January 4, 2022 BWJP’s Director of Policy Initiatives, Kristine Lizdas, has been appointed to the Committee for Equality and Justice (CEJ) of the Minnesota Judicial Branch. The CEJ is was established to serve as an advisory committee to Minnesota’s Judicial Council. The mission of the CEJ is to work collaboratively across…
#BWJP AnnouncementsDecember 7, 2021 BWJP is proud to support the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Sexual Assault in the Military, along with the visionary leadership of President Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. These changes will ensure that any service member…
#MilitarySeason 1 Episode 8: The Loyalty Trap: Black Women, Domestic Violence and Firearms | Release Date 11/22/2021 In the 1980s, Dr. Beth Ritchie coined the concept of "The Trap of Loyalty." The term refers to the immense pressure that black women feel to protect black men even at the expense…
#PodcastBWJP is excited to be a part of Jon Stewart's new show 'The Problem with Jon Stewart'. In this new series only available on Apple TV, Jon Stewart brings together people impacted by different parts of a problem to discuss how we produce change. The BWJP Firearms team engaged…
#BWJP AnnouncementsA STATEMENT SUPPORTING ASSESSMENT OF THE NATURE, CONTEXT AND EFFECTS OF ABUSE IN FAMILY COURT SETTING The National Custody Strategy Network (NCSN) is a professional network of multidisciplinary practitioners and advocates for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) from state and national organizations striving to achieve better, safer outcomes for…
#Children and TeensSeason 1 Episode 7: The Lived Perspectives of Latina Survivors | Release Date 10/29/2021 This episode is recorded in Spanish // Este episodio está grabado en español Rosario de la Torre es Co-directora de apoyo a las familias y participación comunitaria de la organización Esperanza United. Rosario a dedicado su…
#PodcastSeason 1 Episode 6: How we can better serve victim-survivors who identify as LGBTQ+ | Release Date 10/29/2021 The most predictive indicator of domestic violence is gender. In most cases, a woman is being abused by a man. Most systems operate with the assumption that a woman is being abused…
#PodcastSeason 1 Episode 5: Reclaiming Bodily Sovereignty | Release Date 10/15/2021 Centering the stories of Native women and girls are essential because they are disproportionately impacted by intimate partner violence. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Corrine Sanchez of Tewa Women United to dig deeper in what it means…
#PodcastSeason 1 Episode 3: Hearing the Authentic Voices of Black Women | Release Date 10/8/2021 Advocates across the country have been doing some amazing work in culturally specific communities. Antonia Drew Vann, Director and Founder of the The Asha Project, has been working with black survivors of domestic violence for…
#PodcastSeason 1 Episode 4: Centering the Stories of the Hmong Community | Release Date 10/8/2021 In this episode, we talk to Kabzuag Vaj, Co-Executive Director of Freedom, Inc. Kabzuag is a longtime advocate and proud Hmong-American who has spent her life working to build collective power and social change. We…
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