Domestic Violence Dialogue Forum

Implementing Transformational Change through Personal Narrative

July Vang, MBACo l laborator

MN Coa l i t ion for the Homeless ConferenceWednesday, September 27, 2017

You’re in the right place…Desire and Vision to:

Define and ident i fy

t he un ique needs of

au then t ic narratives to

address domest ic

violence in our

commun i t i es

Bui ld t rust and

connec t be t ter w i t h

our peers , families ,

and c o m m u n i t y

me mb e rs t h rough a

cu l tura l ly c o m p e ten t

lens

Commun ica te mo re

effectively w i t h global ,

tang ib le conversations

on domest ic violence

Safe

Self-care

Respect

Guiding

Principles

Who are you? Gender?

Ethnicity? Where is HOME?

LET’S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER FIRST

Domestic Violence (IPV)

A pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one

partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate

partner.

Rainbow Research. 2016. A Report on Violence Against Asian Women and Children in Minnesota.

TYP ES OF DO ME STIC VIO LENC E

PHY SICAL

EMOTI ONAL

ECONOMI C

SEXUAL VI OLE NC E

FINANC IAL

Zong Yang

Source: NCADV. (2015). Facts about domestic violence and economic abuse and national statistics. Retrieved from www.ncadv.org

United States

• 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the US have experienced some

form of physical violence by an intimate partner.

• 72% of all murder-suicides involved an intimate partner; 94% of

the victims of these crimes are female.

• Between 94-99% of DV survivors have also experienced

economic abuse.

• Between 21-60% of victims of DV lose their jobs due to reasons

stemming from the abuse.

• Victims of DV lose a total of 8 million days of paid work each

year.

• Between 2005 – 2006, 130,000 stalking victims were asked to

leave their jobs as a result of their victimization.

Source: NCADV. (2015). Facts about domestic violence national statistics. Retrieved from www.ncadv.org

Minnesota

• 1 in 3 homeless women in MN is homeless because of

DV.

• In 2014, 56% of MN DV homicides were committed by

firearms.

• At least 26 women, 7 men, and 6 family

members/friends in MN were murdered in DV

homicides.

• Over 80% of DV victims did not report the violence in

MN law enforcement.

• Committee Against Domestic Abuse – Mankato

• Southwest Crisis Center PEACE Agency – Worthington

• Fillmore Family Resources – Preston

• Freeborn County Crime Victims Crisis Center – Albert Lea

• Bluff Country Family Resources – Jokah

• LeSueur County Victim/Witness Program – Le Center

• Women’s Shelter - Rochester

D o m e s t i c V i o l e n c e P r o g r a m s i n M N

1st Congressional District

NCADV. (2015). Domestic violence national statistics. Retrieved from www.ncadv.org.

2nd Congressional District

• Asian Women United – Saint Paul

• Casa De Esperanza – Saint Paul

• Jewish Family Services of Saint Paul – Saint Paul

• Women of Nations – Saint Paul

• Women’s Advocates – Saint Paul

3rd Congressional District

• Cornerstone Advocacy Center – Bloomington

4th Congressional District

• Lewis House, 360 Communities – Burnsville

• Hope Coalition for Transitional Housing – Red Wing

• Ruth’s House - Faribault

5th Congressional District

• Lakes Crisis and Resource Center

– Detroit Lakes

• Down on Violence Everyday

(DOVE) – White Earth

• Equay Wiigamig – Red Lake

• Northwood’s Coalition for Family

Safety – Bemidji

• Someplace Safe – Ortonville

• Safe Avenues –Montevideo

• Shelter House – Wilmar

• Migrant Health Services: Hispanic

Battered Women and Children’s

Program – Moorhead

• Someplace Safe – Grant

• Women’s Rural Advocacy

Program – Marshall

• Mcleod Alliance for Victims of

Domestic Violence – Hutchinson

• Norman County Victim Assistance

Program – Ada

• Someplace Safe – Otter Tail

County – Fergus Falls

• Southern Valley Alliance for

battered women – Belle Plaine

• Someplace Safe: Stevens – Morris

• Someplace Safe: Traverse -

Wheaton

6th Congressional District

• SEWA-AIFW Asian Indian Family Wellness – Minneapolis

• Domestic Abuse Project, Family & Children’s Service: PRIDE

Program – Minneapolis

• Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center – Minneapolis

• Missions, Inc./Home Free – Plymouth

• Phyllis Wheatley Community Center – Minneapolis

• Sojourner Project – Hopkins

• Tubman Family Alliance - Minneapolis

7th Congressional District

• Alexandra House – Blaine

• Anna Marie’s Alliance – Saint Cloud

8th Congressional District

• Advocates Against Domestic Abuse –

Aitkin

• Domestic Abuse Intervention Program

– Duluth

• The Refuge Network – Cambridge

• WINDOW Victim Services – Hinckley

• Safe Haven Shelter –Duluth

• Leech Lake Family Violence

Prevention Program – Cass Lake

• Bois Forte Victim Services – Nett Lake

• Fond du Lac Reservation – Cloquet

• Family Safety Network of Cass County

– Walker

• Headwaters Intervention Center –

Park Rapids

• North Shore Horizons – Two Harbors

• Women’s Center of Mid-MN –

Brainerd

• PEARL Crisis Center – Milaca

• Friends Against – International Falls

• Hands of Hope Resources – Little Falls

• Someplace Safe - Wadena

Culture

(Noun)The arts and other manifestations of

human intellectual achievement regarded collectively

A particular society that has its own beliefs, ways of life, art, etc.

Source: Merriam-Webster – For English Language Learner

Community Readiness

• Capacity and ability of communities to speak for themselves

• sharing their stories of struggle• best thinking about the solutions• finding common ground for

relationships to form across issues and identities

K e y Q u e s t i o n s : S h a r e d A n a l y s i s – S m a l l G r o u p D i s c u s s i o n

1.) What does DV look in your community? (data + lived experiences)

2.) What’s happening on this issue? (What are the specific challenges?)

3.) Who else is doing something about this issue? How are they doing it? Who supports you? Who’s against you? (starting point of identifying influencers)

4.) What are potential changes you want to achieve by working on this issue? Another words, what would be different if you did something about this issue?

5.) Why are you qualified to work on this issue?

6.) What assets do you and the group have to work on this issue?

7.) What’s your sphere of influence to work on this issue?

a.) We do not talk enough about it b.) lack of knowledge to fully engagec.) orgs not inclusive in bringing diverse network/resources

a.) inaction in policy changes b.) missed data/disaggregated datac.) effective training

a.) community orgs & members are working together b.) law enforcement/landlord eviction notices for victimsc.) law/policymakers

a.) housing stability for victims b.) victims will be able to speak up morec.) enhanced cultural competence in orgs

a.) we have worked with DV before b.) lived experience and passionc.) have education, resources, and network

a.) community coaching and organizingb.) listening and sharing narrativesc.) advocacy/leadership development

a.) community leaders/activistsb.) ethnic neighborsc.) workplace that focus on DV

Ntau txhais tes ua hauj - lwm sib.

Ntaulubtswv-yimuatau txojkevqhib.

Many hands make work light.

Many ideas open the way.

Hmong Proverb

Q ues t i o ns , Ref l ec t i o n s , & S ug g es t i o ns

W e l c o m e

THANK YOU!J U L Y V A N G

V A N G 0 7 7 9 @ G M A I L . C O M 6 12 . 9 6 3 . 5 3 12

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Empower – Transform - Liberate