2015 Summit: Reed College

Voces de la Comunidad supporting Latino Survivors

Official ProgramOctober 22 & 23. Portland, OR

Welcome

Welcome to the second annual Voces de la Comunidad conference! We feel enormously honored to gather with colleagues, peers and allies from all over the state of Oregon to advance equity for Latina/o survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

We have strived for many years to bring advanced level Spanish language training for advocates and social workers through our 40 Hour Training. To further this pursuit, we launched Voces de la Comunidad as an opportunity to increase access to high level professional development for bilingual and bicultural workers. We see this not only as an opportunity for professional growth for the community, but an essential step toward education equity and advancement of professionals of color in particular.

We find immense hope in the number of advocates and organizations who constantly strive to improve their ability to provide culturally responsive services to Latina/o survivors and that recognize the deeply complex lived realities of these survivors. We hope that together we can engage in these complexities critically and actively. Highly intricate intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, nationality, language and other identities inform the lives and the experiences of Latina/o survivors and no aspect of these crucial parts of the self can be discounted when trying to serve the whole person.

This year, we hope to bring some of these issues more into perspective. We recognize that the individuals and families with whom we work do not only survive domestic and/or sexual violence, but the violence of poverty and racism as well. We understand that poverty and racism are enormously traumatic and that they have long term and detrimental effects on the well-being of our community. We hope to contribute to the movement to eradicate poverty and racism and strive to recognize and address the complex ways these phenomena manifest in our lives and the lives of people we serve.

We ask that all participants come to this conference with the aim to advance their journey towards allyship and the pursuit of social justice. We ask that the experiences and realities of marginalized people be respected and validated. We ask for respect and for a trauma-informed perspective that will advance the possibility of creating safer spaces. We send you all our deepest and most sincere gratitude.

Thank you for participating in Voces de la Comunidad and supporting us as we seek to contribute to the movement of racial and gender equity.

Con amor y respeto,Proyecto UNICA

CAMPUS INFORMATIONSwitchboard (24 hours/day) 503/771-1112Admission Office (Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.) 503/777-7511Community Safety Emergency Line (24 hours/day) 503/788-6666

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28 West [5]: community safety, information, residence lifeAdmission [37]Biology [42]: auditorium Cerf Amphitheatre [25]Chemistry [46]Cooley Art Gallery [40]: in libraryDorothy Johansen House [54]: academic and disability support servicesEducational Technology Center (ETC) [45]Eliot Circle [38]Eliot Hall [37]: admission, chapel, registrarGray Campus Center [26]: bookstore, commons (dining hall), mail services, international student services, community wellnessGreenwood [14]: conference & events planning; performance stage Greywood [44]: Center for Teaching & LearningGrowing Seeds [3]: childcare centerHealth & Counseling Center [4]

Information [5]: at 28 WestKaul Auditorium [23]: Gray lounge Library [40]: Cooley Art GalleryParadox Lost Café [43]Parker House [17]Performing Arts Building [21]: Black Box Theatre, Diver Studio Theatre, Massee Performance LabPhysical Plant [24]Physics [41]Prexy [18]: alumni relations, Center for Life Beyond Reed, fellowships & awardsPsychology [47]: auditoriumSports Center [22]Student Center [36]: student activities, multicultural resource center, SEEDSStudent Union [27]: Paradox CaféStudio Art [53]: Feldenheimer GalleryTheatre Annex & Reed Warehouse [2]Vollum College Center [39]: lecture hall, lounge

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RESIDENCE HALLSAnna Mann [20]Aspen House [13]: Caffè Circo, multipurpose roomBidwell House [12]Birchwood Apartments [1]Bragdon Hall [35]Canyon House [9] Chinese House [52]Chittick [34]Farm House [7] Foster [16] French House [50] Garden House [6] German House [49]Griffin [31]

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Eliot Hall [37]: Registration and Presentations- General Assembly: Eliot Hall Chapel- Workshops and Presentations: Rooms 314, 405, y 416

Gray Campus Center [26]: Lunch- Food is for sale in the main dining hall, provided by bon appetit.- Snacks (chips, sodas, etc.) are for sale in the university bookstore.

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Professionalism, Ethics, and Limits within Support Groups (Provided in Spanish) Room 416- Diana CamarilloSexual Violence Program Coordinator, Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Surviving Colonialism, Globalization, Gendered Violence, and Trauma: The Experience of a Latino Survivor Eliot Hall Chapel- Ricardo VarelaService Employees International Union Organizer

Decolonizing Mental Health, Reclaiming Emotional Narratives (Provided in Spanish) Room 314- Angie Mejía, Sexual Assault Specialist/Bridges to Housing Case Manager, Project UNICA- Kenia Perez, DV Advocate

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RegistrationKeynote Speech: Social Justice and Oppression Eliot Hall ChapelRut MartinezMulticultural Center CoordinatorPortland Community College Southeast Campus

Genderless in a Gendered Language (Provided in Spanish) Room 314- Claire Barrera, Sexual Assault Survivor Advocate, Project UNICA- Gisella Contreras, Panelist- Nidal Andrews, Panelist

Providing Culturally Specific and Trauma-Informed Services in a School-Based Setting Room 416- Vilma Chan Vasquez, School Based Services Program Manager- Fabiola Casas, Wilkes SUN Site Manager, EPHC

HIV and Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Provided in Spanish) Room 405- Diane Maldonado DominguezHealth Educators Program Coordinator, Educate Ya!

Latino Community and Law Enforcement Room 416- Officer Angel Ocasio, Police Officer- Elle Weatheroy, Equity and Diversity Program ManagerPortland Police Bureau

Human Trafficking and Sex Industries Room 314- Deputy Sheriff Keith BickfordHuman Trafficking Task Force

LunchGray Campus Center

Self-Care ActivityEliot Hall Chapel

Music provided by Tito y El Grupo Latitudes

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Surviving Colonialism, Globalization, Gendered Violence, and Trauma: The Experience of a Latino Survivor Eliot Hall Chapel- Ricardo VarelaService Employees International Union Organizer

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AGENDA - Friday 9/23

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Keynote Speech: Racism as Trauma Eliot Hall ChapelPatricia RojasExecutive Director, El Programa Hispano Católico

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The Influence of Domestic Violence and Addictive Behaviors (Provided in Spanish) Room 314- Angélica Martinez & Karen Carpenter, LCSW, CADCI - Mental Health and Addictions Counselors, Puentes - CCC

Forensic Experiential Trauma Interview Techniques Room 416- Officer Christoph AddicksDomestic Violence Reduction Unit (DVRU), Portland Police Bureau

The Impact of Immigration and United States Policy on Infant Feeding Practices Room 405- Adriana Lopez Garcia, Amamantar y Migrar- Sarah K. Loose, Groundswell: Oral History for Social Change

How to Support Survivors of Domestic Violence When Dealing with Police Contact (Provided in Spanish) Room 405- Emi Martinez-Bell, DVERT Advocate- Maria Alvarez, DVRU Advocate

Understanding U-Visas and T-Visas for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking. (Provided in Spanish) Room 416- John Herrera, Immigration Legal Services Program Manager, Catholic Charities of Oregon

Culturally Responsive Intervention for Rural Latino Survivors Room 314- Sussy GonzalezA Safe Place Family Justice Center Bilingual Advocate, Project UNICA

Protecting Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in the Workplace: Tools and Strategies (Provided in Spanish) Room 405- Laurie HoeferFarmworker Program Director, Legal Aid Services of Oregon

VAWA Self-Preparation Course: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Preparing Advocates and Working with Battered Immigrant Women Room 314- Martha Lucia Garcia, PhD, LCSW, Pacific University’s MSW Program

Cultural Adaptation of TREM (Provided in Spanish) Room 416- Beatriz Tafolla, Qualified Mental Health Practitioner, & Esperanza Valenica, Advocate, Project UNICA- Amy Estrada, Mental Health Counselor

Opening Remarks: Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to our Sponsors!

and a Special Thanks to:

Latina Iniciative

El Grupo Latitudes

Resources

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