PA Centered

Episode 34: Trans Cultural Humility: Beyond the Basics

This episode we are joined by PCAR & NSVRC staff who share with us their experiences training on trans cultural humility and how we can be part of the solution to end transphobia. Learn More: Pronouns: A Guide from GLSEN Gender Unicorn - TSER A Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth – The Trevor Project Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace: Recommended Policies and Practices Transcript of this episode Reach out to info@pcar.org if you need any support or have questions.

Cost of Conflict: The Risks of Trafficking among Refugees and Forcibly Displaced Communities

In this episode we explore the difference of “human trafficking” and “smuggling” as well as dive into how instability leads to human trafficking conditions.

For more information, please contact Zozan Kucukaydin: zkucukaydin@pcar-respecttogether.org

SPARCing Conversations | Stalking Part 2

Today, we sit down with Julia Holtemeyer from SPARC to take a deeper dive into Stalking behaviors, definitions, and family/friend tips for survivors of stalking.

SPARC (Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center) is a

federally funded project providing education and resources about the crime of stalking. SPARC aims to enhance the response to stalking by educating the professionals tasked with keeping stalking victims safe and holding offenders accountable. To stay up-to-date on SPARC’s resources and offerings, follow us on social media (Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter) @FollowUsLegally and/or subscribe to our quarterly newsletter. SPARC does not provide direct services to victims. We recommend that stalking victims work with a local victim advocate, and the Victim Connect hotline can help connect victims with one. Local victim advocates can help plan for safety, discuss legal options, and connect victims with additional services. Victim Connect can be contacted at https://victimconnect.org/ for online messaging and information, and by phone at 1-855-484-2846. Local domestic violence and sexual assault support services/organizations often work with stalking victims/survivors, even when those victimizations are not part of the stalking. Unfortunately, there are no hotlines and few support service organizations that specifically work with victims/survivors of stalking. The list below includes specific resources mentioned in the podcast and links to learn more about stalking: · Documentation Log: Sample log to help track stalking incidents · Safety Planning Strategies: Considerations for safety planning with stalking victims · Identifying Stalking Behaviors: Specific questions to help identify stalking behaviors · Media portrayals of stalking: More information about how movies and TV portray stalking · Awareness Videos: Short videos on a variety of topics around stalking · Supporting Friends and Loved Ones Experiencing Stalking: Resources to help support loved ones being stalked · National Stalking Awareness Month: January 2025 is the 21st annual National Stalking Awareness Month, help us raise awareness this year and make it the loudest one yet · Resources for Professionals: Guides, checklists, tools for professionals supporting stalking victims and holding offenders accountable (victim service providers, law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, corrections, campus professionals, and more) · Stalking & Harassment Assessment & Risk Profile (SHARP): Free, online risk assessment tool for stalking · Recorded SPARC Trainings: Dive deeper and learn more about stalking by watching/listening to a recorded webinar training · Safety Net Project: Learn more about technology safety and privacy, including safety tips, information, and privacy strategies for survivors. If you or someone you know is experiencing stalking behaviors and is in need of help, in Pennsylvania go to PCAR’s website www.pcar.org and click on the tab Find help in PA or call 888-772-7227; outside Pennsylvania go to www.rainn.org or call 800-656-4073.

Stalking Part 1

In this episode, we're joined by Jaime Cypher, PCAR's Children's Advocacy Coordinator, to discuss stalking. Listen along as Jaime discusses what stalking is, shares a recent experience of stalking after an event, and how bystanders can help and support when we see stalking happen. 

 

https://www.stopstalkingus.com/     https://defendyourself.org/      https://www.stalkingawareness.org/stalking-brochure/      https://www.stalkingawareness.org/documentation-log/

What is a Doula? With Marli Mayon

This episode we are joined by Marli Mayon, Training Projects Coordinator at PCAR, to learn about doulas. Marli tells us what doulas are, the different types of doulas, and how they can provide a trauma informed approach to the birthing experience. Marli also discusses the connect between doulas, reproductive justice, and the sexual violence movement. 

 

DONA International -- https://www.dona.org/ and Dauphin County Doulas -- https://www.dauphincountydoulas.com/ 

The Connection Between Reproductive Justice and Sexual Violence

This episode we are joined by Marli Mayon, Training Projects Coordinator at PCAR. Marli discusses the history of reproductive justice, how it connects to the sexual violence movement, and ways people can promote and handle pushback about reproductive justice. Marli also provides listeners with resources to learn more. 

 

Show Notes

Sister Song -- https://www.sistersong.net/  

Killing the Black Body by Dorothy E. Roberts -- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/155575/killing-the-black-body-by-dorothy-roberts/    

We Testify on Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/wetestify/?hl=en      

Planned Parenthood -- https://www.plannedparenthood.org/      

Sex Ed is a Reproductive Justice Issue -- https://urge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sex-Ed-RJ-Fact-Sheet.pdf 

Victim Blaming and Selective Compassion

In this episode, we discuss victim blaming, how this impacts survivors of sexual violence, and why people victim blame. We also discuss what selective compassion is and how this relates to the work we do with victims of sexual violence. We discuss how victim blaming and selective compassion are harmful and how we can do better.

To find a local rape crisis center in PA, call 1-888-772-7227 or visit https://pcar.org/help-pa/locations

Learn More:

• Observer's reaction to the "innocent victim"
• Sexual Assault and Victim Blaming
• Implicit Bias Test from Harvard
• Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Faith Centers Operating in Bad Faith
• How ‘empathy gap’ among social workers can affect services for people of color
• PCAR Website

 

Organizational Assessments with Tina Lopes and Barb Thomas

In this two-part episode, we talk with Tina Lopes and Barb Thomas, the authors of Dancing on Live Embers: Challenging Racism in Organizations. Tina and Barb highlight how to utilize and improve organizational assessments to measure anti-racism efforts in non-profit and anti-sexual violence organizations.

 

You can learn more about Tina and the book at tinalopes.com. Other works from Barb can be found through Between the Lines Publications.

 

Learn More:

• PA Centered: Dancing on Live Embers with Tina Lopes and Barb Thomas –
  • Part 1/Episode 8 - https://pacentered.podbean.com/e/8/
  • Part 2/Episode 9 - https://pacentered.podbean.com/e/episode-8dancing-on-live-embers-with-tina-lopes-and-barb-thomas-%e2%80%93-part-2/
• PCAR’s Organizational Assessment (adapted from Dancing on Live Embers) - 2020 Org Assessment Blank Version found here: S:\Diversity\BACH Workgroup\Org Assessment\2020 Org Assessment Blank Version
• Racism in the Movement by PCAR’s Management Staff - https://pcar.org/blog/racism-movement

How the Mainstream Movement Against Gender-Based Violence Fails Black Workers and Survivors - https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2022/03/racism-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-movement-anti-me-too-black/

A trailblazer: Getting to Know Rep. Joanna McClinton, Democratic Leader of Pennsylvania’s State House

Join us this week as we speak with Representative Joanna McClinton, Democratic Leader of Pennsylvania’s State House.

Representative McClinton has served as a member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2015, representing the 191st State House District, which includes parts of Western and Southwestern Philadelphia, Yeadon, and Darby.

Representative McClinton has worked as an attorney and policymaker for a decade. She’s a historic trailblazer, passionate advocate, and dedicated public servant.

In 2015, Rep McClinton was the first woman ever to be elected from her district to the State House. Three years later, she became the first woman and first black person in Pennsylvania’s History to serve as Chair of the State House Democratic Caucus. In 2020, Representative McClinton became the first woman elected to serve as Democratic Leader of Pennsylvania’s State House, the oldest legislative body in the United States.

Learn more:

PCAR legislative priorities

Visit Rep. Joanna McClinton's website

History You Should Know: Claudette Colvin

In this episode of History You Should Know, you will learn about 15-year-old Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on the bus six months before Rosa Parks would do the same. These actions contributed to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which has gone down in history as the first large-scale US demonstration against segregation.