Women With a Vision is holding focus groups to hear from LGBTQ residents of Orleans Parish who have experienced domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Why should I participate in the focus group? WWAV wants to know what your needs are when it comes to services and if you’ve been able to access […]
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 […]
Check out photos below from WWAV’s Clotheline Project Collaboration with Xavier University for Domestic Violence Awareness Month! As we mentioned in our press release, The Clothesline Project (CLP) is a program started on Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women. It is a vehicle for women affected by violence […]
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 […]
SAVE THE DATE for an evening honoring the vision and dreams of our foremothers. Women With a Vision CELEBRATING 25 YEARS Sunday, December 14, 2014 Mulate’s Party Hall 201 Julia Street New Orleans, LA 6:00PM til 9:00PM $25 In 1989, a grassroots collective of African American women came together in response to the spread of […]