Everyday Nonviolence Podcast

In this powerful episode "Lee" shares with us a situation where he was physically abused by his wife. In addition to sharing this situation we also hear about the challenges he had trying to find resources and help. 

If you identify as male and are struggling to find support and resources to get out of or process through a harmful situation the Twin Cities Men's Center has compiled a list of helpful resources https://bit.ly/2IEetQU

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HaoPay Lee is a first generation Hmong American. She grew up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2015. HaoPay has experience in providing culturally specific domestic and sexual violence advocacy in Wisconsin and was the first Hmong sexual assault advocate Eau Claire, Wisconsin and is now practicing the same work in Minnesota. Hao Pay’s area of focus are providing advocacy services, awareness and education, and challenging gender-based disparities in the Hmong Community as well as addressing social justice issues for systems and policy change.

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"Father Harry J. Bury is a Catholic priest unlike any you have ever met. His travels through Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Costa Rica, Philippines, Africa, Palestine and Israel, span over 60 years. His life-long dedication: to interact lovingly with citizens of the world in pursuit of peace and nonviolence."

In this week's episode Father Bury shares with us his life of activism and working towards peace.

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Matthew Walker shares his journey to find nonviolence while taking an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshop.

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Father Harry Bury talks about his newest project, Twin Cities NonViolent. Twin Cities Nonviolent is a new organization working to eliminate violence in the Twin Cities. Their first large project is 10 Days Free From Violence which is like an art crawl of nonviolent activities. Starting this Friday Sept 21st, check out the calender and join one of the amazing events. https://twincitiesnonviolent.org/

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Sipra Jha talks about her work with refugees and women seeking to leave abusive relationships. In addition to sharing about her work she weaves in stories of her past and how she came to do this important work.

Bio: Sipra Jha was born in India and lives in Minneapolis. She is currently the shelter Director at Asian Women United of Minnesota, an agency that is working towards ending domestic violence and promoting safe and healthy families in the API community. Sipra has long been an advocate for women and children both in her home country of India, as well as through her current roles in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.

As a young woman growing up in India Sipra worked with the Tibetan refugee women and children in Dharamsala, India. Sipra also explored the notion of “shame” to promote understandings of migrant Asian women’s experiences in domestic violence and help seeking practices

Links and Resources

Asian Women United of Minnesota-  https://www.facebook.com/asianwomenunitedmn/

The Talking Suitcase Project- https://www.thetalkingsuitcase.com/

Day One Emergency Shelter- https://dayoneservices.org/ 866-223-1111

Asian United 24 Hour Crisis Line 612-724-8823

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Ishwari Rajak talks about her new documentary " The Invisible War on Blood' and shares about the violence that occurs to women who are menstruating both in the United States and in Nepal.  

Bio: Ishwari Rajak, a feminist since childhood, is a scholar of menstruation practices and taboos in different cultures. She is passionate about education and believes that educating men about positive models of masculinity and impacting policies will help eradicate the problems of violence and sexual assault. She aims to start a program and eventually a school emphasizing on positive masculinity and empowerment of girls and women in her home country, Nepal. Her courage, grit, and determination drive her, and she is unafraid to state what she believes. She seeks to empower other women and girls to pursue more roles in government. 

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Activist Jon Vang shares his story and about the work he is doing both in his paid job with the government and as an activist with Man Forward. In this interview Jon discusses the challenges for people coming out of prison, masculinity, and work being done to end gender based violence in the Asian community. 

https://www.facebook.com/ManForwardMN/

Bio:

As one of the first generation born in the US after his parents escaped the Vietnam War as refugees, Jon was caught in the struggle between American Culture and Hmong Culture. His troubled youth led him to be sent to prison for 8 years. After prison, he struggled to rebuild a life while carrying a criminal background. Despite the barriers, Jon was able to thrive by discovering his passion for helping the community. Today, he participates in community organizing to end gender-based violence and promote prison reform.

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Maggie Hohenstien is a Macalester student and interned at Friends for a NonViolent World (FNVW) last summer. Maggie shares her story of growing up in the Quaker community and her leadings to living a life of nonviolence.

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Laura Linder-Scholar talks about her work preventing sexual violence on Macalester campus and the work of supporting those who have been harmed. Laura is a campus advocate around issues of sexual violence prevention, bystander intervention, trauma-informed survivor response and support, and Title IX in higher education.

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