"Arte Sana (art heals) is a nonprofit agency for underserved survivors of gender and racial violence that promotes healing and empowerment through the arts and community education."
CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
"Organizing Asian Communities (also known as Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence) was founded by Asian women in 1986 as one of the first organizations in the United States to mobilize Asian communities to counter anti-Asian violence. CAAAV focuses on institutional violence that affects immigrant, poor and working-class communities such as worker exploitation, concentrated urban poverty, police brutality, Immigration Naturalization Service detention and deportation, and criminalization of youth and workers."
Communities Against Rape and Abuse
CARA pushes a broad agenda for liberation and social justice while prioritizing anti-rape work. CARA is spearheaded by survivors of sexual and domestic violence who have led organizing efforts against forced institutionalization of people with disabilities, against racist sterilization abuse of women of color and poor women, and against the alarming criminalization of young people. Organizers and activists demonstrate how these issues are intricately connected to the process of undermining sexual violence.
CARA also uses community organizing as a tool to reconnect people to each other with a common goal of building safe, supportive, and accountable communities. Community members participate in support group facilitation training; in-depth dialogue about family/friend-based accountability strategies; and projects that emphasize positive sexuality.
This Web site has resources to improve culturally competent health care. Developed by Stratis Health and funded by UCare, it is the first Minnesota-focused online resource devoted to the subject. Among the site's tools is a free assessment for health care organizations to determine how well they meet the federal Office of Minority Health's national Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services standards. It also has information on enhancing culturally sensitive services and understanding specific patient populations.
Disabled Women on the Web was established by Corbett O'Toole of the Disabled Women's Alliance to provide information, resources, and support for women with disabilities to continue to change the world. Among many topics, the site includes information on lesbians and queers with disabilities, violence, and health.
Incite! Women of Color Against Violence
Advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and their communities through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing. Website includes information about how to get involved, conferences, activist institutes, their newsletter, current issues, and resources.
Mending the Sacred Hoop Technical Assistance Project
"MSH-TA is a Native American program that provides training and technical assistance to our American Indian and Alaskan Native relations in the effort to eliminate violence in the lives of women and their children. We work with villages, reservations, rancherias and pueblos across the United States to improve the justice system, law enforcement, and service provider response to the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in Native communities. "
An organization whose aim is to raise awareness among the residents of U.S. about efforts made in Pakistan to promote human rights; youth leadership for social justice; and a pluralistic, gender-balanced society in Pakistan. They also encourage Pakistani-origin U.S. citizens / residents or those interested in Pakistan (students and scholars) to become a part of the struggle to curb religious fundamentalism and encourage pluralism in Pakistan.
National American Indian Court Judges Association
The NAICJA is a non-profit organization primarily devoted to the support of Native American and Alaskan Native tribal justice sytems through education, information sharing, and advocacy.
Works to prevent violence against women and children. Website includes information about a resource guide and other resources, how Raising Voices help build a movement in various regions, and how you can raise your voice and become active in the movement to end violence.
Service Region: Eastern and Southern Africa
Tapestri: Refugee and Immigrant Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Advocates for refugee and immigrant families affected by domestic violence. Website inclues a list of their direct services (including multi-cultural training), men's groups, education materials, resources, and more.
Provides advocacy for victims of rape, domestic violence, and child abuse, particularly in the Latina and other under served communities of Sonoma County. Provides advocacy training and community education. Coordinates the Task Force on Women in Policing with the goal of increasing the number of women and minorities in our
law enforcement agencies. Website inludes a bilingual web forum where victims, activists, advocates, and professionals can communicate with each other on any and all aspects of violence against women and children.
Service region: advocacy in Sonoma County, California.