About March’s Session: Inclusive Practices and Barriers to Access
Thurs. 3/2 10am-11am or Mon. 3/6 2pm-3pm
Where do our commitments to inclusion and belonging show up in our physical spaces, policies, practices, and culture? What encourages and discourages people from seeking help or accessing services or support? Using examples from our work, we will begin to identify which areas your organization wants to invest energy into shifting to better support LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual violence, intimate partner violence, dating violence, or stalking. The following session, Making An Accountability Action Plan, is designed to be an excellent follow up to this session, but they can also be attended independently.
About this Series:
This series is designed for rural community support organizations to spend time with colleagues from across rural Vermont working toward increased support and access for rural LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual violence, intimate partner violence, dating violence, or stalking. This series is free for rural organizations, from healthcare to social services to community organizing bodies to emergency services. This series is facilitated by SafeSpace Anti-Violence Program’s Rural Advocacy Coordinator Shea Witzberger, with co-facilitation support by the fabulous SafeSpace team.
We envision one hour per month to come together and learn, and another hour per month available to any organization that chooses to access personalized/tailored consulting support or technical assistance. This series runs November ’22- March ’23. The monthly installments can be attended individually or together. There are two time slots available each month to accommodate for folks’ busy schedules and lives. Please only choose one (Monday or Thursday) slot per participant per month. We suggest attending in pairs or trios for most impact, though individuals are welcome.
Offerings:December: Intro to LGBTQ+ Identities Thurs. 12/1 10am-11am or Mon. 12/5 2pm-3pm
January: Gender Inclusive Language & Pronouns Thurs. 1/5 10am-11am or Mon. 1/9 2pm-3pm
(note that due to holiday, this Monday is actually the second of the month)
March: Inclusive Practices and Barriers to Access
Thurs. 3/2 10am-11am or Mon. 3/6 2pm-3pm
April: Making an Accountability Action Plan Thurs. 4/6 10am-11am or Mon. 4/10 2pm-3pm
(note that this Monday is actually the second of the month)
Deeper descriptions are visible below in the registration form.
Access:
We strive to make this offering as accessible as possible. This session is being offered for free on Zoom. If other access accommodations (including but not limited to live captioning or ASL) are needed, please share them at least two weeks prior to the training datehere, or by contacting shea@pridecentervt.org or by calling 802-451-0997, so we have enough time to organize these supports. We will do our best to meet access requests and have an access budget.
To Register: Please use the form below to register. Please note that in addition to this form, there will be a brief conversation required with a facilitator to complete your registration and receive the zoom link to our sessions. These conversations can happen creatively in ways that meet access needs.
There is only space for a maximum of three participants per organization at this time. Please contact our Rural Advocacy Coordinator Shea at shea@pridecentervt.org or by calling 802-451-0997 to schedule a larger team training for your organization or coalition if more folks want to access this learning. Those offerings will also be free for participants.
This project was supported by Grant No. 2020-UD-AX-0008 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice.
