The Empty Shawl | Honoring Native Women Report

December 7, 2010

The Empty Shawl Report (alt link) focuses on what domestic violence means on Montana’s Reservations and among Native women.

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2nd World Conference of Women’s Shelters Planning Team announces Request for Proposals

December 2, 2010

Request for Proposals Is Now Open The 2nd World Conference of Women’s Shelters Planning Team is pleased to announce that the Request for Proposals is now open!  You can find all of the information and submit a proposal by clicking here. Who Should Submit A Proposal? Advocates, activists and others working with survivors of domestic [...]

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Native women caucus focused on increasing awareness

December 2, 2010

By Valerie Taliman, Today correspondent Story Published: Dec 1, 2010 Story Updated: Nov 24, 2010 http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/southwest/Native-women-caucus-focused-on-increasing-awareness-110487619.html ALBUQUERQUE – Native leadership gathered for the fourth Womens Caucus focused on women and children’s issues during the National Congress of American Indians conference held in Albuquerque Nov. 14 – 19. Nearly 160 women turned out for two events, [...]

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Rural Alaska invited to apply for domestic violence prevention grants | State invests millions to reinvent prevention in rural Alaska

December 2, 2010

ANCHORAGE — The State of Alaska is seeking creative and holistic ideas from rural areas on how to build violence-free communities. Three to four grants will be overseen by the Department of Health & Social Services’ Division of Behavioral Health as part of Gov. Parnell’s statewide initiative to end Alaska’s epidemic of domestic violence and [...]

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