Gender Based Violence Support Workshop Series for Youth Workers
Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR) in conjunction with Aqsa Zine, METRAC, T.E.A.C.H, and C2Y present the Making Noise Gender Based Violence Support Workshop Series for Youth Workers.
Are you a youth worker interested in learning more about assault, trauma, harassment, homophobia, sexism, transphobia, stereotypes, self care and burn out? If so register for this FREE series of workshops Mondays in March or April.
Topics will include:
Anti Oppression
Self Care & Burnout
Addressing Gender Based Violence as Youth Workers
Difficult Conversation and Us
Working Within and Through Legal Systems
Community Accountability
Dates & Times:
First Series: Mondays from 12-5pm on March 12th, 19th, & 26th
Second Series: Mondays from 12-5pm on April 16th, 23rd, & 30th
Location:
For Youth Initiative, 1652 Keele Street (nearest intersection Keele/Rogers)
Workshops are Free & Lunch and tokens will be provided.
Priority will be given to those who register for all three workshops in one series.
For more information or to register please contact Helen Yohannes, Gender Based Violence Training Coordinator athelen@urbanalliance.com or (647) 963-6335
MONDAY March 12th, 2012 – 12PM-5PM
1-Anti-Oppression 101
Facilitated by: Urban Alliance on Race Relations
By using art and media we will think about how systemic oppression is at the roots of gender-based violence. Participants will learn how colonization, racism, transphobia, sexism and other forms of oppression divide and hurt the communities in which we live. We will also talk about how stereotypes and stigmas of Native people harm our thinking and how, with correct information, we can free our minds.
Spend time thinking about how we can unlearn violence to create responsive and resilient communities.
2- Taking Care of ourselves while we do this Work
Facilitated by: Aqsa Zine
Learn about how continuously witnessing the difficulties faced by youth can lead to stress and burnout.
This workshop aims to provide a space where youth workers can gain knowledge and support around the toll frontline work can have on one’s emotional, psychological, and psychical well-being.
Develop new strategies for taking care of yourself while doing this difficult and important work.
MONDAY March 19th, 2012 – 12PM-5PM
3-Addressing Gender-based Violence and Homophobia
Facilitated by: T.E.A.C.H
This workshop explores different forms of gender–based violence, how common they are, and the effects of violence on individuals and communities. Sexual assault, homophobia, sexism, transphobia, gender policing are some of the forms of gender based violence that will be addressed. Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss the roots of gender-based violence. The workshop will end with a hands on opportunity to explore, share and develop strategies for youth workers to respond to gender based violence they witness or are informed about through their youth work.
4-Practical Tools for Difficult Situations
Facilitated by: Connect 2 Youth
As frontline workers we often find ourselves in difficult situations, having difficult conversations. C2Y provides a theatre-based training on how youth workers respond when approached with difficult situations. Some scenarios we will explore are youth disclosing violence, teen pregnancy, sexuality outing and homophobia.
How does this relate or not relate to counseling? How do these conversations impact us- physically, emotionally, and spiritually? What are our boundaries related to these conversations? How do these conversations impact our relationships with each other and the larger communities we work in?
MONDAY March 26th, 2011 – 12PM-5PM
5-Working Within and Through Legal Systems
Facilitated by: METRAC - The Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children
This workshop will build participants’ understanding of working within and through legal systems as a youth worker. We will explore issues that arise when youth disclose and workers learn about violence happening in young people’s lives. Participants will learn about Children’s Aid Society, Native Child and Family Services, and Bill 157 (Education Act of Ontario); we will take an introduction to how these systems work, look at the benefits and barriers that reporting violence creates, and recognizing the limitations we will begin to strategize on how to work within these systems in a youth-centric and empowering way. Participants will also be invited to share challenges and best practices from their own organizations in regards to disclosures and violence.
6-Community Accountability
Facilitated by: Urban Alliance on Race Relations
How can a community respond to gender based violence? How are communities accountable to the violence that happens within them? This workshop will provide an introduction to Community Accountability and transformative justice. We will explore what Community Accountability is and why it’s important. We will look at examples of community accountability locally, in North America and abroad. Participants will have the opportunity to strategize around gender-based violence collectively.
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