A variety of research and statistical resources indicate that women of color throughout the United States experience higher rates of intimate partner abuse and sexual abuse than White women. In order to not pathologize women of color and their experiences with and responses to abuse and violence, it is imperative to keenly listen to their unique accounts of trauma and resistance. This workshop examines these experiences and the issues that advocates, social service agents, health service agents, and legal system agents must be mindful of when supporting and working with women of color subjected to abuse and violence.
From the Voices of Women of Color Resisters: The Intersection of Race, Culture, Violence, Trauma, and Support Systems – Slides
VAWA 2013 – Handout
Battle Cries, Questions, and Beliefs Exercise – Handout
