On May 20, 2014, the New Orleans-based apparel company Dirty Coast will donate 20% of all in-store and online sales to support the work of Women With a Vision.
Statement: Addressing Louisiana Policy from a Harm Reduction Standpoint
Addressing Louisiana Policy from a Harm Reduction Standpoint Women With a Vision, Inc., New Orleans Trystereo Syringe Distribution, and No Overdose Baton Rouge are Louisiana-based organizations that support people who are currently using drugs and want to be safer about their drug use. We’re harm reductionists: we help our participants reduce the harms of drug […]
Press Release: Louisianan Given 13-Year Prison Sentence for Possession of Two Marijuana Cigarettes
Amicus brief by Drug Policy Alliance Highlights Why Sentence is Cruel & Unusual and Urges Louisiana Supreme Court to Review Mr. Noble’s Sentence NEW ORLEANS—The Drug Policy Alliance filed an amicus brief Wednesday urging the Louisiana Supreme Court to review the egregious prison sentence of Bernard Noble, a 48-year old man who was sentenced to […]
Revictimizing Survivors: Local Case Highlights Barriers to Incident Reporting
Sexual assault is one of the most under-reported crimes in the United States to date. There are many barriers that survivors experience to seeking law enforcement intervention: embarrassment, shame, guilt, and most importantly mistrust in the criminal justice system. Experiencing sexual assault is an extremely traumatic experience that occurs in a person’s lifetime. What is […]
Born From Flames: WWAV Featured in The New Yorker
For 23 years, Women With a Vision has been standing with the women of New Orleans. We have been let into worlds that few others see, and trusted with stories that few others hear. We have also been guided by the truth that for change to be real it must emerge from the community. Using […]