We will present at National Organization for Women (NOW) National Conference about Project Speak Out

We are excited about the following workshop at the National Organization for Women (NOW) National Conference; hundreds of activists from across the nation will attend.  There were many workshop proposals on violence against women and immigrant rights; we are honored they included our proposal.

http://www.now.org/organization/conference/2011/workshops.html

Breakout Session II: Friday, June 24, 2011, 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Anti-Immigrant Sentiment, Domestic Violence, and Families: A Narrative of Liberation

Salon B

This multi-faceted workshop will address a series of urgent problems confronting women immigrants and their feminist allies. Panelists will review the extent of anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S. and related laws, such as the harsh new Arizona law, SB 1070. They will also comment on the DREAM Act, Violence Against Women Act and the U Visa for battered immigrant women. Panelists will then discuss barriers that battered immigrant women face with abusers' threats, language differences and fears of deportation. Additional topics will cover stressors affecting Latinas and counseling strategies for empowerment. Finally, speakers will describe Project Speak Out being used by Asian-American agencies in New York to prevent domestic violence.

Maria del C. Rodriquez (Moderator), Jeanette Ocasio, Jessica Moreno, N. Jerin Arifa

Sincerely,
N. Jerin Arifa
Project Speak Out Manager
New York Asian Women's Center (NYAWC)