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 […]
Women With a Vision’s new print newsletter, Voices and Visions, will come out twice annually and contain updates, articles, pictures, and stories about our current work. You can read our Fall/Winter 2013 print newsletter online by clicking on the image to the right. Click here to download a high resolution version for printing. Starting in […]
Dear friends and family! Happy Holidays from Women With a Vision! Are you looking for a stylish gift to give a loved one this holiday season? A gift that will also help raise funds for one of your favorite New-Orleans-based harm reduction non-profits? Consider giving your loved ones a cool new WWAV t-shirt! You can […]
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 […]
Today Women With a Vision wishes to join sex worker allies and advocates from around the world in recognizing December 17th, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. The day of recognition was founded in 2003 by the Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP), and it is a day met with actions, events, and […]