Social Justice Approach to Ending Domestic Violence in Context

In March 2012, Sakhi for South Asian Women, in collaboration with BCRW, brought together NYC based anti-violence organizations to discuss policy goals and create a shared vision of an inclusive anti-domestic violence movement. The 2012 gathering was a follow up to a summit held in 2011. At that time, Sakhi and a number of other organizations and individuals began to explore the challenges of building a broader anti-violence movement within a social and gender justice framework. In a community organizing approach, Sakhi reached out to related organizations and allies in and around New York City, and also connected with policy advocates, service providers and allies from the national anti-violence and racial, reproductive, environmental, gender justice and other social justice movements across the country. With support and input from this rich network, Sakhi organized a two-day event in late October 2011, at New York University’s Kimmel Center. Sakhi worked to find support for travel and lodging to bring in participants from states including New Mexico, Illinois, and California, and from Canada.

The latest installment of BCRW’s New Feminist Solutions series explores the findings of this summit and follow up meeting, through stories from communities of color who have been responding to domestic violence within the framework of social justice. This post provides some context for the upcoming report as well as a starting point for further discussion on the domestic violence movement.

Women from Sakhi at the Preventing Violence, Promoting Justice summit

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