PA Centered

In this two-part episode, we talk with Tina Lopes and Barb Thomas, the authors of Dancing on Live Embers: Challenging Racism in Organizations. Our discussion highlights some of the major themes and lessons from the book, and we examine how white privilege and power show up as obstacles 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.

 

Check out the resources mentioned by Barb and Tina during the podcast:

• PCAR’s Racial and Sexual Violence Pyramid
• White Supremacy Culture in Organizations by The Centre for Community Organizations (COCo)
• White Women doing White Supremacy in Nonprofit Culture by Heather Laine Talley
• Empowering Workplaces Combat Emotional Tax for People of Colour in Canada by Catalyst: Workplaces That Work for Women.

This episode we are joined by Staff Attorneys from PCAR’s Sexual Violence Legal Assistance Project (SVLAP) to learn about Sexual Violence Protection Orders. To contact the SVLAP, call 717-901-6784. Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts. 

This episode we dig into the intersections between racial and sexual violence. PCAR staff, Tatiana Piper and Jackie Strohm, talk about their Racial and Sexual Violence Pyramid that can be used as a tool to help others make the connection. Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts. 

During this bonus episode, we hear from PCAR/ NSVRC leadership about our efforts to become an anti-racist organization and what we have learned along the way. 

You can read our joint statement about standing with communities of color. 

We encourage you to learn about and support organizations of color that have been doing this work for a long time, and are doing this work so well, including Black Women’s Blueprint, Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA), National Organization of Asian and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence (NAPIESV), Visioning B.E.A.R. Circle Intertribal Coalition (VBCIC), and The DC Rape Crisis Center (DCRCC).

 

Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts. 

Online training has become very popular! This episode we learn how to transition in-person training to a virtual format. We are joined by Annie Gebhardt, who shares with us some of the best practices to make online training interactive and engaging. Be sure to also check out the accompanying resource on Engaging Learners in Active Online Training. Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts. 

This episode, we are joined by LaQuisha Anthony, Founder and CEO of V.O.I.C.E. Victory Over Inconceivable Cowardly Experiences, Inc. 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.

Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts. 

In part 2 of this bonus episode, we discuss the Supreme Court’s monumental ruling on Bostock vs. Clayton County, GA. We discuss the historical context of this decision, implications for the future, and what anti-sexual violence organizations can do.

In part 1 of this bonus episode, we will discuss the Supreme Court’s monumental ruling on Bostock vs. Clayton County, GA. This decision made clear that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating against gay or transgender individuals. Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts. 

Do you have questions about the new Title IX changes? This episode we are joined by PCAR's Policy Director, Donna Greco, to learn about Title IX and the new regulations that will go in effect on August 14, 2020. Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts. 

Join us as we discuss the book, Uprooting Racism, and the connection between race and the anti-sexual violence movement. This episode we are joined by activists Loretta J. Ross, and author of Uprooting Racism, Paul Kivel. Purchase the book and learn more about Paul at paulkivel.com; learn more about Loretta at lorettaross.com. Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts.