We have the power within us to create the world anew. We can begin by doing small things at the local level, like planting community gardens or looking out for our neighbors. That is how change takes place in living systems: not from above but from within, from many local actions occurring simultaneously.
Grace Lee Boggs
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Part 1: Getting Our Bearings
- Building Beloved Community: Facilitator Guide, Transforming Communities
- What Seeds Are We Planting, Resonance Network
- Liberatory Power, Cyndi Suarez
Part 2: Laying the Foundation
- Fostering Community Resilience: Virginia’s Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence, Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance 2022
- Applying The Principles of Prevention: What Do Prevention Practitioners Need to Know About What Works?, Maury Nation, Dana Keener, Abraham Wandersman & David DuBois 2005
- School Based Prevention Roadmap,OAESV and FCASV
Part 3: Taking Action
- Read The Productivity Paradox from Move To End Violence and check out Mindfulness Resources from the Domestic Violence & Mental Health Collaboration Project at Coalition Ending Gender Based Violence.
- Connect with others who want to make a difference for domestic violence and sexual assault prevention at events like the WSCADV Annual Conference, Refuse To Abuse® Game Day, and the Race Forward Conference.
- Access WSCADV prevention resources like In Their Shoes: Teens and Dating Violence training kit, the virtual or print Friends and Family Guide, and How’s Your Relationship conversation cards.
- Follow and learn about some other great prevention organizations like Virginia Action Alliance, Scarleteen, and PreventConnect.
Part 4: Working With Teens
- Bring the In Their Shoes: Teens and Dating Violence experiential learning activity to your community.
- Get clear on serving teens and mandated reporting:
