[Free Webinar] Defending Childhood: Lessons Learned on Leadership, Social Change and Building Community

Please join us for our upcoming free 90 minute webinar titled, "Defending Childhood: Lessons Learned on Leadership, Social Change and Building Community" that will take place on Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 at 2:00pm EST. This webinar is brought to you by Defending Childhood in partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and Futures Without Violence. 

Date: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016

Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern Standard Time / 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Central Standard Time / 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Mountain Standard Time / 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Pacific Standard Time / 10:00 am - 11:30 pm Alaska Standard Time / 8:00 am - 9:30 am Hawaii Standard Time

** Please note that the listed times reflect the same time in different time zones. The webinar will be held only once. 

Registration Link:

https://futureswithoutviolencewebinars.adobeconnect.com/webinar10262016/event/registration.html

Webinar Description: Please join us for a dynamic conversation about the experiences of three communities working to address the complex social issue of children’s exposure to violence. Current and former Project Directors from the Defending Childhood Initiative will engage in a conversation about their experiences addressing the multiple forms of violence that impact children and youth while working across and within the many sectors engaged in violence prevention work. Our speakers will share their most heartfelt lessons learned as well as strategies for sustainability and long-term social change.

After this training, participants will be able to:

• Engage in a conversation about building leadership within efforts to address children’s exposure to all forms of violence.
• Enhance understanding about strategies for advancing the field of children’s exposure to violence. 
• Develop strategies for utilizing a racial justice and gender equity lens to social change work.

Presenters:

• Vikki Eagle Bear (Wahwala Win), Project Director of Sinte Gleska University’s Sicangu Native Connections
• Erin Fairchild, MSW, Defending Childhood Initiative Director, Multnomah County DV Coordination Office
• Victor Jose Santana Training Manager, Boston Defending Childhood Initiative, Division of Violence Prevention Boston Public Health Commission

Questions? Contact Mie Fukuda at mfukuda@futureswithoutviolence.org 

This project was supported by Grant No. 2011-MU-MU-K011 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.