Stories of Transformation

In this special NRCDV Radio podcast production episode, guest host Arlene Vassell speaks to three community leaders working to improve the lives of Black and Brown youth in their communities. Ana Isabel, Jacqueline Miller, and Tonjie Reese share their experiences working with and alongside Black and Brown youth and strategies for meaningful engagement with Black and Brown youth as we recognize Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAM).

What is the #1Thing that you will do to center connections this Teen Dating Violence and Awareness Month and beyond?

Young people have always been a crucial part of movement building and organizing. In this NRCDV Radio podcast production, host Lamar Greene explores the pride, passion, creativity, and joy of youth activism with Celeste Iroha, Kaloni James, and Deborah Austin. 

Produced by NRCDV Radio on February 23, 2021

If you are seeking support as a person who has been personally impacted by domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

In the latest episode NRCDV Radio talks to Tannia Ventura, FreeFrom's Director of Service Provider Engagement & Education, discuss FreeFrom's report entitled: Survivors Know Best: How to Disrupt Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19 and Beyond.

Download a copy of the FreeFrom report: https://bit.ly/36gwfDq

Produced by NRCDV Radio on November 19, 2020

Download a transcript of the podcast: https://bit.ly/36obAx6 

If you are seeking support as a person who has been personally impacted by domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

This episode of Policy & Advocacy in Action focuses on faith and spirituality in the context of Gender-based Violence. NRCDV's Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Systems Change Heidi Notario speaks with Rev. Sally N. MacNichol and Quentin Walcott, co-executive directors of CONNECT NY.

Produced by NRCDV Radio on September 29, 2020.

Featuring: Rev. Sally N. MacNichol and Quentin Walcott

Download a transcript of the podcast: https://vawnet.org/material/nrcdv-radio-episode-37-policy-advocacy-action-faith-spirituality-and-gender-based-violence

Be sure to check out the Policy & Advocacy in Action blog at: https://vawnet.org/news/policy-advocacy-action 

This episode of Policy & Advocacy in Action explores the themes in the paper Colonization, Homelessness, and the Prostitution and Sex Trafficking of Native Women by Christine Stark and Eileen Hudon, which discusses human trafficking of Native women and girls, with particular attention to the historical context in the United States and the interconnection between trafficking and housing instability. Chris discusses the findings and contemporary application with the input of Jessica Smith, an advocate at Breaking Free in Minnesota.

Download a transcript of the podcast: https://vawnet.org/material/nrcdv-radio-episode-36-policy-advocacy-action-sex-trafficking-native-women

If you are seeking support as a person who has been personally impacted by domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

This episode of Policy & Advocacy in Action focuses on assessing vulnerability & prioritizing risk with survivors accessing housing resources. We talk to Heather L. McCauley, Sc.D. of Michigan State University and one of the author on of the coordinated entry paper "Assessing Vulnerability, Prioritizing Risk: The Limitations of the VI-SPDAT for Survivors of Domestic Violence." The paper can be accessed from the SafeHousingPartnerships.org website at https://safehousingpartnerships.org/node/557.

Download a transcript of the podcast: https://vawnet.org/material/nrcdv-radio-episode-35-policy-advocacy-action-vi-spdat-survivors-domestic-sexual-violence

If you are seeking support as a person who has been personally impacted by domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

NRCDV Radio spoke to three activist fathers who work to create a better world for their children by modeling respect, equity, and nonviolence in their relationships, homes, and communities.

Produced by NRCDV Radio on June 9, 2020.

In this episode of Policy & Advocacy in Action, Tatewin Means talks about how a Lakota ran grassroots Community Development Corporation has built a community as a catalyst to create systemic change on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Thunder Valley CDC is focused on building power for our community to create sustainable change and end poverty on the reservation through a multifaceted approach that ultimately creates vibrant and healthy communities. All their work is place-based and comprehensive, centered on applying indigenous innovation in a way that honors their cultural heritage and is adapted for the needs and vision of the local community. Rose Quilt of the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center provides commentary on Murder and Missing Indigenous Women's Day (MMIWG) which takes place on May 5th every year.

To learn more about Thunder Valley CDC, visit https://thundervalley.org/. 

Produced by NRCDV Radio on May 21, 2020.

This Mother’s Day, NRCDV Radio offers a new episode in the Honoring Our Mothers podcast series in which our host and fellow advocate and mother, Ivonne Ortiz, leads a heartfelt conversation with NRCDV staff who share this identity. She explores the struggles of mothering and care-giving at this time of uncertainty, the ways in which we are coping (or not!), and the importance of nurturing our own well-being through self-preservation, community care and self-love.

Be sure to check out the blog post, Mothering & advocacy during COVID-19: When essential worlds collide in a time of collective trauma, at: https://dvawareness.org/awareness-blog

Produced by NRCDV Radio on May 7, 2020.

In observance of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, NRCDV Radio's Policy & Advocacy in Action program chats with Maja Hasic, Human Trafficking Program Director for Tapestri. Discussing the challenges faced by survivors of human trafficking, Hasic explains Tapestri’s role as an anti-human trafficking organization for refugee and immigrants survivors.

To learn more about human trafficking and Tapestri visit: https://tapestri.org/human-trafficking or contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.

Produced by NRCDV Radio on January 21, 2020.

Download a transcript for Episode 31: http://ow.ly/KnUz50y14SV

Be sure to check out the Policy & Advocacy in Action blog at: https://vawnet.org/news/policy-advocacy-action