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 […]
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 […]
July 25th – WWAV is Holding Space with Formerly Incarcerated Women
This Thursday WWAV is launching our Community Voices Project with Never Going Back, a safe space for women who have been to jail or prison to talk about their experiences and share their stories. Whether you’ve spent a night in jail or years in prison, we know that the criminal justice system has taken its toll on you […]