Team TEAD

Welcome back! This season we are going back to the basics, tackling questions about available resources for survivors and allies.  Questions such as, what is a Helpline?  What is a women's shelter?  How can I help? 

Today, we are starting with all things Helpline.  What is it?  Who answers the phone?  Who is allowed to call? 

Welcome back to season 3.

If you want to join the Discussion please write in. Email us at [email protected] or connect on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter, and Tik Tok @theDVDiscussion.  We all have our stories. And they deserve to be heard.

In the season finale of our COVID19 season, we welcome special guest RACHEL LOUISE SNYDER. From Syder’s inclusion of the perpetrator’s perspective, to the question of accountability, to her unflinching view of our current administration’s influence on the domestic violence world, Snyder’s groundbreaking work tackles domestic violence as the multifaceted issue it is. Her delivery is matter of fact. Accessible. And Empathetic. She joins us today for a special discussion. No Visible Bruises was awarded the 2018 Lukas Work-in-Progress Award and was a 2019 finalist for the Kirkus Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the LA Times Book Award, and the New York Public Library's Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism.    

If you want to join the Discussion please write in. Email us at [email protected] or connect on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter, and Tik Tok @theDVDiscussion.  We all have our stories. And they deserve to be heard.

HAPPY PRIDE!!! Break out your rainbow flags and glitter because we are celebrating PRIDE with a special guest. Please welcome Dr. Sheena Howard for a discussion on her new novel “Nina’s Whisper”. “Nina’s Whisper” explores domestic violence in an LGBTQ relationship, an area that is severely underrepresented despite the fact that 44% of lesbians experience domestic violence. Read it.  Also, for every book sold, $1 is donated to Womanspace, a non-profit domestic violence organization. I hope this discussion inspires you, and challenges your idea of who can be a victim and who can be an abuser. And I hope this inspires more conversations about a public health crisis that is largely ignored. To learn more about Dr. Howard, check out her website: www.sheenachoward.com Visit her social media, Instagram @drsheenahoward and Twitter @Dr Sheena Howard

If you want to join the Discussion please write in. Email us at [email protected] or connect on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter, and Tik Tok @theDVDiscussion.  We all have our stories. And they deserve to be heard.

Today, we check in with Angel Charley, Executive Director, and Curtison Badonie, Media & Communications Coordinator,  from the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women.  We discuss how the COVID19 pandemic has effected Native communities and the unique challenges Native women are facing.

Check out the CSVANW site for more information: link

If you want to join the Discussion please write in. Email us at [email protected] or connect on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter, and Tik Tok @theDVDiscussion.  We all have our stories. And they deserve to be heard.

The COVID19 crisis continues, erecting barriers for survivors. In particular, those seeking protection from abusers with deadly weapons. 

Here in Washington State, there have been 3 domestic violence homicides in the last couple weeks.

So what happens when lawmakers fail to provide emergency protections for survivors?  

To read the original Proclamation: link

Gov. Jay Inslee's statement: link

Sen. Dhingra's statement: link

Prosecutors and Police response: link

Senator Mark Schoesler's response: link

If you want to join the Discussion please write in. Email us at [email protected] or connect on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter, and Tik Tok @theDVDiscussion.  We all have our stories. And they deserve to be heard.

The first anti immigration laws in the US prohibited the entry of Chinese Women.

Chinese citizens were labeled a “yellow peril” and were considered an inferior race.

Chinese children were barred from white schools, then later schooled under “separate but equal” laws.

In the 1960’s, the stereotype of the “model minority” was minted and wielded as a weapon against Black Americans to oppose the activism of the Civil Rights Movement.

Fast Forward to today. May, 2020. Asian Pacific Island Heritage Month (APIHM).

This month, we celebrate APIHM against the backdrop of the COVID19 pandemic, where we are seeing an upswell of racism against Chinese Americans, and other people who are mistaken for Chinese.

Today on the podcast, we welcome special guest Gina Loh of Domestic Violences Services of Snohomish County to unpack this history, and what the COVID19 pandemic reveals about how Asian American’s are viewed in this country.

Check out Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County

https://dvs-snoco.org/

If you want to join the Discussion please write in. Email us at [email protected] or connect on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter, and Tik Tok @theDVDiscussion.  We all have our stories. And they deserve to be heard.

The mere presence of a gun in a domestic violence household increases the risk to the survivor by 500%. Guns are the most commonly used method of homicide in domestic violence murders. The number of domestic violence related murders using firearms increased by 26% from 2010 to 2017.

So what do the spiking sales of guns during COVID19 mean for survivors already under lockdown with their abusers?

Today we welcome special guest Katherine Thompson, CEO and Founder of IPV Educators to discuss the intersection of skyrocketing gun sales and the effect on survivors during the COVID19 pandemic. 

[email protected]

Twitter: @ ipveducators

Website: http://www.ipveducators.com

If you want to join the Discussion please email us at [email protected], or connect on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter, and Tik Tok @theDVDiscussion.  We all have our stories. And they deserve to be heard.

Sources:

Lawcenter.giffords.org

nytimes.com

Imagine living in a community where 4 out of 5 mothers, sisters, daughters, and friends will experience violence in their lifetime.  Where the people you love and know are murdered at a rate 10x higher than the national average.  Where the majority of perpetrators live outside your community, but are rarely prosecuted due to the complexity of legal system surrounding you.  And where for the longest time, and even today, these issues have been largely ignored by society.

.

Today, we hear from two advocates fighting to break that silence. 

.

Special guest: Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women

.

If you want to join the Discussion please write in. Email us at [email protected] or connect on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter, and Tik Tok @theDVDiscussion.  We all have our stories. And they deserve to be heard.

Who better to break down financial abuse than a millennial money expert?  Tonya Rapley is a millennial money expert, domestic violence survivor, and creator of the award winning site, My Fab Finance.  In 2014 she was deemed the “New Face of Wealth Building” by Black Enterprise Magazine.  Tonya’s mission is to help millennials break the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck so that they can become financially free.  She shares her experience and knowledge to empower women and girls of all ages and backgrounds. Today, she shares her wisdom and insight with us. 

Listen now! Then check out her site: https://myfabfinance.com/

If you want to join the Discussion please write in. Email us at [email protected] or connect on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter, and Tik Tok @theDVDiscussion.  We all have our stories. And they deserve to be heard.