More than a year after the arson attack that destroyed our Mid-City offices, Women With A Vision has been working hard to rebuild our physical infrastructure, to rebuild a home that would provide a safe space for our clients, and in which we will be able to serve our community through educational services, harm reduction […]
In today’s media environment, we often see popular messaging coming from the top down that attempts to solve “problems” in marginalized communities, allowing voices from outside these communities to speak about the health and lives of women, queer, and transgender people. In many ways the mass media can contribute to the inequities and isolation of […]
This past June, our Education and Outreach Director Desiree Evans traveled to Detroit for the Allied Media Conference as part of a delegation of Gulf Coast activists and media makers. The Allied Media Conference takes place every June in Detroit, and brings community-based and social justice-oriented media makers, artists, and activists together to share tools […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Deon Haywood, Women With a Vision 504.301.0428 Wesley Ware, BreakOUT! 504.473.2651 The Times-Picayune/nola.com’s six articles and one video (and counting) about Tulane Avenue, dubbed “Uneasy Street,” are an unfortunate example of glorified and sensationalized media reporting that leads to increased criminalization of marginalized communities, rather than solutions. As staff of Women With a Vision […]
It’s Labor Day weekend. It’s Southern Decadence. It’s the start of Saints season. It’s the 1st Secondline of the season… AND it’s International Overdose Awareness Day. On August 31st, WWAV will be out in the streets – raising awareness about the reality of overdose in our community, spreading information about how overdoses can be prevented, […]