PA Centered

Episode 38- PA State Leadership Team

Episode Description: This episode we are joined by members of the State Leadership Team (SLT) to learn more about the Pennsylvania Prevention State Action Plan. The SLT is a multi-disciplinary action team that works to prevent intimate partner violence across the Commonwealth.

 

Learn more:

• PCADV Prevention State Action Plan
• PCADV's Prevention Statewide Leadership Team Releases Bold Five-Year State Action Plan for Preventing Domestic Violence in Pennsylvania 
• State Action Planning and Coalition Building to Prevent Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence 
• Domestic Violence Center of Chester County 
• Contact Kristen Herman to learn more about the SLT at kherman@pcadv.org  

Episode 37: Creating Safer Spaces with Consent Culture Initiative

Episode Description: This episode we are joined by Gina McGrath, CEO and Founder of Consent Culture Initiative (CCI). Gina shares with us how CCI empowers folks to create cultures of consent, respect, and accountability -- and how you can get involved with their Consent Action Team!

 

Learn more:

• Consent Culture Initiative, prevention education and harm reduction 
• Join the Consent Action Team 
• Calling In the Calling Out Culture: Detoxing our Movement by Loretta J. Ross
• Episode 2: Uprooting Racism with Paul Kivel and Loretta J. Ross 
• How to Support Harm Doers in Being Accountable

Episode 36: Pennsylvania Health Law Project

Episode Description: This episode we are joined by the Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) to learn how they help people access medical assistance. PHLP is a statewide, nonprofit legal organization devoted to helping low-income folks, people with disabilities, the immigrant community, and survivors of crime gain access to public health coverage and services.

 

Learn more:

• Pennsylvania Health Law Project
• Call the Helpline (1-800-274-3258) on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Email PHLP at staff@phlp.org
• Webinar Recording

Episode 35: Supporting Victims of Trokosi

Episode Description: This episode we are joined by Rovaughna Richardson, an international ministries missionary and social worker, who shares with us the work she is doing in Ghana with young women who have been victims of a cultural practice called Trokosi, a form of human trafficking.

 

Learn More:

• RovaughnaRichardson.com
• Rovaughna Richardson: Quest to Heal Victims of Trokosi

Introducing Policy in Focus

When the conversation turns to legislation, public policy, or politics, do you ever feel like you’re out of the loop? Or maybe you’re a real news junkie and would love to learn more about the policies that affect survivors and the sexual violence advocacy community? With Policy in Focus, we’ve got you covered! Tune in to our pilot episode, where PCAR’s Policy Director, Donna Greco, and Policy and Communications Specialist, Kelsey Myers, tell you what you can expect out of this exciting new series on PA Centered.

Learn More:

• View our legislative agenda
• Transcript of this episode
• Reach out to info@pcar.org if you need any support or have questions.

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.

Episode 33: Mindfulness & Prevention

This episode we learn about how the practice of mindfulness can be used as a prevention strategy. We are joined by Brittany Leach from Women In Need, who tells us about Mindful Beings, a new program that helps teachers implement mindfulness practices into the classroom and daily routine in order to increase self-awareness, reduce conflict, and prevent violence.

• Women In Need, Inc. - Franklin & Fulton County, Pennsylvania 
• What Is Mindfulness? 
• The State of Mindfulness Science
• Podcast: The Science of Happiness 
• Transcript of this episode

 

Episode 32: New Projects from End Rape On Campus

This episode we are joined by Sarah McPherson, Program Manager at End Rape on Campus, to learn about three of their new projects: Speaker Series, Campus Accountability Map, and Student Survivor Caucus. Listen now to learn how you can get involved!

Links:

• End Rape on Campus (EROC) 
• Centering the Margins Framework 
• Speaker Series
• Double Red Zone
• The Hunting Ground documentary
• Follow EROC on Social Media - Facebook, Instagram & Twitter
• Transcript of this episode
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Episode 31: Student Speech in the 21st Century

This episode we are joined by PCAR staff attorneys to learn about a recent U.S. Supreme Court Case, Mahanoy City School District vs. B.L., and how this decision about student speech might affect survivors.

Learn more:

• Sexual Violence Legal Assistance Project (SVLAP)
• SCOTUS decision
• ACLU - Supreme Court Rules to Protect Students’ Full Free Speech Rights
• Safe2Say Something
• StopBullying.gov - Get Help
• Transcript of this episode

Episode 30: Dignity in Difference: Intersections, Privilege, and Making Change with LaQuisha Anthony

This episode we are joined by LaQuisha Anthony from V.O.I.C.E and WOAR. LaQuisha was one of our keynote speakers at PCAR’s 2021 virtual conference, and is the recipient of the NSVRC’s 2021 Visionary Voice Award in Pennsylvania. LaQuisha helps us examine the intersections of sexual violence and oppression, how privilege shows up in our work, and what it can look like to be a change agent.

To learn more about V.O.I.C.E, visit www.asurvivorsvoice.org or follow them on social media at @asurvivorsvoice.

To get in touch with V.O.I.C.E, call 215-792-3163 or email info@asurvivorsvoice.org. Follow LaQuisha on Instagram @iam_thevoice. You can also contact WOAR - Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence at 215-985-3333 for immediate assistance.

Learn more:

• PA Centered Episode 4: V.O.I.C.E. with LaQuisha Anthony
• Visionary Voice Awards 2021
• Transcript of this episode