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 […]
WWAV's Digital Storytelling Project to Battle Stigma, Stereotypes
In today’s media environment, we often see popular messaging coming from the top down that attempts to solve “problems” in marginalized communities, allowing voices from outside these communities to speak about the health and lives of women, queer, and transgender people. In many ways the mass media can contribute to the inequities and isolation of […]
Sharing Stories of Survival and Resilience: WWAV at the Allied Media Conference
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 […]
WWAV and BreakOUT! Respond to Times-Picayune's "Uneasy Street"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Deon Haywood, Women With a Vision 504.301.0428 Wesley Ware, BreakOUT! 504.473.2651 The Times-Picayune/nola.com’s six articles and one video (and counting) about Tulane Avenue, dubbed “Uneasy Street,” are an unfortunate example of glorified and sensationalized media reporting that leads to increased criminalization of marginalized communities, rather than solutions. As staff of Women With a Vision […]
August 1st – A Safe Space for Black Women Survivors
On Thursday August 1st, WWAV continues our summer Community Voices Project series with “When Violence Hits Home: A Safe Space for Black Women Survivors.” If you are a black woman who has survived or is currently experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or other forms of harassment, this is a safe space for you to share your […]