July 2006

July 2006
2006 National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Conference July 9-12, 2006 Omni Hotel @ CNN Center Atlanta, Georgia Theme: Organizing for Collective Power Given recent tragedies and because we know how hard it is to raise money in this struggling economy, NCADV has decided to reduce its conference registration rates to that of earlier years in effort to make the 2006 conference more affordable. We hope this reduction of rates helps make it possible for you to attend. All forms require Adobe Acrobat for reading and downloading. Please click here to download a free copy of that program. Full Conference Informational and Registration Brochure (please know that if you do not know the names of the people attending the conference from your organization at this point, but do know that you want to send several people from your organization, that those names can be added at a later date. You may still submit registrations listing "staff member 1, staff member 2," etc.,etc. and provide us with definitive names later). Brochure contains agenda, hotel and travel information, registration form, scholarship application, vendor and advertisment forms, among other information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCADV Scholarship Application Form. (Submissions will be accepted until all 100 scholarships are issued). Only women who self-identify as battered/formerly battered and are in financial need are eligible to apply for the scholarships. The scholarships are granted on an individual basis and not granted to an organization, nor may they be transferred to another individual. Scholarships cover the costs of registration fees only. If you are selected to receive a scholarship, you will be responsible for financing your own transportation, accommodations, meals, and other expenses for the conference. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Institutes: NCADV is offering three pre-conference institutes for the following NCADV Caucuses: The Women of Color Caucus, the Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Trans, Gay, Queer, Questioning, and Intersex (LBTGQQI), and the Battered/Formerly Battered Women's Caucus beginning on July 7th. The intent of each of these institutes is to create a safe and private venue for persons identifying with these caucuses to talk about the issues within the domestic violence movement that are most important to them without the influence or input of others as a whole. *Only persons identifying with these caucuses may attend the institutes. The institutes will be held as follows: July 7, 2006 9:00am--3:00pm Women of Color Institute: Racisim Among Women of Color: Building Alliances Among Women of Color July 8, 2006 9:00am-3:00pm LBTGQQI Institute July 9, 2006 9:00am-2:00pm Battered/Formerly Battered Women's Institute **Please note: there is a place to register for each of these institutes on the conference registration form. However, if you wish to register for any of these institutes confidentially, you may do so by calling Gretchen Shaw at (303) 839-1852 x 107 or email her at gshaw@ncadv.org. Your attendance and information will be kept confidential. ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Conference Workshops and Presenters -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you interested in becoming a conference sponsor? If so, please click %20bheider@ncadv.org to email Brian Heider, Vice President of Development, for more information. Willing to help us publicize this conference? Thank you!! Please email us by clicking emailing %20gshaw@ncadv.org and telling us how you can help us get the word out. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For questions and further contacts: conference@ncadv.org (303) 839-1852 x 107 Denver Office TTY: (303) 839-8459 General Conference Information and Overview Every two years, NCADV is proud to host the premiere national domestic violence conference. Our founding mothers recognized the significance of a national conference and organized the first one in 1980. Each conference since, advocates, activists, survivors and allies working against domestic violence enjoy the opportunity to refocus and redouble their energy and efforts to end domestic violence. The conference continues to bring substantial attention to the critical issues facing battered women. At NCADV's conferences, we revisit the passion and activism that originally inspired and created the movement to end domestic violence. We celebrate past achievements and envision the future. Attendees from across the country and the globe network and share their success and struggles. The conference plenary sessions engage attendees in framing the conference theme and set the stage for invigorating dialogue during the workshops. NCADV provides opportunities for both advocates and nationally recognized presenters to facilitate workshops that inform and challenge our work. 2004 Conference NCADV's 11th National Domestic Violence Conference, "Radical Organizing for Change" (July 11 - 14, 2004) was an opportunity for networking, dialoguing and critical analysis that was not to be missed! Over 1,000 participants, presenters, vendors and exhibitors from 48 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Canada, Pakistan and the Virgin Islands experienced nearly a week of events to re-engage, re-energize and renew spirits in our work to end violence against women. Participants reflected upon the conference and said: "The plenary sessions were excellent about reminding us where the movement come from and where it needs to go." "NCADV always infuses me with a dose of energy to continue this work." "The conference was a wonderful opportunity to experience the cutting edge work and passion of people working together to address violence." "This conference emphasized activism and articulated the connections between oppressions." "I came away feeling informed, rejuvenated, validated and connected." "It was a wonderful experience and a refreshing opportunity to get grounded and remember the importance of our work." "The conference theme is bold and timely. It brought out the radicals among us." Our Native sisters led the opening ceremony of the conference and honored the land that held the conference events. To set the stage of engaging in critical analysis, the opening plenary featured a panel discussing Restorative Justice. Each consecutive plenary - Human Trafficking, War & Rape Culture and the Prison Industrial Complect, and Women of Color in the Global Economy, made connections between our anti-domestic violence work and anti-oppression work worldwide. It is through bridging these connections that communities will organize for change. Continuing to answer how we can truly organize for change, the conference featured nearly 100 workshops. NCADV carefully selects each workshop to reflect the conference theme and the presenters' abilities to connect the issue of domestic violence to larger oppression issues. The workshops grappled such topics as: A Critical Retrospective of the Battered Women's Movement; Building Bridges between the Domestic Violence and Disabilities Movements; Women's Violence & Women's Resistance; Connections between HIV & Domestic Violence; Respectful Yet Ferocious Advocacy; Voice of Men; Supervised Visitation Centers; Teen Dating Violence; Why Battered Women are Arrested; Domestic Violence as Human Rights and many, many more. In an effort to reflect upon our work, NCADV honored Susan Schechter and Sandra Comancho, two-long time advocates in the domestic violence movement who passed away in 2004 in a commemorative ceremony that didn't leave a dry eye in the house. NCADV also paid tribute to women in Colorado who were killed in 2004 due to domestic violence. The 2004 conference also featured a unique research track. Workshops in the research focused on building partnerships between communities and academic research. The track featured highlights of research projects from across the country such as: Using Technology to Bring Activists and Researchers Together; Research and Evaluation in an Inner-City Domestic Violence Shelter; and Enhancing Community Responses to Ending Domestic Violence and Child Abuse. The Denver-based Domestic Violence Research and Action Coaltion sponsored the research track workshops. NCADV is grateful to everyone who contributed to the conference and would like to recognize our generous contributors and sponsors: The Body Shop, Anne O'Dell, Avon, The Country Buffet, Coors Brewing Company and Mary Kay Cosmetics. Special thanks goes to The Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence who graciously hosted the opening reception. NCADV could not have organized the conference without the tireless efforts of our conference volunteers and would like to acknowledge the contributions of: Lee Carroll, Todd Englund, Renissa Rowena and Kim Wiley. Past Conferences 1980 - Washington, DC 1982 - Milwaukee, WI 1986 - St. Louis, MO 1988 - Bringing the Vision Home Seattle, WA 1990 - Amherst, MA 1994 - Many Voices, One Vision St. Paul, MN 1996 - Remember and Act Charleston, SC 1998 - Heart, Hands, Roots, Wings Denver, CO 2000 - Envisioning Our Future: Peace with Justice Portland, OR 2002 - The 'Herstory' of Our Future: Creating Social Change Kissimmee, FL 2004 - Radical Organizing for Change Denver, CO

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