In this conversation with survivors of domestic violence, professional advocates, and researchers of deadly intimate partner violence will talk about risks to victim-survivors and firearms, the possible impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Rahimi case, and how the intersection of guns and domestic violence can be addressed.

In this groundbreaking conversation we will revisit the concept of torture as it relates to gender-based violence, and speak with those leading an emergent movement to recognize and treat domestic violence as non-state torture.

This panel will discuss speakers' work advocating for the rights of criminalized survivors, their lived experiences with prisons and the criminal justice system, and how gendered abuses make women more vulnerable to incarceration.

Legal advocate Jess Braverman and advocacy director Erin Maye Quade from Gender Justice, and Andrea Jenkins, who made history as the first African American openly trans woman to be elected to office in the United States, are leading voices in LGBTQ liberation.

This session will explore holding nation-states accountable through international law, the impact of CEDAW and whether an optional protocol represents a viable solution.

Global Rights for Women's CSW69 virtual session highlights innovative coordinated approaches to enhance systemic reform in providing services and legal remedies to survivors of GBV and trafficking.

Join VALOR for a web conference overview of victim/survivor rights and notice requirements for campus law officers who respond to incidents of gender-based violence.

Using Minneapolis as a case study, the panel examined the impact of aggressive immigration enforcement on survivor safety and community trust. The session offered practical tools and reference materials for advocates and community members navigating increased fear and ICE-related violence.

In this session advocates will hear from panelists with first-hand experience navigating the carceral system's complicated processes.

This self-paced course provides practitioners with information they need to know about Full Faith and Credit including how to apply this VAWA provision to different circumstances.