Check out the video of WWAV’s Crossroads Diversion Program Coordinator, Leslie Tyler Davis, and our Gender-Based Violence Program Coordinator, Rebecca Atkinson, presenting on “The Intersection of Criminal Justice and Social Justice” to the Criminal Justice Committee of the New Orleans City Council. The presentation is at the beginning of the meeting (read the press release […]
Crossroads Press Release (PDF) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 22, 2014 CONTACT: Leslie Davis Phone: 504-301-0428 E-mail: leslie@wwav-no.org WWAV ANNOUNCES CROSSROADS DIVERSION PILOT PROGRAM An alternative to incarceration that offers counseling, skills workshops, and leadership development for women arrested for involvement in street-based sex work On Wednesday, October 22, 2014, Women With A Vision, Inc. will […]
On October 23-24, 2014, the Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS) at Columbia University will convene “Are the Gods Afraid of Black Sexuality? Religion and the Burdens of Black Sexual Politics.” The two-day event will be held in New York City, on the campus of Columbia University. An evening plenary on Thursday, October 23rd will […]
Women With a Vision is excited to be on the steering committee bringing you the US Human Rights Network‘s Human Rights Hearing and Gulf Coast Regional Meeting happening in New Orleans on October 24-25th, 2014. All events will be at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5212 South Claiborne Avenue. The human rights workshop and human […]
Women With a Vision is co-sponsoring a webinar on infectious disease and stigma this Thursday, October 23rd at 1PM CST! Join us! Webinar: Stigma and Criminalization of Infectious Diseases: Building Bridges Across Issues, Communities, and Movements Thursday, October 23, 1pm-2:30pm CT REGISTER TODAY! In our collective focus on HIV and the stigma that accompanies it, […]