Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence

Building Changes' Diversion Training
2025-10-02 09:30 - 2025-10-03 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hybrid: Day 1 is Virtual and Day 2 is in-person at the Pacific Tower, Seattle
In partnership with the Washington State Advanced Diversion Consultants & Trainers, Africatown International, and the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund, Building Changes is coordinating intensive two-day Diversion trainings. These two-day trainings are free and will be offered multiple times in 2025.

What is Diversion: Diversion offers flexible, light-touch services that may be coupled with minimal financial assistance that results in a temporary or permanent housing arrangement outside of the homeless system.

Who should attend: These trainings are accessible for everyone but will have particular relevance for homeless/housing assistance providers, community-based partners working with people seeking services, and representatives from systems adjacent to our homeless response system. Right now we are prioritizing trainings for providers working in King County, WA. If you are outside of King County and would like to inquire about available spots in upcoming trainings, or if you are are interested in scheduling a separate training for your community, please contact Dimitri Groce, Director of Practice Innovation at Building Changes.

What will be covered: In this training, participants will learn the Diversion approach and apply their skills through hands-on practice guided by experienced Diversion Coaches. The Diversion approach is intended to be a fast intervention applicable at any step in helping individuals and families identify immediate, safe housing arrangements. It can be coupled with financial assistance for temporary or permanent housing arrangements outside of the homeless system.

Format: Each training is two days, taking place 9:30 am–3:30 pm each day. Day 1 of the training will be virtual, and Day 2 will be in person at Pacific Tower in Seattle.

New Beginnings' Unbreakable Spirits
2025-10-02 17:30 - 20:30 | Skybound Spirits, 945 Elliott Avenue West #203 Seattle, WA 98119
You’re invited to Unbreakable Spirits, a fundraising event that supports survivors of domestic violence through New Beginnings.

Housing Justice & Human Services Advocacy Training
2025-10-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtually via Zoom
Join the Seattle Human Services Coalition, the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness, and Poverty Action for an in-person public policy advocacy training.

This training is open to anyone who wants to learn more about the City’s budget process. Attendees will learn about effective ways to give public comment and how to share your perspective with elected leaders. If you live or work in Seattle or King County and care about gender-based violence, homelessness, or human services, this training is for you!

October Skills Workshop w/ Dr. Leticia Nieto
2025-10-06 14:30 - 17:30
Via Zoom

Our work in the gender-based violence movement is full of nuance and complexity. The daily challenges and joys are set against a backdrop of systems of oppression and intersect in countless ways with other social justice issues. In short, this work is not easy.

Join us for series of workshops with Dr. Leticia Nieto to find ways to better support yourself as advocate and in turn, deepen your advocacy skills to better support survivors. Together we will explore these questions:

How can we better incorporate an anti-oppression lens in our advocacy practices?

What are the ways to promote healing and liberation within our team and organizations?

For this session, Dr. Nieto will kick things off with a brief overview of a liberation model/framework. Building on that foundation, participants will move into a facilitated dialogue about how to weave the framework into their work and everyday lives. To enrich our conversation, everyone who registers will receive a link to a brief pre-session survey containing the questions below. Your responses will help shape and focus the discussion.1. One situation that I am dealing with at work that I would like to explore using an liberation lens.2. One question that I would like to explore regarding working in a liberatory orientation is..3. One insight I have recently had regarding working in a liberatory way is…4. One quote that has inspired me is…

CEUs Available

DAWN's Renton Purple Light Nights Solidarity Walk
2025-10-06 17:30 - 19:00
A Walk in Her Steps Solidarity Walk from the Clock Tower at S. 3 St. Burnett Ave S. to Renton City Hall. Refreshments will be served to walkers at a City Council Conference Room, prior to City of Renton Mayoral Proclamation for DV Awareness Month.

DAWN's City of Renton Mayoral Proclamation for DV Awareness Month
2025-10-06 19:00 - 19:30
The Renton Solidarity Walk will conclude at City Hall with refreshments and a proclamation by Mayor Armondo Pavone, for DV Awareness Month at Renton City Hall, 7pm

Advocate Training: Supporting Survivors Navigating Debt with Northwest Justice Project
2025-10-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtually via Zoom
Debt can be a huge barrier when trying to move on from financial abuse and accessing critical resources. Learn how to support survivors with debt, including rental, automobile and medical debt and how to navigate bankruptcy.

This training is intended for advocates, especially housing advocates, at CEGV membership agencies*. The Northwest Justice Project‘s CHEER Unit will be walking us through how to support survivors with debt, understand their rights as consumers, and support in decisions around bankruptcy. This training will provide an overview of Consumer Law, how to navigate Rental Debt, Automobile & Medical Debt, and Bankruptcy. Understanding the financial systems, tools, and pathways can help in working towards financial security and to access other critical resources, such as housing.

*If you are not a CEGV member agencies and would like to attend, please contact Hannah Whitworth at hannah@endgv.org.

Please find additional information on registration link.

City of Seattle Budget Advocacy: Public Hearing
2025-10-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington, 98104
Join the Coalition and share your thoughts with the Seattle City Council on the Mayor’s 2026 Proposed Budget! The Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence will give public comment on our budget recommendations, created in partnership with member programs.

To learn more about giving public comment on behalf of the Coalition, check out our Public Policy page.

SHSC Presents: Seattle Candidate Forum
2025-10-09 17:30 - 20:00 | Centilia Cultural Center at El Centro de la Raza,, 1660 S Roberto Maestraes Festival St, Seattle
The Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence is proud to be a co-sponsor of the Seattle Candidate Forum presented by the Seattle Human Services Coalition.

Join us to learn where candidates stand on issues affecting human services and social justice in our local community. Candidates running for both Seattle City Council and Seattle Mayor will be in attendance and there will be an opportunity for audience questions.

This event is free, childcare and ASL interpretation will be provided, and there will be light snacks offered by Fare Start.

Don’t miss it and hope we see you there!

Somali Family Safety Task Force's Annual Gala: Threads of Hope
2025-10-17 17:30 - 20:30 | New Holly Gathering Hall, 7054 32nd Ave S, Seattle, Washington
Join the Somali Family Safety Task Force for their annual fundraiser gala, Threads of Hope: Planting Seeds for Tomorrow!

Survivors FIRST: Past & Future Impact in the National Survivors Justice Movement
2025-10-22 10:00 - 11:30 | Phillis Wheatley Branch – YWCA, 2820 E. Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98122
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, please join us for a reflection on the impact Survivors FIRST has made in our local community of survivor-defendants AND in the national movement for survivors justice. Since launch in 2019, Survivors FIRST has diverted 800 survivors of gender-based violence – predominantly African American women and women of color – facing criminal charges that stem from being a survivor away from the criminal justice system. During that timeframe, this innovative model has expanded to Nashville and Portland. By stabilizing women who are survivor defendants without the need for prison, Survivors FIRST is helping counteract the rate of incarcerated women in Washington, which has increased in recent years. This event will be an opportunity to learn about the positive change Survivors FIRST has made in King County, who has been served, and where the work is going next.

***Please RSVP by emailing dwagoner@kingcounty.gov by October 3, 2025***

Street parking available.

Social Security Insurance/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSI/SSDI) with Benefits Law Center
2025-10-28 09:00 - 11:00
This free, virtual training is geared towards frontline providers working with individuals experiencing homelessness, with very low incomes, or a disability. Come learn how best to support the people you’re working with to apply for and maintain SSI/SSDI.

This training will cover an overview including, eligibilty requirements, and how to apply for benefits. Plus learn tips on how to avoid benefit pitfalls that can result in losing benefits and hear about the hearing and appeals process.

Providers will have the opportunity to ask question and discuss these program with experts.

Solid Ground's Tenant Rights Training
2025-10-29 10:00 - 12:00
Solid Ground’s Tenant Services department, we will cover the basics of tenant’s rights. There will be time for Q & A with tenant rights experts.

SKCCH & CEGV's Joint Membership Meet Up: an in-person event
2025-10-30 09:00 - 11:00 | Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S,, Seattle, Washington, 98144
Join the Coalition on Homelessness and the Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence IN PERSON for our first joint membership meeting in over 5 years!

Let’s dive into the intersection of homelessness and gender-based violence to help service providers, advocates, and community members better navigate both systems, and understand the resources that are available to people with complex needs.

Let’s take some time to meet and learn from each other to better serve people experiencing homelessness and gender-based violence, and to advocate for expanded resources in the community.

Let’s learn about the upcoming election and how to help your communities register and vote! How can you can raise your voice in the city and county budget process to advocate for human services?

Agenda:

9:00-9:30 Refreshments, Welcome and Intros

9:30-10:30 Program Start: Collaboration Across the Intersections

10:30-11:00 City of Seattle & King County budget advocacy updates / membership announcements and closing

Other logistics:

There will NOT be a hybrid option

Transportation: limited parking lot spaces, street parking available, accessible by public transit

Wheelchair accessible

ASL interpreters available

Light refreshments provided and Halloween costumes encouraged!

Contact Lea Aromin lea@endgv.org or Kevin Lee kevin@homelessinfo.org for questions and accommodation requests

Seattle Book Launch "How to End Family Policing: From Outrage to Action"
2025-11-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Seattle Public Library-Central, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington
In a study titled, “There’s No One I Can Trust”, 50% of domestic violence survivors with direct experience of mandated reports said the mandated report made things much worse. Only 3% stated it made things much better. Additionally, over 1 in 3 survivors stated they have not asked for help for fear of mandated reporting.

We must take seriously the harms of mandatory reporting practices on survivors, especially those most impacted such as youth, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ survivors. Our collective work requires upholding survivor self-determination.

We are honored to be a sponsor of the upcoming book launch of How to End Family Policing: From Outrage to Action (Haymarket). Join us as we hear from authors Shannon Perez-Darby and Shawn Koyano, along with community organizers Såhi Velasco and Sully Sullivan, for an evening of reading, conversation, and engagement!

Copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event. For questions about the book contact Shannon@accountablecommunities.com

The library can provide accommodations for people with disabilities at library events. Please contact LEAP at least seven days before the event to request accommodations.

Note-The library closes at 6:00 p.m. It will reopen at 6:15 pm for the event. Seating is first come, first served for registered participants. All Library programs are free and open to the public.

Saddown Somewhere: A Prevention Retreat
2025-11-06 10:00 - 2025-11-07 16:00
PURPOSE: Making this work sustainable and strengthening our relationships. WHAT: We’ll be gathering for a day of Rest, Relationship Building, and Rejuvenation!As we continue our work to prevent sexual and domestic violence, we want to make space for a little bit of community care and relationship building! We’re going to keep it simple and focus on the work of being as good to each other as possible.“We never know how our small activities will affect others through the invisible fabric of our connectedness. In this exquisitely connected world, it’s never a question of ‘critical mass.’ It’s always about critical connections.” – Grace Lee Boggs

WHEN: Thurs and Friday,November 6 & 7, 202510:00am -4:00 pm

LOCATION:Inatai Foundation1301 5th Ave #2600,Seattle, WA 98101

WHO: This meeting is open to CEGV membership organizations, community organizers, your preventionist aunties, and other providers from adjacent systems interested in this intersection. Registration required.

Please RSVP so we have an accurate headcount for refreshments.ASL interpreters will be in attendance.For any questions, please contact Paris Chapman at Paris@endgv.org

City of Seattle Budget Advocacy: Public Hearing
2025-11-06 17:00 - 20:00 | Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington, 98104
Join the Coalition and share your input with the Seattle City Council on all things City budget! The Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence will attend to give public comment on our budget recommendations and we’d love for you to join us!

To learn more about giving public comment on behalf of the Coalition, check out our Public Policy page of our website.

¡Inquilinos Inteligentes! Violencia Doméstica: Conozca sus derechos
2025-11-06 17:30 - 18:45 | Virtual en Zoom
Violencia Doméstica: Conozca sus derechos

Únase a loconsejeros de inquilinos de Solid Ground mientras discuten los derechos y procedimientos de los inquilinos bajo la ley de inquilinos y propietarios residenciales del estado de Washington. Aprenda:

Cómo recuperar un depósito de seguridad.

Cómo puede romper un contrato de arrendamiento sin responsabilidad después de un incidente de abuso.

Cómo hacer un informe de un incidente a un tercero calificado.

Cómo cubrir un desalojo en su informe de evaluación de inquilinos.

FALL 2025 GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ADVOCATE GATHERING
2025-11-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave S, Tukwila, Washington
JOIN US FOR THE FALL 2025 GBV ADVOCATE GATHERING!

When: Wednesday November 19th 1:00 -4:00 pm

Where: Tukwila Community Center Banquet Hall12424 42nd Ave S Tukwila WA 98168Who: Community-Based and Systems-Based gender-based violence advocates! All levels of staff in our member and partner orgs are welcome!

Let’s get together! Join us for another gathering of system-based and community-based advocates to continue to deepen our connections. In honor of Trans Awareness Week (Nov 13-19), let’s lift up the needs of and supports available for trans survivors of gender-based violence. Stay tuned for more details about the agenda! Snacks, sweets, and coffee/tea will be provided.Planned in partnership with: The Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence, the DVHopeline (New Beginnings), the King County Protection Order Advocacy ProgramASL interpreters available. For questions and additional accommodation requests contact lea@endgv.org

Domestic Violence Initiative Regional Task Force Quarterly Meeting
2025-12-09 09:00 - 11:00
Join us on Tuesday December 9th for our last DVI meeting of 2025.

Since 2009, we have co-convened this gathering with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. It is made up of advocates, legal system professionals (criminal & civil), elected leaders, community members, and many others.

We work together to identify practical and feasible improvements to the legal system response to domestic violence survivors in the King County region.

We will be meeting remotely and you will need to register in advance. Hope to see you there!

HATC Education Forum Healthy Connections: A Sexual Health Education Curriculum
2025-12-12 10:00 - 11:30
Monica Schell, MSW (she/they) joins us from The Harborview Abuse & Trauma Center (HATC) to present Healthy Connections: A Sexual Health Education Curriculum. HATC developed a comprehensive sexual health education curriculum for high school students in Washington State. The lessons are meant to act as a “second dose” of sex ed and should build upon topics students received in their first unit of sex ed (such as affirmative consent and bystander intervention). The lesson topics are: Setting & Respecting Boundaries, Healthy Relationships, Digital Consent, and Supporting a Friend: Options After an Assault. This training will provide an overview of the Healthy Connections curriculum and best practices for implementation. This training will also show the impact the lesson topics had on students, as well as the effectiveness of comprehensive, shame-free sexual health education as a sexual assault prevention tool.

NEW DAY DATABASE PARTNERS MEETING
2025-12-17 10:00 - 11:00
WHAT: Join us for a discussion about the New Day Database, a comprehensive directory of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation (community advocacy and housing) services across King County (and adjacent counties [Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston)!It’s been FOUR YEARS since launch and we are making changes. This is our annual meeting to:

Connect with other New Day partners:What’s new in our GBV services landscape?

Hear how things are going with the New Day Database: Is this the tool the community needs or do we need something else?

Offer reminders and tips of how to best utilize it: What would make it more useful in your advocacy?

WHO: This meeting is targeted to agency and program contacts and/or other program staff who have enough familiarity with the New Day Database to offer feedback on the database’s usability, accessibility, and overall design, and to give guidance for future planning. HOWEVER, this meeting is open to all New Day Database partner agency staff who are interested in learning more about the database.Contact Lea Aromin lea@endgv.org for any questions about the training and registration.

DVCHAP Quarterly Training 2026
2026-01-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual via Zoom
This virtual training is for gender-based violence community-based advocates who intend to submit referrals in the DVCHAP system for housing placement. This training is required once annually for DVCHAP members who intend to submit referrals for DVCHAP housing resources.

The Domestic Violence Coordinated Housing Access Point (DVCHAP) system is a DV-specific housing resource system parallel to King County’s Coordinated Entry for All. This training will provide DVCHAP historical context and background, discuss the DVCHAP assessment in-depth, and will include time for questions and feedback.

2026 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING!
2026-01-22 09:00 - 12:00
Let’s get together!

Join Coalition staff and others in our gender-based violence community to connect, recenter, and share space!

Get updates on what the Coalition will be up to in 2026Elect new Board members and bid farewell to Board members moving onConnect with old friends and welcome new faces

When: Thursday, January 22nd 2026

9:00 -12:00 pm

Where: Tukwila Community center

Banquet Hall

12424 42nd Ave S, Tukwila 98168

Who: Members, partners, allies of the Coalition Ending Gender Based Violence and Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness

Stay tuned for more details about the agenda!

ASL interpreters available. For questions and additional accommodation requests contact lea@endgv.org

Housing & Homelessness Advocacy Day
2026-01-26 10:00 - 16:00 | State Capitol, Olympia, 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, Olympia, Washington, 98504
About HHAD

Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day (HHAD) is one of the largest annual lobby days at the state capitol in Olympia. Advocates gather from all over Washington to meet in person with their lawmakers and rally for housing justice.

No past experience is required! Our team of legislative district leads will guide you through the day, and you’ll be invited to short trainings over Zoom before HHAD to get briefed on the bills we are supporting and how to effectively talk with lawmakers.

HHAD is hosted by the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance and the Washington Housing Alliance Action Fund, and has strong presence and leadership from people directly impacted by housing injustice, including through the Resident Action Project.

Good to know:

The Housing Alliance does not organize transportation for HHAD, but if you aren’t able to catch a ride through one of the above transportation options, you can connect with other HHAD attendees to self-organize carpools here.

This form will ask you for your State Legislative District number. This helps us put you in the right group for lawmaker meetings. Look it up at https://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder and make a mental note of your State Legislative District number (not your Congressional District number). Most people register with the legislative district where they live, but you can also use the legislative district where you work if you prefer.

Registering a big group? If you’re bringing 10 people or more, save some time by using our group registration form. If your group is smaller than 10, please register individually.

ASL and Spanish interpretation will be provided during check-in, at the rally, in lawmaker meetings, and at the virtual prep sessions before HHAD. Please let us know if you will use ASL or Spanish interpretation so we can be sure your specific lawmaker meetings have an interpreter.

Our friends at Waters Meet Action Fund are generously providing two buses to HHAD from Eastern and Central Washington as well as box dinners for the ride home. Riders can board in Spokane, Moses Lake, or Ellensburg. Wheelchair spaces are available. Sign up here for a free spot on the bus.

Survivor's Advocacy Day
2026-01-26 13:00 - 2026-01-27 17:00 | State Capitol, Olympia, 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, Olympia, Washington, 98504
Hosted by: Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, Children’s Advocacy Centers of Washington, and the Sexual Assault Working Group

Join us in Olympia for a powerful two-day advocacy event where domestic violence, sexual assault and child advocacy leaders unite to take action for survivors.

Violence anywhere hurts communities everywhere. Every survivor should be able to get the help they need– and we can make that happen in Washington if we fund these lifesaving services. Our voices are powerful! Together, we’ll advocate with legislators for survivor safety, victim services, and key policy and budget priorities, so we can build communities where all people can live and love freely, without fear.

We’re excited to join with Children’s Advocacy Centers of Washington and the Sexual Assault Working Group this year to take action for survivors and safe communities. Whether you’re new to advocacy or a seasoned pro, we’ll provide everything you need to feel prepared and supported. See you in Olympia!

Event Dates

January 26: In-person at Lacy Community Center Venue: 6729 Pacific Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98503

January 27: In-person at the Washington State Capitol Campus

January 14: Virtual Legislative Session Kick-Off Webinar

Supporting Survivor Defendants
2026-03-04 10:00 - 12:00
Join us for a training webinar exploring ways to support survivors who are navigating the criminal legal system as defendants.

Many people who are incarcerated have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault prior to system involvement. This training will provide context for how survivors become criminalized, explore advocacy approaches across different court systems, and share strategies for building effective relationships with defense attorneys and therapeutic courts.

Participants will also examine organizational barriers that may limit support for survivor-defendants and identify opportunities for more inclusive legal advocacy. Training will focus on practical strategies, not legal advice.

Advocates of all levels of experience are welcome!

Prevention Through Advocacy: Integrating Movement History, Prevention Theory, and Practice into Advocate Training
2026-03-05 10:00 - 12:00
Prevention Through Advocacy is a two-part workshop that supports sexual and domestic violence organizations in rethinking advocate training as a place for violence prevention and movement building in addition to survivor advocacy.In this training, participants will explore how the advocacy training model has been shaped by professionalization and funding structures, including the costs and benefits of standardized training that is integrated with medical, legal, law enforcement, social service, and community systems.

Both sessions will be from 10am to Noon via zoom – part one on Thursday, March 5th, and part two on Thursday, March 12th.

Part 1 will look closely at the tensions this history creates for survivor-centered, community-driven, and intersectional work. You will situate your own training practices within the broader movement to end gender-based violence. Through a case study, participants will explore how professionalization and funding pressures can narrow the scope of advocacy, pulling organizations away from intersectional, community-rooted efforts to end violence and toward managing harm within existing systems. Participants will examine how advocate training can invite people into the movement rather than frame the role as limited to a volunteer or job function.

Part 2 will shift to concrete strategies for designing and facilitating movement-aligned advocate training that builds community, shared purpose, and solidarity among advocates and staff. It concludes with guided reflection and planning to identify specific, realistic changes participants can make to better integrate prevention theory and movement grounding into their training programs.

LOCATION: Via Zoom – link will be sent to registrants the day before.

This event is open to CEGV Membership, advocates, and community organizers. If you’re interested or know anyone interested in becoming a member and/or attending this training, please contact me directly at Paris@endgv.org

API Chaya’s 31st Annual Vigil
2026-03-05 16:00 - 18:00 | King County Courthouse, 516 3rd Ave, Seattle, Washington, 98104, United Kingdom
We invite you and yours to gather with us to remember and celebrate the lives of Susana Remerata Blackwell and her unborn child, baby Kristine and her friends Phoebe Dizon and Veronica Laureta Johnson whose lives were lost in a shooting at the Courthouse in 1995. The legacy of their friendship sparked our community to take action and ignited who we are as API Chaya today.

We hope you join us in connecting with one another to honor lives lost to intimate partner violence and continue our collective work to end gender-based violence and abuses of power.

King County Courthouse | 9th Floor-Presiding Courtroom

Housing Justice and Immigrant Communities: Overview and Updates
2026-03-10 17:30 - 19:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Join Northwest Immigrant RightsProject, Northwest JusticeProject, and the WashingtonState Coalition Against DomesticViolence for a webinar on housingrights and policy updatesaffecting immigrant communitiesand survivors of violence.

Topics include mixed-statusfamily eligibility for subsidizedhousing, proposed rule changes,immigrant-survivor protections,and tenantknow-your-rights information.

Advocates and service providersare welcome.
