2011 National Summit

From Gender Violence to Gender Democracy: What Will It Take?

July 24 - 26 2011
San Francisco, California

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Thanks to the creative innovation of graphic recorder, Karen Perkins, our entire summit has been beautifully documented.

• Graphic Report by Karen Perkins

If you have additional resources to share, please send them to info@apiidv.org.

We also want to continue the feedback loop of what worked, what didn't work and what more we can do at future conferences. If you have not done so already, please complete our 2011 National Summit Evaluation to let us know about your experience. Of course, you are more than welcome to email your comments and suggestions to me at info@apiidv.org.

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Plenary Sessions

Monday, July 25th

Listening Session with Tina Tchen

Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to the First Lady and Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls

• Session Description (including Quick Tips for Advocates)

Unraveling the Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence | Children

Lena Alhusseini, Executive Director, Arab American Family Support Center
Vanessa Flores, Community Resource Coordinator, Asian Women’s Shelter
Beckie Masaki, Associate Director, Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
Debra Suh, Executive Director, Center for the Pacific Asian Family

• Session Description
• Presentation by Debra Suh
• Luna Dance Institute

Unraveling the Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence | Youth & Young Adult

Jenn Rose, Gender Equity Specialist, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Eri Oura, 3rd Path Movement for Reproductive Justice and Collective for Equality, Justice and Empowerment (C.E.J.E.)
Debbie Lee, Senior Vice President, Futures Without Violence

• Session Description
• Presentation

Tuesday, July 26th

Language Access, Interpretation, and the Courts

Deeana Jang, Chief of the Federal Coordination and Compliance Section (FCS), Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Isabel Framer, President/CEO, Language Access Consultants, LLC
Martha Cohen, Manager, Office of Interpreter Services, King County Superior Court
Linda Phan, Executive Director, Saheli for Asian Families
Purvi Shah, Consultant, Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence

• Session Description
• Handout
• Select Resources
• Presentation by Purvi Shah

Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence | Adults & Elders

Chic Dabby, Director, Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence

• Session Description

What Will It Take? Namelehuapono: A Native Hawaiian Cultural Intervention for Domestic Violence

Val Kalei Kanuha¸ Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Kata Issari, Program Director, PACT Family Peace Center

• Session Description
• Handout
• Presentation

What Will It Take? Recovering Irma: A Documentary Journey with Filmmakers

Sandra Salas, Film Director/Writer and Stephanie Watanabe, Film Producer

• Session Description
• Recovering Irma Website

Watch Sandra and Stephanie's August 2011 monthly video newsletter, taking a "behind-the-scenes" look at the National Summit.

Please post your comments on the Recovering Irma blog

What Will It Take? Moving Together to Make Change: Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice’s Strong Families Initiative

Eveline Shen, Executive Director, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice

• Session Description

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Breakout Sessions

Monday, July 25th

Unlearning Gender Oppression Session Description

Creating Movement-Building Organizations Session Description

Nurturing Young Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: A Window Between Worlds Session Description

Trauma-Informed Advocacy Session Description | Presentation

Language Access Workshop I: Interpreting Violence Session Description | Handout | Presentation

Tuesday, July 26th

Changing Attitudes about Gender Relationships in Muslim Communities Session Description | Presentation

Talking Story About Cultural Interventions Session Description

What’s Your Role? Advocating for Interpretation Session Description | Presentation by Purvi Shah

Cultivating Democracy at Home: Movement Building Starts with Healthy Relationships Session Description

Forced Marriages of Girls Session Description

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