Imagine you’re driving home from work. Expecting an uneventful ride, you’re surprised to see the blinding glare of police lights in front of you. As your eyes adjust to the scene, other things start coming into view. A woman who is holding a baby. A police officer who […]
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT NOW BY CLICKING HERE DOWNLOAD THE REPORT NOW BY CLICKING HERE On Thursday September 14th, 2017, the Ms. Foundation published the report Centering Black Women, Girls, Gender Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns For Expanded Sanctuary and Freedom Cities, by Andrea Ritchie and Monique Morris (National […]
By Alex Williams, YWWAV Summer Intern – A new product called Passion Dust has been making the rounds on the internet. Passion Dust is a cosmetic glitter “adult novelty product” that comes in capsules that are inserted into the vagina an hour before sex. They contain starch-based edible glitter, […]
CALL OUT FOR HEALERS WITH A VISION! Join Us! Call: 504-301-0428 OR Email: lhwwav@gmail.com We envision a network of healers gathering for the healing of the community as radical response to the constant trauma, increased policing, and decreased access to healthy food options and community wellness choices. We […]
Give OUT Day is a national fundraising event on Tuesday, August 2nd for nonprofits serving LGBTQ communities all over the country. These organizations help secure the rights, meet the needs, and celebrate the lives of LGBTQ people! The LGBTQ Advocacy work at WWAV interests with other systemic issues we see […]
Community organizers in New Orleans have received word that Gov. Edwards office is keeping a tally TODAY (May 18th) of how many people make time to call to support or reject the ‘Blue Lives Matter’ bill. Call NOW at 225.342.7015 and demand the Governor REJECT this bill. This […]
DONATE TO WWAV FOR GIVENOLA HERE DONATE TO WWAV FOR GIVENOLA HERE Women with a Vision, Inc.is excited to participate in #GiveNOLA Day on Tuesday, May 3rd. GiveNOLA Day is a city-wide, one-day, annual online giving event to inspire people to give generously to the nonprofit organizations that are making […]
GET FREE TICKETS TO THE MUSEUM OF DRUG POLICY Today through Thursday (April 19th-21st), the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (U.N.G.A.S.S) will meet in New York to evaluate and reconsider worldwide efforts at drug control policies and their impact. The last session (held in 1998) saw member […]
At Women With A Vision, we see first hand how low wages and economic insecurity impact women and our communities. Economic instability is often the precursor and/or an intricately-linked compounding factor to the many injustices that our clients face, especially when they find themselves at the intersection of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 11th, 2016 Media contact: Desiree Evans, desiree@wwav-no.org NEW ORLEANS – The sixth annual national Desiree Alliance Conference, themed “The Sex Workers Rights Movement: Addressing Justice,” will take place here in downtown New Orleans, July 10th-15th, 2016. Previous locations for the conference include San […]
