SLIDE 1 Allie s in the strug g le : inte rse c tiona l work a s tra uma - informe d re sponse a nd pre ve ntion
K a te Mc Co rd,
Co mmunic a tio ns Dire c to r Virg inia Se xua l & Do me stic Vio le nc e Ac tio n Allia nc e www.vsdva llia nc e .o rg @ VAc tio nAllia nc e
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We lc ome
We ’ ll b e ta lking a b o ut:
T ra uma Privile g e a nd o ppre ssio n (spe c ific a lly ra c ism a nd white privile g e ) Curre nt dispa ritie s E xa mple s fro m Ac tio n Allia nc e T he wo rk o f a llie s
SLIDE 3 Obje c tive s
- De e pe n unde rsta nding o f syste mic a nd
institutio na l ra c ism in Ame ric a a nd its impa c t
- n pe o ple o f c o lo r e xpe rie nc ing se xua l a nd
intima te pa rtne r vio le nc e .
- Disc uss wa ys tha t a llie s c a n inte g ra te a
ra c ia l justic e le ns in o ur da ily wo rk a s a c ritic a l c o mpo ne nt o f tra uma -info rme d re spo nse a nd pre ve ntio n.
SLIDE 4 “Sur vivor s of c olor live at the inte r se c tions
ac ism, se xism, and
e ssions.”
T he wo rk o f a llie s is to unde rsta nd the se inte rse c tio ns, inte g ra te this unde rsta nding into
- ur tra uma re spo nse , a nd wo rk to disma ntle
the se fo rms o f vio le nc e a t the individua l, c o mmunity, a nd so c ie ta l le ve l.
So urc e : I NCI T E ! Wo me n, Ge nde r No n-Co nfo rming , a nd T ra ns pe o ple o f Co lo r Ag a inst Vio le nc e
SLIDE 5 Unde rsta nding the g re a t ha rm ra c ism ha s c re a te d fo r individua ls, fa milie s a nd o ur c o mmunitie s in Virg inia , we c o mmit to b uilding within the c o a litio n a n a nti-ra c ist fra me wo rk fro m whic h to a ddre ss se xua l a nd do me stic vio le nc e .
E xc e rpt fro m Ac tio n Allia nc e missio n sta te me nt
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T his is ha rd to ta lk a b o ut.
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A fe w wo rking a ssumptio ns…
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L e t’s dig in…
unde rsta nding tra uma
SLIDE 9 What is T r auma?
- An inc ide nt o r e ve nt tha t is thre a te ning o r is
pe rc e ive d as thre a te ning a nd o ve rwhe lms a pe rso n’ s no rma l c o ping skills.
ra uma c a n ta ke ma ny fo rms:
– E
mo tio na l, physic a l, se xua l a b use
– Ne g le c t – Ab a ndo nme nt – Na tura l disa ste r – Assa ult – Ca ta stro phic injury o r illne ss – Histo ric a l tra uma
- Histo ric a l tra uma is c umula tive a nd c olle c tive.
SLIDE 10 So urc e : http :/ / ind ia nc o untryto d a yme d ia ne two rk.c o m
“We Sha ll Re ma in”
www.the style ho rse c o lle c tive .c o m
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Adve r se Childhood E xpe r ie nc e s Study (ACE s)
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SLIDE 14 Childhood tra uma a ffe c ts he a lth a c ross a life time
Nadine Burke Harris Pediatrician
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Ho w we de fine the pro b le m de te rmine s ho w we wo rk o n the pro b le m.
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SLIDE 18 So urc e : Ce nte r fo r Sub sta nc e Ab use T re a tme nt. “T ra uma info rme d c a re in b e ha vio ra l he a lth se rvic e s”. SAMHSA
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What is r ac ism?
SLIDE 20 A F e w T e r ms…
- Pre judic e
- Po we r
- Oppre ssio n
- Ra c ism
- Privile g e
SLIDE 21 Rac ism Is…
- Po we r + Ra c e Pre judic e
- A syste m o f a dva nta g e b a se d o n ra c e
- A syste m o f o ppre ssio n b a se d o n ra c e
SLIDE 22 I ndividua l
- Attitude s
- Be ha vio rs
- So c ia liza tio n
- Se lf-inte re st
I nstitutio na l
e g a l
c o no mic s
duc a tio na l
Cultura l
- Ae sthe tic s
- Re lig io n
- Music
- Va lue s
- Philo so phy
- Be lie fs
E xpr e ssions of r ac ism
Syste mic
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SLIDE 27 WHIT E SUSPE CT
This Fox News headline quoted friends shocked that 15- year-old Jared Michael Padgett had entered his high school heavily arm ed and killed a classm ate, injured a teacher and took his own life.
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NBC News ran this headline during ongoing coverage of the Trayvon Martin killing.
SLIDE 28 WHIT E SUSPE CT
In the wake of the mass shooting in Santa Bar bar a, Califor nia, e ar lie r this ye ar , the Whittie r Daily Ne ws offe r e d a he adline showing one man's disbe lie f that E lliot Rodge r c ould have c ommitte d suc h a c r ime .
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An unar me d fathe r
- f two was kille d by a polic e offic e r
while e nte r ing a ve hic le that c ontaine d his own c hildr e n, the L
ime s se r ve d up this c laim fr
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SLIDE 32 Conne c ting this to our wor k…
- Wha t a re so me wa ys tha t syste mic
ra c ism c re a te s b a rrie rs fo r survivo rs
- f se xua l a nd intima te pa rtne r
vio le nc e ?
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Our le nse s:
Ra c ia l Justic e T ra uma ‐I nfo rme d Asse t‐Building
SLIDE 35 Org a niza tio na l:
nte rvie w q ue stio ns
- Sta ff o rie nta tio n
- Me nto ring
- Ong o ing e duc a tio n
- Disc ussio n g ro ups
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Org a niza tio na l
SLIDE 37 Privile g e a nd o ppre ssio n o fte n sha pe a c c e ss to he lp a nd sa fe ty. T he Ac tio n Allia nc e strive s to do its wo rk thro ug h a ra c ia l justic e le ns.
Co mmunic a tio ns:
CORE ME SSAGE S
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Co mmunic a tio ns: So c ia l me dia
SLIDE 39 T ra ining :
- Curric ula
- Philo so phic a l fra me wo rk
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Ca mpus Wo rk
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esilience Through Creative Expression
Pre ve ntio n
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Advo c a c y
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Advo c a c y
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Advo c a c y
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Advo c a c y
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Do ing the wo rk
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SLIDE 55 Ke y e le me nts of a tr auma- infor me d r e sponse
rustwo rthine ss
- Cho ic e
- Co lla b o ra tio n
- E
mpo we rme nt
SLIDE 56 We ne e d yo u de fe c ting fro m White supre mac y and c hang ing the narrative o f White supre mac y b y b re aking White sile nc e .
Alic ia Ga rza , c o -fo unde r Bla c k L ive s Ma tte r
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- Pra c tic e c o mpa ssio n a nd
a c c o unta b ility fo r o urse lve s a nd o the rs
N
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- c us o n re la tio nships
Ke y e le me nts for r ac ial justic e wor k
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SLIDE 59 Whe n yo u kno w b e tte r, yo u do b e tte r.
Ma ya Ang e lo u, po e t a utho r c ivil rig hts a c tivist survivo r
SLIDE 60 T hank you!
K a te Mc Co rd,
Co mmunic a tio ns Dire c to r Virg inia Se xua l & Do me stic Vio le nc e Ac tio n Allia nc e www.vsdva llia nc e .o rg @ VAc tio nAllia nc e kmc c o rd@ vsdva llia nc e .o rg