By Avery-Grace Blanco, SAVES National Clearinghouse, National Legal Center on Children and Domestic Violence Project Assistant Imagine you only have 15 minutes to pack your belongings from your home, and you will never return. What would you take? This is the harsh reality of what’s known as a civil standby, a process many survivors of […]
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By Patrick Cunningham, Defense Based Advocate, National Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors, Battered Women’s Justice Project, US Army Veteran 1999-2006 Veterans Day is a time to honor the courage, sacrifice, and selfless service of those who have worn the uniform. It’s a moment to reflect on the bravery of our nation’s heroes—those who have faced […]
By Alyssa Toledo. Communications Associate On a humid afternoon in Washington, survivors gathered outside the Capitol clutching handwritten notes. They had come not just to share their stories but to demand something more fundamental: truth. “We deserve transparency,” one survivor said, her voice carrying the weight of years spent fighting to be heard. She was […]
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Saba Ghori is a seasoned diplomat and development expert, having worked for over two decades as an advocate for women’s rights for both the US Government and different NGOs, including Women for Women International and Vital Voices. At Women for Women International, Saba oversaw and designed their social empowerment programs focused on gender-based violence, men’s […]
By Patricia Cumbie BWJP was thrilled to host an in-person open house at our office in St. Paul, MN to welcome our newest center, the Center on Global Rights for Women. We were able to welcome over 60+ attendees, including our community partners, BWJP staff and long-term supporters from Global Rights for Women (GRW) into […]
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Patricia Cumbie’s career has been focused on working with mission-driven organizations seeking to tell their stories through partnership and collaboration. She is an award-winning writer and communicator, with experience in storytelling, publication production, marketing and public speaking. Patricia is also the founding editor of two newspapers and the author of three literary books. Patricia’s expansive […]
Open Position Announcement: Chief Advancement Officer Location: Remote | Travel Required About BWJP Founded in 1993, the Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP) is the national leader at the intersection of intimate partner violence and legal systems. BWJP is recognized for advancing bold solutions that center domestic violence survivors, strengthening justice responses, and creating lasting change […]
Rosie Hidalgo is serving as the Co-Director of the MOSAIC Initiative as a Senior Consultant at BWJP’s National Center on Reimagining Coordinated Community Response. She is also a Visiting Senior Research Scholar in the Human Rights Program of the University of Miami School of Law. Rosie previously served as the Director of the Office on […]
As an executive and policy advisor in government and nonprofit sectors, Lynn Rosenthal has worked on gender equity and gender-based violence prevention for three decades. Arriving to the field from a grassroots background, Lynn has served in community-based women’s health centers, domestic violence shelters, and state domestic violence coalitions. As the first-ever White House Advisor […]
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By Rachel Elizabeth Barkley, JD MBA R&B artist Casandra Ventura, who is known professionally as Cassie, took the stand in the federal trial of Sean “P. Diddy” Combs on May 13th. As the prosecution’s star witness, Cassie’s testimony provided a foundation for establishing the government’s charges of sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Because Combs pleaded not […]
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