This weekend 3 WWAV staff members, Nia Weeks (Director of Policy & Advocacy), Nakita Shavers (Reproductive & Sexual Health Program Coordinator) and Mwende Katwiwa (Programs Assistant) will be traveling to Amherst, M.A. for the annual Civil Liberties and Public Policies (C.L.P.P) Conference Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom! If […]
More Police ≠ Safer Cities!! On Saturday April 9th, New Orleanians are being asked to vote on a new public safety millage to fund the NOPD by an additional $17.7 million a year to increase the size of the NOPD from 1100 to 1600 officers, a 40% increase, […]
Monday night, Sheriff Gusman attended Justice and Beyond’s weekly meeting to respond to the most recent call for his resignation that had been coordinated by the Orleans Parrish Prison Reform Coalition (O.P.P.R.C.) in conjunction with several local, faith-based leaders. Prior to the meeting, there was talk amongst folks at […]
On March 21st, 2016, a collection of community members and organizations led by The Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition (OPPRC) called a press conference to demand the resignation of Sheriff Marlin Gusman. The action was supported by a group of more than a dozen Black religious leaders in the city […]
http://www.trustblackwomen.org | http://www.trustblackwomen.org | www.trustblackwomen.org In 2015, Women With A Vision was invited to participate in the relaunch of the “Trust Black Women” campaign alongside other Black women led Reproductive Justice organizations. Executive Director Deon Haywood, Director of Research and Evaluation Shaquita Borden and Programs Assistant Mwende Katwiwa attended the […]
Originally posted at AntiGravity Magazine (June 2015) Photos by Patrick Melon #BlackLivesMatter. Much has been made recently of this simple, yet necessary affirmation of the humanity of Black people in America. The hashtag was created by Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza in 2012 after the murder of […]
Image from Buzzfeed Post: 40 Images of Santa and Crying Kids I’ve never really been that into Santa Claus. When I was little, my parents didn’t bring me up believing in the tale of the man who traveled across the world delivering a bounty of presents (but only seemingly to kids in […]
Originally published at AntiGravity | Check out photos from the event here (photos by Fernando Lopez, article by Mwende Katwiwa) 2015 has been the deadliest year nationally and internationally in the trans* community. In the United States alone, at least 21 trans women of color and gender nonconforming people of color […]
Many mainstream organizations and media outlets often explain the gender gap through the simple statistic that women make “78 cents to a man’s dollar.” This statement doesn’t actually offer us the entire picture, neglecting to mention that it is actually white women who earn .78 cents to a […]
Women With A Vision has gone through many changes this summer/fall! As we complete our hiring process for 4 new positions and settle into our new office located at 1226 North Broad Street, we wanted to take a moment to recognize and thank our interns who were invaluable […]
