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Talking to your children about sex can help prevent sexual abuse because they will be better equipped to understand setting boundaries and respecting those boundaries in themselves and others. Researchers say that conversations about sexuality also lead to less risky sexual behavior, should teenagers choose to engage in sex. The following information is from the “Take […]
Depending on what Latin American country you come from, Mother’s Day may have landed on May 10, May 12, or May 13 this year. Or some Latin American countries don’t celebrate in May at all – they celebrate in various months in the fall and winter. At Casa de Esperanza’s National Latin@ Network, we are […]
The following information is an excerpt from the DECIMOS NO MÁS campaign, a campaign to help parents engage in meaningful conversations with their children about healthy relationships, healthy sexuality, and healthy communication in an effort to prevent intimate partner violence. For more information, visit wesaynomas.org. Understanding Boundaries Discussing the importance of boundaries with your children […]
Olivia García, Public Policy and Training Manager My main responsibilities are to: Help advance the development and implementation of a national Latin@ public policy agenda to prevent and eliminate domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence and support healthy families and communities. Work in conjunction with the Policy, Training and Research divisions to develop […]
Written by Olivia Garcia, Public Policy and Training Manager, Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network On March 27, 2019, Justice for Migrant Women and other co-sponsors, including Casa de Esperanza’s National Latin@ Network, hosted Out of the Shadows: Exposing Workplace Sexual Violence Against Farmworker Women and Other Low-paid Women Workers Congressional Briefing. Farmworkers and other […]
Makeda Touré, Project Specialist, Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network My name is Makeda Touré and, I am a 25-year-old South Minneapolis resident who gives the sparkling water industry a significant part of my income. I am really into popular culture, comedy and The Sims. At Casa de Esperanza, my main responsibility is to provide […]
The following information comes from Casa de Esperanza’s Te Invito campaign, a toolkit of resources and information to encourage Latino men and boys to prevent domestic violence. This campaign asserts that being an ally to women and girls goes beyond supporting their causes. It is connected with self-reflection because as an ally, you really need […]
This information comprises the second and final part of a language access resource created and published by Casa de Esperanza’s National Latin@ Network. The resource can be downloaded in its entirety in PDF format by clicking here. For more information on language access, please visit our Language Access Toolkit here and our Language Access in […]
This information comprises the first of a two-part resource on language access created and published by Casa de Esperanza’s National Latin@ Network. The resource can be downloaded in its entirety in PDF format by clicking this link. For more information on language access, please visit our Language Access Toolkit here and our Language Access in […]
Although recognizing impactful and intelligent women who have made significant, long-lasting change to culture, science, art, and social justice is important to recognizing March as Women’s History Month, we wanted to take a moment to also acknowledge powerful women who have made a deep impact in our personal lives, but maybe won’t be recognized by […]
