Season 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…
#PodcastSeason 1 Episode 2: The Stories That we Tell | Release Date 10/1/2021 In this episode, we talk with BWJP Chief Strategy Officer Dr. Sujata Warrier about the history of the advocacy movement and the importance of using your privilege to lift up others. Resources mentioned in this episode: Reach…
#PodcastSeason 1 Episode 1: Organizational Shifts and How to Bring your Whole Self to Work | Release Date 10/1/2021 Welcome to episode one of BWJP's Taking Back Control. In this inaugural episode, we talk to BWJP CEO Amy Sanchez about the importance of bringing your full self to the table…
#PodcastBWJP expresses their deep gratitude to Ms. Frederick for her 26 years of work with BWJP to improve the legal system’s response to domestic violence Minneapolis, MN Release: September 1, 2021 For Immediate Release BWJP today recognizes Loretta M. Frederick, JD, the organization’s Senior Legal and Policy Advisor, in her…
#BWJP AnnouncementsAbout Us: The Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP) is a national legal resource & center on civil and criminal justice system responses to gender-based violence (GBV). BWJP provides expert training, policy analyses, and consultation to various constituencies including advocates, GBV programs and coalitions, communities, national leaders, and elected officials. With…
#BWJP AnnouncementsRead about our challenges and successes, and find your name in our list of donors in our most recent Annual Report. Download 2020 Annual Report
#BWJP AnnouncementsIn our grant report, we emphasize the importance of BWJP's SAFeR approach to our current moment. As we face increasing incidence of domestic violence, an uprising against police brutality, and widespread distrust of the legal systems that we've conventionally used to respond to domestic violence, our SAFeR approach can lead to better outcomes…
Online processes can increase access to dispute resolution for some domestic violence survivors. They can be out of reach for others who don’t have access to private space, reliable internet, uncompromised electronic devices, or basic technical know-how. Online dispute resolution can also expand opportunities for abuse. Mediators can’t afford to…
The Board of the Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP) is delighted to announce the appointment of Amy Sanchez as its Executive Director effective September 28, 2020. A thorough national search has resulted in a stellar candidate and we now look forward to supporting her leadership! For the past five years,…
#BWJP AnnouncementsThe brutal murder of George Floyd was senseless and horrific, shocking the conscience of anyone who views the video. Our hearts are with his loved ones and with all people who know and fear brutality from those who take an oath to serve and protect. To our country’s great shame,…
In situations involving a coercive controlling parent, shared legal custody can be a pathway for an abusive parent to exercise power over the victim-parent and child. During this pandemic, decisions about a child's education, healthcare, and at-home life are even more critical, and the opportunities for abusers to manipulate and…
#Children and Teens #Coercive Control #Covid 19In the first week of April, BWJP staff sat in on a Zoom call with over 75 people in Miami-Dade County working together in responding to intimate partner violence during the current public health crisis. Professionals on the call included judges, court staff, domestic violence shelter advocates, people working with…
#Covid 19The Battered Women’s Justice Project seeks a strong, creative, seasoned leader who is oriented toward social justice, committed to ending gender-based violence, and has deep respect for advocacy and diversity, equity and inclusion practices. Find the full position description and application instructions in this document.
#BWJP AnnouncementsAs COVID-19 spreads across the globe and into our homes, domestic abusers are finding new ways to exercise coercive control. This short video describes how abusers can exploit social distancing and shelter-in-place policies to achieve power and control over household members. You can download a PDF file of the COVID-19…
#Coercive Control #Covid 19As we all strive to minimize the loss of life caused by COVID-19's spread around the globe, those of us in the intimate partner violence sphere are preparing for an increase in domestic violence, as well as an increase in the lethality of domestic violence amid the spike in firearm…
#Coercive Control #Covid 19Every domestic violence case is unique, and a one-size-fits-all approach often does victims/survivors a disservice. In the fourth and final video in our series, Loretta Frederick, Senior Legal Policy Advisor at BWJP, introduces the SAFeR Approach, a tool for identifying, assessing, and responding to domestic violence in child custody cases. BWJP…
#Children and Teens #SAFeRThe third video in our series--the second focusing on trauma-informed advocacy--is now available! Listen to Sarah Super, Training & Curriculum Specialist with BWJP, explain the importance of helping victims/survivors restore their trust in her second video.
The second video in our series, focusing on trauma-informed advocacy, is now live. Listen to Sarah Super, Training & Curriculum Specialist with BWJP, explain the basics of how to support survivors/victims to rebuild their own agency in the first of two videos on the topic.
The phrase “high conflict” pervades the family court system. Interactions between parties are “high conflict;” separations may be “high conflict;” even parenting practices are labeled “high conflict.” Given how often the term is used in the family court system, it is surprising how little consensus there is about the term…
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