Women With a Vision’s Deon Haywood will be speaking at Tulane University’s second annual Audre Lorde Week. The week is an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and community members to come together to develop tools for using human difference as a springboard for creative change. According to the organizers, the experiences planned for the week […]
Raising Women's Voices for the Health Care We Need
Women With A Vision is excited to join the Raising Women’s Voices campaign to help women get covered under the Affordable Care Act insurance plans. The RWV campaign is an initiative between several national state and local health advocates who are committed to making the promise of health reform real for women. The campaign is […]
Facts about Stalking for National Stalking Awareness Month
January is National Stalking Awareness Month, and this month Women With A Vision is launching our new program focusing on Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Dating Violence, specifically aimed at African-American women and LGBTQ survivors. This year is the 10th anniversary of Stalking Awareness month, and we wanted to leave you with a few facts: Stalking […]
"Gender and Incarceration" Panel – Watch the Video NOW!
On November 6, 2013, WWAV’s Executive Director, Deon Haywood, was part of a panel discussion on “Gender and Incarceration” at Tulane University. Please click HERE to watch this powerful conversation among formerly incarcerated women, scholars and activists (and those wearing multiple hats!) on how our understanding of mass incarceration changes when gender is centered, and […]
Deon Haywood: Winnovating Intersectional HIV/AIDS Activism
On December 23rd, WWAV’s Executive Director, Deon Haywood, was featured on Winnovating (Women Innovating) for her intersectional HIV/AIDS activism. Mwende Katwiwa of the Winnovating team interviewed Deon as part of their summer drive to profile “Winnovators whose causes readers can support in the spirit of the holidays.” All donations up to $5000 will be matched until December […]
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