Tuesday, September 28, 2010
My Business: Countering secrecy and privacy around violence through norms changeCountering norms that reinforce privacy is an opportunity to prevent violence in a lasting, comprehensive way. This web conference highlights specific strategies and efforts that seek to change norms related to gendered violence. Different norms will be examined with regard to their historical context, distinct challenges, and opportunities for collaborative work.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Repeated on Wednesday, September 29, 2010
This ninety-minute (90 min) session will start at 11 AM Pacific DST on September 28, and will be repeated at 11 AM Pacific DST on September 29. Register now.
Host: David Lee, PreventConnect, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Presenters: Annie Lyles and Christine Chang, Prevention Institute
Invited Guests:
Dorothy Edwards, Ph.D., Executive Director, Green Dot, et cetera, Inc.
Vanessa Timmons, Domestic Violence Specialist, Multnomah County Department of County Human Services
Objectives:
- Understand how norms create an environment in which violence is more likely to occur
- Provide examples of successes from people and organizations working to counter norms of power and control over others
- Identify strategies being used to effectively counter and change norms
- Identify potential indicators for measuring progress in norms change
As the national online community dedicated to advancing primary prevention of sexual violence and intimate partner violence, Prevent Connect hosts a series of popular web conferences. These web conferences are lively discussions where participants engage with guests to explore a wide range of prevention topics.
The theme for the web conferences in 2010 will be Changing Norms to Prevent Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence.Prevent Connect's key partner Prevention Institute will lead the web conferences to explore specific strategies to change the norms that contribute to sexual violence, intimate partner violence and teen dating violence.
For more information, please see the Prevent Connect 2010 Web Conference Schedule.
