This training is the comprehensive training for working with men who batter using the Duluth Model. In this training, participants will be able to learn the latest and most effective components of the model based on our over 30 years of experience.

The Office on the Economic Status of Women invites you to the Southwestern Minnesota Women’s Policy Luncheon; a gathering designed to bring together policy makers, community leaders, advocates, and all those interested learning more about women’s role in public policy.

The Southeastern Minnesota Women’s Breakfast is a gathering designed to bring together policy makers, community leaders, advocates, and all those interested learning more about the economic status of women in Minnesota and women’s role in public policy. Event is free, but since space is limited it is important to register.

Join Jewish Women International in a 60-minute live webinar presented by Rosalind J. Wright, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and assistant professor, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Wright is the principal investigator on numerous studies that look at the impact of family violence on health in women and their children.

If your agency is serious about starting a Men of Strength (MOST) Club for middle school or high school students to prevent sexual assault & dating violence, this is the training to sign up for. This training is also for professionals living in Washington, DC who are interested in facilitating (part-time) our already-established MOST Club sites, which are in every DCPS middle school and high school. See website for more details.

Held every January and July in DC, Men Can Stop Rape's (MCSR) most comprehensive Strength Training - "From Theory to Practice" - has provided over 9,000 professionals with the skills to engage men in the prevention of dating violence and sexual assault. Through engaging group discussion and interactive exercises, participants will build skills for speaking with men about sexism, strategize with others about how to involve men in preventing gender violence, explore the challenges of engaging men, and learn effective ways to overcome those challenges.
People that should attend:
* youth-serving professionals searching for better ways to teach males about healthy masculinity and positive relationships
* rape crisis and domestic violence center personnel looking for ways to engage men
* military SARC's, SAVI’s, and officers
* activist men strategizing new ways to engage males in their community to role model strength without violence
* college and university students, staff, and faculty who want to engage men on their campus
* anyone interested in doing this work
Our 20-25 person trainings usually fill up very quickly, so please sign-up before registration closes on December 15, 2009.

Men Stopping Violence welcomes fathers and daughters of all ages to this fun, family event. Come spend an afternoon with us as we decorate cookies, play games and make musical instruments. This event is free and refreshments will be served. RSVP by December 5, 2009.

"Considered some of the most challenging cases to prosecute, sexual assault cases present unique situations for prosecutors, investigators and victim-witness personnel. Prosecuting Sexual Assaults and Related Violent Crimes provides thoughtful analytical and strategic analysis to present the most successful prosecution of these cases while offering investigatory and trial techniques to counter attacks on the science; DNA databases, CODIS hits and "CSI-expectations."

The National Institute on the Prosecution of Domestic Violence (NIPDV) is a three and one-half day course designed to challenge participants to reevaluate their approach to prosecuting domestic violence crimes. NIPDV explores the complex issues faced by prosecutors in balancing offender accountability and the impact of criminal prosecution on victims.

The NIPSV is a three and one-half day course designed to challenge participants to reevaluate their approach to prosecuting sexual violence crimes. NIPSV explores the complex issues faced by prosecutors in balancing offender accountability and the impact of criminal prosecution on victims.

The purpose of this conference is to strengthen the knowledge, skills, strategies, and alliances of those who work with expectant families, infants, toddlers, parents and communities to build a strong foundation for healthy development. The conference is designed for professionals in public health, health care, social work/mental health, child care, early childhood education, ECFE, ECSE, School Readiness, Early Head Start, child abuse prevention, home visiting, parenting education, family law, and child support, and those who work with refugee and immigrant communities, the field of fatherhood, and other helping professions.

The three-day conference will include discussions on issues related to the handling of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and elder abuse cases in the context of the Family Justice Center model. The conference faculty includes nationally & internationally recognized subject matter experts, advocates, and survivors.

Along with Linda Miller, Civil Society Executive Director, Bukola, an international human trafficking victim from Nigeria will provide an amazing story about how she was trafficked from Nigeria to Minnesota. Our subcontractors will also give us report on their wonderful anti-trafficking work in their communities.
Location:
Rauenhorst Ballroom 2 (3rd floor)
Coeur de Catherine Building
College of St. Catherine
1890 Randolph Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

Call for Papers
After the success of the inaugural conference for this project, we are pleased to announce the Second Annual Conference, to be held in Prague in May 2010. The project welcomes papers, panels and presentations from all disciplines, professions and vocations who have an interest in sex law and sex crime and the development of a more ethical sexuality and ethical regulation of sexuality. It welcomes critical engagements that challenge convention and make us think anew about issues of sex and society within a framework of ethical beneficence and just legality.

Don't miss this free webinar with internationally recognized forensic technology expert Chris Asplen of Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (former executive director of the U.S. Attorney General's National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence). This training is for criminal justice professionals of all disciplines (law enforcement, prosecution, victim advocacy, forensics) and anyone who has an interest in understanding both the historical evolution and the current and future potential of forensic DNA in the criminal justice system. When accessing the registration link, if you see a "Preferences" page, click "no" to continue.

"The opening night program will include the presentation of the 2009 Equal Justice Award. Please join us for food, drink, festivities and to view and buy original work by prisoners, former prisoners, victims of crime, others at risk of involvement in the criminal justice system and artists whose work reflects a social justice theme."

Speakers: Hamish Sinclair of manalive in San Francisco and Rhea Almeida of the Institute for Family Services in Somerset, NJ. Additional faculty TBD. Hosted by: Barbara Hart, Muskie School. The topic for discussion will be on community organizing to build support networks and strong mentoring relationships for men working to end their violence toward their intimate female partners.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We are accepting proposals for symposia, workshops, individual papers, and posters. Acceptable proposals may address theory, research, and/or practice issues related to interpersonal violence and focused on one or more of the conference threads. Symposia will be 90 minutes, and papers should be 20-25 minutes. Workshops will be held on the first day of the conference and may be either a half day or a full day (3 or 6 hours)
Symposia and Papers Due: December 1, 2009
Posters Due: December 18, 2009

Please join us for a screening of Straightlaced - How Genders Got Us All Tied Up and fundraiser for GroundSpark. Straightlaced unearths how popular pressures around gender and sexuality are confining American teens. With a fearless look at a highly charged subject, this film highlights more than 50 teens from diverse backgrounds.

January 2010 will mark the 7th observance of National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM). Throughout the next month, the Stalking Resource Center and the Office on Violence Against Women will be updating the National Stalking Awareness Month Web site. This Web site offers fact sheets, media tools, brochures, posters, and artwork, and much more for you to download and use in your local activities during Stalking Awareness Month.

CALCASA is proud to be hosting the 2010 National Sexual Assault Conference in Los Angeles. For registration details and information, click on the link to access a survey.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs 23rd Annual Conference on Crime Victims will be held on May 26- 28, 2010. Have you or your organization conducted interesting research lately? Developed an innovative program? Improved your program management? Established public policy initiatives, policies or procedures? Created new collaborations or reached out to expand your service capacity? Have “lessons learned” to share? If so, submit a presentation proposal! Submissions are due Friday, November 20, 2009 For proposal forms contact Alicia Nichols, Conference Director, 651.201.7318, Alicia.nichols@state.mn.us

The Northland Women's Policy Forum is a gathering designed to bring together policy makers, community leaders, advocates, and all those interested learning more about the intersection of women and public policy.
Guests include: Amy Brenengen, Office on the Economic Status of Women; Deb Fitzpatrick, Center on Women and Public Policy, Humphrey institute; Deborah Schlick, Affirmative Options Coalition; Suzanne Koepplinger, Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center; Kathleen Murphy, Constitutional Amendment For Equality (CAFE)

The Stalking Resource Center, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, will host a Webinar at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (12:00 p.m. CST, 11:00 a.m. MST, 10:00 a.m. PST) on December 14, 2009, in preparation for the seventh National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM). Topics to be addressed will include:
•The history and evolution of NSAM
•Resources available for communities working to raise awareness about stalking
•Planning for National Stalking Awareness Month 2010.
Participants will have an opportunity to share ideas for NSAM events and activities for January 2010. If you would like to participate in this Webinar, please register at the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iJJQKpjFrfsR9oIv0wUOYA_3d_3d

This presentation will provide an overview of the following topics:
• Intro to CAST and its programs
• Providing awareness on human trafficking
• Federal anti-trafficking laws
• Task Force Model: Federal, state, and NGO collaborations
• Protections available, including immigration relief, for victims of trafficking
• Effective service models for assisting victims of human trafficking

This memorial service recalls the lives of those killed in the past 12 months due to anti-transgender violence. TransVoices will sing as part of the program.

This conference is applicable to all youth service providers - social workers, educators/administrators, mental health professionals, youth program providers, all who work with youth. You will learn the specific consequences necessary to stop the child’s seven big guns of: truancy, running away, suicidal threats, violence, disrespect, sexual promiscuity, and drug and alcohol abuse. You’ll leave with a full tool kit for helping parents improve their parenting skills and knowing how to reach the resistant child or adolescent.