Hosted jointly by the YWCA Seattle – King – Snohomish, the Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office VAWA STOP Grant, the Washington State Office of Public Defense.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS NEARLY REACHED CAPACITY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, CONTACT LEA@ENDGV.ORG
WHEN: October 17th 2024
TIME: 11am to 4pm
11a – 3p Lunch, speakers, performances, & advocate panel
3p – 4p Networking & afternoon snacks
WHERE: New Holly Gathering Hall, 7054 32nd Ave S Seattle 98118 UPDATED LOCATION!! Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture 9635 Des Moines Memorial Dr S, Seattle, WA 98108 (in the South Park neighborhood, right by the Red Apple!)
WHO: All are welcome but space is limited so register soon! Registration required.
WHAT: This event aims to break down silos by bringing together community and systems to discuss and offer multiple responses to those surviving domestic violence and people causing harm. Survivors need more options for healing and justice. What exists now and what are we working toward.
Lunch is provided. Please RSVP so we have an accurate headcount for space and food.
Speakers of the Day
Larry Jefferson was appointed by the justices of the WA Supreme Court to the position of Director of the State Office of Public Defense in 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Jefferson was a public defense attorney in Thurston County for more than 16 years and previously worked as public defender in Kent and Seattle. He helped establish Thurston Count’s pretrial diversion program, First Look program, Trueblood Diversion program and Felony Leadership Improvement Project.
Michelle Osborne consults on antiracist leadership, social justice practice, and prevention of gender-based violence. A former prosecutor and trial attorney, her expertise includes historic legacies of racism; the evolution of structural process, policies, and cultures; roles of women of color in positions of power and leadership and on organizations becoming racially equitable.
For more than 25 years, Doris O’Neal has been dedicated to survivor-defined advocacy, public policy, and restorative justice, with a focus on helping survivors who are African American, living in poverty, or experiencing housing instability. Doris O’Neal is currently the Director of Gender Based Violence Specialized Services. In partnership with the King County Prosecutor’s Office, Doris established Survivors FIRST (Facilitating Information and Resources for Survivors of Trauma) to directly connect to intervention services without criminal charges.
More speakers include: Collective Justice, Restorative Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence (RAIV), and an advocate panel of culturally specific providers in Seattle-King County.
Special performance by The Good Foot Arts Collective, an arts organization with a vision to see youth equipped to end violence before it begins, expressive in the arts through transformative movement and artistic mediums, empowered to reach their full potential through mentorship, and educated to advocate in their community.
A resource fair of primarily Black-led and POC-focused orgs will be happening all day. For service providers interested in tabling for the resource fair, use this separate link to register for an outreach table: https://endgv.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/dvam2024resourcetable
For questions or accommodations, contact Lea Aromin lea@endgv.org or Amy Bullard amy.bullard@kingcounty.gov
