Dear friends, Last week, across the globe, communities celebrated International Human Rights Day. Here in New Orleans, WWAV made a commitment to continue to use our strength and power to build a better world. We have made so much progress this year thanks to our supporters and allies who have stood at our side as […]
We Need Your Support to BUILD the Vision!
In May 2012, an arson destroyed Women With A Vision’s office. Thanks to generous supporters and grassroots donors, WWAV has been able to purchase a house. But we need to raise more money for renovations, to turn the space into an office, community meeting space, and safe place for our clients to come and feel […]
Join WWAV on Dec. 12th for a VISION HOUSE fundraiser!
From December 12-13, WWAV and the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition are hosting two intensive days of training and strategizing here in New Orleans with all of your favorite southern drug policy and harm reduction leaders. On Thursday night, December 12th, conference attendees and the broader New Orleans community are invited to come and party […]
This Giving Season, Help Us Build the Vision!
December 3, 2013 THIS GIVING SEASON, HELP US BUILD THE VISION! Dear friends, allies, and family, We’re still here because of you. On May 24, 2012, Women With A Vision suffered what could have been a debilitating blow. Our offices were ransacked and torched in an aggravated arson attack; we were left with nothing but the […]
Rebuilding Our Archive: The “Born In Flames” Oral History Project with WWAV Board Member, Laura McTighe
After the 2012 aggravated arson attack on our offices, we lost more than our home and sense of safety in the city we love; we also lost all the tangible memorabilia of our more than twenty years of work. In the wake of this attack, WWAV sustained our rebuilding process by making new memories – […]