Legal Advocacy for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Presented by: Robin Kimbrough

The Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is offering a statewide Legal Advocacy training on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Registration begins at 8:30 and the training will be from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Sexual Assault Center, 101 French Landing Drive, Nashville, Tennessee. Directions are enclosed. The cost of the training will be $55.00 per person for program members and $80.00 for non-members. This cost includes all materials and lunch.

September 1, 2010
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Sexual Assault Center
101 French Landing Drive
Nashville, TN 37228

This training is for new advocates and will include:

• Basics of civil and criminal law in cases of domestic and sexual violence;
• The role of the advocate and tips on avoiding the unauthorized practice of law; and
• Information on immigration benefits for immigrant victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking

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2nd Annual Rape Prevention & Education Institute

The scholarship deadline has been extended to Wednesday, July 21st

August 25 – 27, 2010

The Coalition will host the 2nd Annual Rape Prevention & Education Institute on August 25 - 27, 2010 in Nashville, TN at Holiday Inn Select - Vanderbilt. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, August 25, 2010.

The Rape Prevention & Education Institute is a three-day prevention based conference providing training opportunities, networking, and information to advocates working in the sexual assault prevention field.

This year’s Rape Prevention & Education Institute is provided at no cost to participants. All meals will be on your own. Hotel accommodations can be arranged by contacting Holiday Inn Select - Vanderbilt at 615.327.4707. Take advantage of the special room rate of $115.00/night when reservations are made by July 26th, 2010.

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*NOTE: The Coalition has a limited number of travel scholarships available that provide hotel accommodations for Wednesday, August 24th – Friday, August 27th. To apply, fill out the attached travel scholarship form and return it by July 16, 2010 to Julia Dobbins (jdobbins@tcadsv.org or fax 615.383.2967).

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"Social Change Through Social Media Training"

This Training has been postponed. Stay tuned for more information.

"Promoting Gender Respect

Registration is now closed.

Please contact Dianne at dstewart@tcadsv.org for available openings.

Thursday – Friday, July 29-30, 2010"

The Coalition will host a Promoting Gender Respect Curriculum Facilitators' Training on Thursday and Friday, July 29-30, 2010. (Please note: this training was originally scheduled for May, but was postponed due to the floods. If you already registered for the original date, please disregard this announcement).

The purpose of this training is to orient attendees to the Promoting Gender Respect curriculum, which develops the leadership skills of middle school boys to become active allies in promoting gender respect. The training will begin with an in-depth look at the theory informing the curriculum. After this foundation has been developed, the group will shift towards building knowledge, skills, and tools needed to implement this 8-week program with boys in their own community. The topics addressed will include: organizational assessment/readiness, community assessment, engaging adult allies, practical skills for building youth leadership, and project evaluation. Presenter Rus Funk is a nationally recognized expert on engaging men and boys, and developed the Promoting Gender Respect for the Coalition in 2008.

The training will be held Thursday and Friday, July 29-30, 2010 at the Sexual Assault Center, 101 French Landing Drive, Nashville, TN  37228.  Registration and continental breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. on July 29.

The cost of the training is $100 for members and $150 for non-members and includes a continental breakfast and a copy of the Promoting Gender Respect Curriculum.

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