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 – […]
This Fall, WWAV announced that 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, with the support of the Office on Violence Against Women. We are now THRILLED to introduce you to the program coordinator, Ms. Ashley M. Bernal, MA. […]
On November 15th, WWAV hosted our our first Overdose Prevention and Naloxone training with Dr. Catherine Jones. And this is just the beginning of our work together! Catherine Jones, MD, was born and raised in New Orleans. She came to medicine after a decade of community organizing, harm reduction, and racial justice work in New Orleans and […]
Gambit | November 19,2013 Louisiana’s domestic violence problem: Alex Woodward on how New Orleans is combating one of the nation’s highest rates of domestic violence by Alex Woodward Two glass doors and an elevator. Those are the only barriers Mary Claire Landry wants families to see between the chronic violence at home and resources Landry and dozens […]
Notice to visitors of the Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference, December 12-13 in New Orleans: If you need/want access to methadone during your visit, please register with your local methadone clinic 2-4 weeks in advance of the conference. Let them know you’ll be in New Orleans and want “guest dosages” sent to a New Orleans methadone clinic. The […]