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Economic Justice for Survivors:
Exploring Strategies that Work

A Summit for Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocates and Activists in Rural Massachusetts
June 8, 2016
Plenary I:
Real Safety

Presenter: Jill Davies (Greater Hartford Legal Aid)

​Materials: Advocacy Beyond Leaving guide

Plenary II:
Social Media for Social Change: How Domestic and Sexual Violence Organizations & Survivors are Seizing the Power of Technology to Connect and Empower

Presenter: Nicole Castillo (BeVisible Latinx)

Materials: The Movement Will Be Digital presentation
Workshops A and F:
Money School: Rethinking Financial Independence Programs for Survivors

Presenters: Donna Larocque and Becca Bradburd (Elizabeth Freeman Center), Pamela Preston, Gwen Davis

Materials: Money School presentation

Workshop B:
Voices of Survivors: Building the Foundation for Economic Empowerment- Montague Institute for New Directions (M.I.N.D.)

Presenters: Christine Diani (Montague Catholic Social Ministries) Robin Lynn Brooks, Janet Diani, Kathryn, Nila

Materials: Voices of Survivors (M.I.N.D. Program) handout: The Blooming of the Lotus
 
Workshop C:
Accessing Public Benefits for Survivors

Presenter: Michael Morelli (Community Legal Aid)

Materials: Accessing Public Benefits for Survivors presentation

Workshop D:
Repairing and Protecting Credit and Consumer Rights

Presenters: Janice Garrett and Caroline Smith (Consumer Protection Unit - Northwestern District Attorney's Office)

Workshop G:
Strategies for Protecting Survivor’s Housing Rights

Presenters: Amanda Winalski and Jennifer Dieringer (Community Legal Aid)

Materials: Strategies for Protecting Survivors' Housing Rights presentation

Workshop H:
Making the Most of Education’s Promise: Helping Survivors Access the Supports Needed for College Success

Presenter: Rosemarie Freeland (Greenfield Community College)

Workshop I:
Creating Career Pathways in Rural Massachusetts: Understanding the Role of Workforce Development Partners in the Region

Presenters: Patricia Crosby (Franklin/ Hampshire Regional Employment Board), Edie Smith (Franklin Hampshire Career Center), Mark Smith (Harmon Personnel Services)

Materials: Franklin Hampshire Career Center presentation, Promoting Women's Economic Security guide, and Social Enterprise Model presentation


Closing Plenary:
What’s Worth It? A Dialogue of Value

Presenters: JAC Patrissi (Growing a New Heart), members of the Healing Alliance Support Group in Ware
Slideshow:
Voices of Survivors

Voices of Survivors Project slideshow
Press:
She has no money; she'll come crawling back. NOT!


by Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD
Psychology Today blog
July 10, 2016
 
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