExecutive Director, Center for Survivor Agency and JusticeErika Sussman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice (CSAJ), a national organization dedicated to enhancing advocacy for survivors of intimate partner violence by cultivating a community of lawyers and advocates skilled in survivor-centered advocacy. The substantive focus of her work at CSAJ has included the development of a Survivor Centered Advocacy Curriculum and the creation of three national technical assistance projects: Consumer Rights for Survivors Initiative, Racial and Economic Equity for Survivors Project, and Accounting for Survivors’ Economic Security-Atlas Project.Prior to her work with CSAJ, Erika served as the Senior Attorney of the Legal Assistance Providers’ Technical Outreach Project, a national project of the


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Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has also worked as an adjunct law professor at Cornell Law School, a litigation associate, and a Law Clerk to Justice Gregory Hobbs of the Colorado Supreme Court. Erika earned her JD from Cornell Law School and her LLM in Advocacy from Georgetown University Law Center. She has published numerous articles and chapters and served as faculty for various academic and practitioner workshops related to violence against women, with a particular emphasis on survivor-centered advocacy and economic justice.

Helping Survivors Address the Economic Impact of Domestic Violence on Housing Stability Through Flexible FundingSuzanne MarcusInterpretación, inglés/español

Due to the impact of economic abuse, lack of available shelter and affordable housing options, survivors of domestic violence often face housing instability and homelessness when they seek to leave an abusive situation. The District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) in Washington, DC has been piloting the Survivor Resilience Fund (SRF) to provide fast, targeted flexible cash assistance, coupled with survivor-driven advocacy, to help survivors avoid homelessness and achieve safety from abuse. This session will touch on why survivors of domestic violence are particularly vulnerable to housing instability as a result of economic inequality, as well as intersecting issues of gender, race, class, and other oppressions. The usefulness of flexible funds as a homeless prevention strategy and mechanism for addressing the devastating impact of economic instability will also be addressed.

The National Alliance for Safe Housing (NASH) is DASH’s national training and technical assistance (TA) program. NASH is a TA partner with the National Domestic Violence and Housing TA Consortium (DVHTAC). Current national safe housing research, innovative models and resources generated through the work of DVHTAC will be shared during this session as well.

Suzanne Marcus, she/her/hersDirector of Safe Housing Initiatives, National Alliance for Safe Housing (NASH)Suzanne Marcus, NASH’s Director of Safe Housing Initiatives, was previously DASH’s Deputy Director. Prior to coming to DASH, she was the Director of Lang House, Safe Horizon, a transitional shelter for battered women and their children in New York City. Suzanne previously worked at the Vera Institute of Justice, providing technical assistance on national projects with the Office on Violence Against Women at the U.S. Department of Justice. Suzanne also worked for New Destiny Housing Corporation, where she researched trends among women exiting domestic violence shelters in New York City. Suzanne holds an M.S. in Nonprofit Management from the Robert J. Milano School of Management and Urban Policy at the New School University in New York City.

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