WWAV is thrilled to announce that, with the support of the Office on Violence Against Women, we will be launching a new program on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking for African American women and LBTQ women in New Orleans. Through this program, we will raise awareness and address stigma surrounding violence against […]
On Tuesday, September 24th, 2013, WWAV’s Executive Director, Deon Haywood, will be joining Advocate and Gambit reporter Stephanie Grace, radio personality and host with 106.7, Kelder Summers, and New Orleans City Council, Latoya Cantrell, for a screening and discussion of Miss Representation, a film exploring how the media’s misrepresentations of women has led to the under representation of women in positions of […]
Since our founding, Women With A Vision has been working to make sure that the latest HIV prevention information is in the hands of our community members who need it most. That’s why we’re partnering with AIDS UNITED to conduct two PrEP Focus Groups to hear from women in New Orleans about the potential use […]
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 […]
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 […]