A realization that sparked a period of personal growth in me and an understanding of others was by being a youth advocate. I became a youth advocate for gender-based violence through my youth training from ThisGen: Youth Summit 2017. The summit was from March 6th to March 10th and they flew me out to Washington D.C. on March 6, 2017. I trained with youth from all around the United States. The summit allowed me to see a different point of view on a social issue going on in the world. To begin with, ThisGen: You Summit 2017 every student was able to choose from the learning tracks Policy Advocacy, Sports, Media, and Community Organization before the Summit started. I was in the Community Organization track on ending gender-based Violence through the community. Throughout the day through the week, I would attend training classes and activities that allowed me to learn how to organize awareness for the community. Our mission during the summit was to create awareness for people who don't know about gender-based violence. This also allows survivors of those who have gone through gender-based violence help get awareness on their behalf. On the second to last day of the Summit, we did a …show more content…
I feel this way because it allowed me to meet all these inspiring people I didn’t know about during the summit. The summit encouraged youth from all around the United States to get involved and gave youth a great educational experience to learn from. We were able to encourage people to get involved and stop gender-based violence. As a youth, I got to learn a lot more things that I never thought I would learn. It allowed me to connect with my emotions that I never thought I would feel for others when I didn’t know what people go through. I gained a new understanding of how people feel about gender-based violence and use that to get more
"Violence against women-it's a men's issue." Jackson Katz:. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. .
While only a small percentage of the entire workforce was able to participate in the event, its intention was to provide employees with something to strive toward. It was also rejuvenating for those given the opportunity to attend. The event was inspiring and left you with the feeling that you work for a great company and they do care about you; so much so that they are willing to spend a lot of money and provide you with a wonderful experience . The event also focused heavily on the driving force of the company: the students and helping them to improve and change their lives. Employees returned to work feeling inspired and ready to do just that. The event provided the company with an opportunity to invest in their employees, reward them, and make them feel
Instead, she’s turned her personal triumph as a domestic abuse survivor into a platform to help other victims. She would provide women with a place where they could talk freely about their experiences. The members would all be women who understood what domestic abuse is like, and why it can be so difficult for women to leave. Besides, she says, “I wanted to educate about domestic violence in our community since it is so misunderstood. Usually, people don 't know the warning signs of [domestic violence]. After deciding to leave your abuser some people don 't understand how to move forward in a healthy environment or relationship, because they don 't understand what normal is anymore.”
Intimate partner violence is still a common issue that affects women from all walks of life. It is an issue that is too often ignored until the violence has become deadly. In the book “Women: Images and Realities a Multicultural Anthology,” chapter seven entitled “Violence Against Women” includes pieces that cover the issue of intimate partner violence. In Michele McKeon’s piece “Understanding Intimate Partner Violence” she states that “In 1994 the Violence Against Women Act was passed, revolutionizing programs, services, and funding for individuals affected by intimate partner violence and their families” (McKeon 497). Yet the revolutionized programs, which McKeon speaks of, haven’t changed the fact that the violence continues and in my opinion, it is not enough to just deal with the aftermath of the violence, the prevention of intimate partner violence is something that society needs to address. In addition, McKeon also states “The Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that 1,181 women were murdered by their intimate partners in 2005; two million women experience injurie...
The State of Texas and TCFV along with the city of Houston have recently hosted a program called “Partner to Protect: A Leadership Summit for Family Violence Programs and Law Enforcement.” This conference was formed to help victim advocates and law enforcement come up with better ways to respond to family violence in the community. The summit allowed advocated and law enforcement to share their expertise on domestic violence while explaining the in’s and out’s of associated with their jobs in order to help victims better understand any type of flaws that could happen during and emergency situation.
2.) National Research Council. Understanding Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: National Academy of Press. 1996.
In “Violence Against Women Is a Men’s Issue” the author, Jackson Katz, really connects the audience to the fact that we live in a society that almost promotes violence towards women, and that women, or victims, are not to blame for this.
National data gives us an indication of the severity of this issue. When 1 in 5-woman report being victims of severe physical violence (NISVS, 2010), we must ask ourselves if enough is being done to prevent this from occurring. From a historical point, there has always almost been a distinction from men on woman violence. Based on the disparity of cases reported, male inflicted violence on females is much higher and prevalent. When the perpetrators of DV, and IPV are predominately males, we can no longer dismissed this issue as a cultural, or
Torr, James D. & Swisher, Karin L. (Eds.). Violence Against Women. CA: Greenhaven Press, 1999. 28, 97, 99, 106, 173.
...ces. In this project, local advocates and volunteers work in collaboration with schools, churches and community organizations providing educational presentations on the effects of domestic violence on children. Parents also learn non-violent parenting skills, enabling them to deal with their children effectively. They also provide a 24-hour crisis line, a place to sleep, clothing, food, medical treatment referrals, and assistance with reporting crimes to police and prosecutors. This program has helped reduce the crime, and strengthen the children?s self-esteem through community service. Relationship building is a prime focus, and they learn how to create healthy relationship with others. We still have a long way to go in the future. Activists must continue to promote public awareness of domestic violence, and help to make this country a better place to live.
Two courses that were critical in my intellectual development were the Sociology of Social Movements and the Dynamics of Domestic Violence. In the Sociology of Social Movements, I designed a research project, “Women, War, and Resistance”. In this piece I examined crucial issues surrounding wars on a global level, such as rape as a weapon of war, sexual trafficking, and various grassroots war-resistance groups formed by women on a local level. In addition, after taking the course on Dynamics of Domestic Violence, I had the opportunity of doing field work at a domestic violence shelter. For this independent study, I met with a professor of the women’s studies department on a weekly basis to discuss my experiences and to receive assistance in my research project: “The Effects of Domestic Violence on Adolescents.”
Violence against women: a ‘global health problem of epidemic proportions’ 20 JUNE 2013 | GENEVA
United Nations Development Fund (2009) Ending Violence against Women, A new volume of case studies explores what works. Available from: http://www.unfpa.org/public/News/pid/1967. Accessed on April 2014
Like my practice in Bantay Bata 163, the object is to eliminate the social problem of child abuse. However, the agency failed to see that social problem is caused by existing patriarchy prevalent in the society’s consciousness reflected on existing social structures. The above-mentioned interventions demonstrate what the agency constantly employs – a victim-centered approach. I am not criticizing that the program is an absolute failure. I express my frustration that the agency could have been more effective, and impactful if it used its influence and resources to address patriarchy that caused oppression. Unfortunately, the agency has not engaged in concrete advocacy in eliminating these structures. If the efforts of Bantay Bata 163 and others with the same vision do not intentionally change these oppressive structures, it will not be surprising that more children will be victims of
In the first section I will attempt to define, examine and explore the concept of violence against women, its multidimensional nature and its prevalence as a social problem among racially marginalized immigrant South-Asian Women in the context of GTA and Canada, at large. In the second section I will be exploring the role of current social work practice setting, including agency context, agency policies, programs and legislations about the issue. The third section will be focused on analyzing and investigating the need for an intersectional feminist approach informed by trauma-informed and mindfulness practice to meaningfully work in this field of violence against women. The next section will be dedicated to share my critical self-reflection with regards to my knowledge, skills, experience, social location and my overall professional identity as a social worker. The last section will be dedicated to conclude my