3rd Annual Stand Against Racism
The YWCA's 3rd Annual Stand Against Racism will take place on Friday, April 30, 2010 (churches and other houses of worship are welcome to join us on Saturday, May 1st and Sunday, May 2nd).
The Stand Against Racism has grown! The 2010 Stand Against Racism is a collaboration of 70 YWCA Associations across the country. If you want to see a list of all the participating cities and counties throughout the U.S., click here.
We hope that you will be part of this movement. Together, we seek to stand in a unified effort to raise awareness that racism still exists and that we stand against racism and discrimination of any kind!
Please note: in order to be a Participating Site, your local YWCA Association must be a participating YWCA of the Stand Against Racism.
To sign up to be a Participating Site, click here.
To learn more about becoming a Participating Site, click here.
Video: A Conversation About Race
Five Courageous YWCA Members share their personal experiences about racism, discrimination and privilege. Watch this powerful 6-minute video and share it with others to raise awareness about how racism hurts everyone. Click here to watch the video.
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"community forum, domestic violence, sexual assault, & stalking in the workplace"
The YWCA Salem, a long time community partner of the Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service, would encourage you to attend this event.
~ from the YWCA Salem staff and Board of Directors and Natalie Dunn, CEO.
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
6pm doors open, 6:30pm educational program
Salem Public Library
585 Liberty Street SE
Loucks Auditorium
The YWCA Salem, a long time community partner of the Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service, would encourage you to attend this event.
During the last two months in Oregon 12 women and children have been murdered because of domestic violence. Have you ever wondered why this happens or what you could do to help? Find the answers to these questions at the MVWCS, "Community Forum".
*brought to you by Marion County Domestic Violence Council & Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Services.
For more information contact: Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service
providing hope & safety since 1973!
Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service
24 hour crisis hotline: 503.399.7722/866.399.7722
Business line: 503.378.1572
Website: www.mvwcs.com
"human trafficking forum"
The YWCA Salem, a long time community partner of the Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service, would encourage you to attend this event.
~ from the YWCA Salem staff and Board of Directors and Natalie Dunn, CEO.
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
1:45pm doors open, 2:00pm educational program
Senator Hearing Room
555 Court Street SE
Salem OR 97301
we want to hear your voice...
please join in the discussion of addressing the issue of Human Trafficking in Marion County. We want to know what you have seen and how we can approach this problem through collaboration.
to join in this discussion please RSVP
Sara Hammonds
Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service
503.378.7572
sara@mvwcs.com
Margo Hull
Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service
503.378.7572
margot@mvwcs.com
Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service
24 hour crisis hotline: 503.399.7722/866.399.7722
Business line: 503.378.1572
Website: www.mvwcs.com
Salem Speaks Up!
www.salemspeaksup.org
Tuesday, December 10, 2009 @ 6:30 PM at First United Methodist Church 600 State Street
Moderated by Natalie Dunn CEO of the YWCA Salem
Freedom of speech is one of our most valuable rights. This is an opportunity for people to talk about human rights issues. What violations are occurring? Are certain groups being targeted? here can a person turn for help?
We want people to fee safe to share experiences and concerns. Each person who speaks is encouraged to describe their own experience and to suggest possible support systems or changes they would like to see.
This event is designed to empower those who may be shy about speaking up, and to inform, challenge and inspire community leaders, government officials, educators, business and ordinary citizens.
Planning Organizations: League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, United Nations Association and the YWCA Salem.
Supporting Groups: McKay Area Community Progress Team, Salem - Keizer Coalition for Equality, Human Rights and Relations Advisory Commission, Humanist Association of Salem, CAUSA, Mano a Mano, Latinos Unidos Siempre, PFLAG, NAACP, Oregon Peace Works, Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, and Farm Worker Housing Development Corporation.
Hosted by the Social Concerns Ministry Group of Salem First Methodist Church.
Interpretation available in Russian, Spanish and American Sign Language
600 State St
Salem, OR 97301-3887
(503) 364-6709
OWN Your Power:
Forming Healthy Intimate Partner Relationships
Monday, October 19, 4:00 – 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Geared especially for young “Gen Y” women, ages 18 to 30, this webinar will provide a safe space to explore their own power to create healthy intimate partner relationships – their unique psychology, how to assess the health of their relationships, and how to recognize less obvious forms of abusive behavior in their relationships. The featured speaker will be
Dr. Janet Taylor, a psychiatrist based in New York City who is a frequent guest expert on CBS’s Early Show, NBC’s Today Show, and CNN’s Nancy Grace. She is also board chair of the Black Women’s Health Imperative and the mother of four daughters. Register here.
Economic Abuse:
Its Role in Domestic Violence
Wednesday, October 21, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Eastern Time
This webinar explores the relationship of economic abuse to issues of power and control involved in domestic violence, as well as strategies that empower women to recognize, confront and overcome it. Speakers include Judy Postmus, PhD, founder and director of the Center on Violence Against Women & Children and assistant professor of social work at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, and Kalyn Risker, founder and executive director of Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE), in Detroit, MI. Register here.
(These same speakers will also appear at an October 20th Capitol Hill briefing that YWCA USA is co-hosting with Women’s Policy, Inc.)
Policy PRIORITIES:
Providing Services While Confronting State Budget Cuts
Thursday, October 22, 2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern Time
This webinar is for local association staff that are grappling with state budget cuts to their domestic violence and sexual assault service programs. It will explore how dramatically these YWCA services have been impacted and advocacy efforts to confront the budget cuts. Speakers include Delia Coleman, government relations officer of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago; Maureen Powers, executive director of YWCA Lancaster, PA; Silissa Uriarte Smith, executive director of YWCA Harbor Area, CA; and Jon Shure, deputy director, State Fiscal Project at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC. Register here.
20th Annual Salem Peace Lecture
October 21, 2009 @ 7:30 PM at Willamette University Hudson Hall
Organizer Dolores Huerata speaking on Immigration Reform & Farm Worker Justice. The Peace Lecture will be held on Wednesday, October 21 @ 7:30 PM at Hudson Hall in the Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center at Willamette University. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Each year the Peace Lecture Committee recognizes a local advocate for peace and justice. this year we are pleased to honor Gail McDougle, pastor of the First Congregational Church UCC, with the 2009 Salem Peacemaker Award.
Dolores Huerta is co-founder and Secretary-Treasurer of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW). In 1962 she and Cesar Chavez formed the National Farm Workers Association, the predecessor to the UFW. She directed the UFW's national grape boycott, resulting in the entire California table grape industry signing a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the UFW.
Delores spoke out early and often against toxic pesticides, like DDT and parathion, that threaten farm workers, consumers and the environment. She lobbied in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., organized field strikes, directed UFW boycotts, and became one of the UFW's most visible spokespersons. Robert F. Kennedy acknowledged her help in winning the 1968 California Democratic Presidential Primary moments before he was shot in Los Angeles.
Delores directed the east coast boycott of grapes, lettuce and Gallo wines. The boycott resulted in the enactment of the Agricultural Labor Relations act, the first laws of its kind in the United States, granting farm workers the right to collectively organize and bargain for better wages and working conditions. In 1975 she lobbied against federal guest worker programs and spearheaded legislation granting amnesty for farm workers that had lived, worked and paid taxes in the United States for many years. Her efforts were instrumental in passing the Immigration Act of 1985.
Dolores Huerta has received many awards, including three honorary doctorate degrees. In 1984 the California State Senate bestowed upon her the Outstanding Labor Leader Award. In 1993 she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. That same year she received the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award, the Eugene Debs Foundation Outstanding American Award, and the Ellis Island Medal of Feedom Award. In 1998 she was named one of three Ms. Magazine's "Women of the Year" and was honored as the Ladies Home Journal's "100 Most important Women of the 20th Century."
Dolores continues to work long hours on behalf of the rights of farm workers, immigrants and women. She has been arrested 22 times for non-violent, peaceful protests.
cultural diversity conference
May 27, 2010 on the beautiful Willamette University Campus
resources
Diversity
DHS Cultural Diversity Calendar
Our community is home to people of diverse ethnic and cultural heritages, religious beliefs, races, physical abilities, languages, ages and sexual orientations. YWCA Salem partners with other agencies to help create a community focused on living in peace and unity. We do this through various community events and trainings.