Girls Night Out
2014-10-02 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Redline Art Gallery, 2350 Arapahoe Street, Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Fundraiser & Fashion ShowTheme: There’s NO ROOM for Domestic Violence

DVAM Kickoff Event: Film Screening and Discussion
2014-10-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Crossroads Theater, 2590 Washington St, Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Help us kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Lights, Camera, Action!
This year, we’re focused on media literacy. Our goal is to call attention to how intimate relationships are presented in main stream media (particularly film) and give audiences tools to identify characters’ entitlement and misuse of power.

Building Safer Communities Through Equality & Justice
2014-10-09 00:00 | C
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) is pleased to host our 2014 Conference that culminates a yearlong series of events exploring the importance of the protections created by the Violence Against Women Act and celebrating the 20th anniversary of this landmark legislation.
We are pleased to announce that Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards will be our keynote speaker. In 1994, as co-founder and executive director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, Congresswoman Edwards led the effort to pass the Violence Against Women Act that was signed into law by President Clinton.
The conference workshops focus on three key areas of VAWA: prevention, housing, and civil legal representation.

Participants can choose from 3 tracks:
Preventing teen dating violence
Housing for domestic violence survivors
An intensive 3-day civil custody institute for attorneys presented by the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual
Fees and Logistics (please visit the conference website for more details)
Conference registration of $75 includes 2 days of training with 6 workshops, lunch and breakfast both days, and access to conference
Conference registration of $65 includes 1 day of training with 3 workshops, lunch and breakfast, and access to conference materials.
Attendees can reserve overnight rooms at the event block rate of $139/night (+ taxes and fees) Block rate is guaranteed until September
Parking is available in the attached Walnut Street Parking Garage at $10 for overnight guests and $5 for 1-day meeting/event attendees.

Building Safer Communities Through Equality & Justice
2014-10-09 | Hilton Harrisburg, One North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17101, United States
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) is pleased to host our 2014 Conference that culminates a yearlong series of events exploring the importance of the protections created by the Violence Against Women Act and celebrating the 20th anniversary of this landmark legislation.
We are pleased to announce that Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards will be our keynote speaker. In 1994, as co-founder and executive director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, Congresswoman Edwards led the effort to pass the Violence Against Women Act that was signed into law by President Clinton.
The conference workshops focus on three key areas of VAWA: prevention, housing, and civil legal representation.
Participants can choose from 3 tracks:
-Preventing teen dating violence
-Housing for domestic violence survivors
-An intensive 3-day civil custody institute for attorneys presented by
the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual

Fees and Logistics (please visit the conference website for more details)
Conference registration of $75 includes 2 days of training with 6 workshops, lunch and breakfast both days, and access to conference
Conference registration of $65 includes 1 day of training with 3 workshops, lunch and breakfast, and access to conference materials.
Attendees can reserve overnight rooms at the event block rate of $139/night (+ taxes and fees) Block rate is guaranteed until September.
Parking is available in the attached Walnut Street Parking Garage at $10 for overnight guests and $5 for 1-day meeting/event attendees.

Take a Seat against Domestic Violence
2014-10-11 18:00 - 22:00 | Hyland Hills Golf Course, 9650 Sheridan Blvd, Westminster, CO, 80031, United States
Annual Benefit Dinner for Deaf Overcoming Violence through Empowerment (DOVE).
Come dressed in your best cocktail attire, and join DOVE for a night to remember. Travel through time and celebrate the triumphs over domestic violence through the decades with a heartwarming performance all while you “have your cake and eat it, too” from our cake auction. Dancing shoes and a smile are required for the live DJ and photo booth!
Deaf Overcoming Violence through Empowerment (DOVE) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to serving victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in the Colorado Deaf community. The Colorado Deaf community is a diverse community that includes Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing, late-Deafened, DeafBlind, and Children of Deaf Adults (CODAs).
All of DOVE’s services are 100% free regardless of age, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, nationality and/or income level. We also provide community education, cultural competency training, technical assistance, and youth advocacy and
Cost of event: $60 or be a sponsor!

Statewide at-home DVAM simul-screening!
2014-10-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Various Homes Around Colorado
Participate in a statewide at home film screening paryt! Join groups from around the state as we get together in our homes and watch “Stuck in Love” in a statewide simul-screening for DVAM! We’ll be posting our thoughts and discussion highlights on Facebook. For more info, go to https://www.violencefreecolorado.org/be-involved/dvawarenessmonth/dvam-home-host-film-screening/

Pikes Peak Domestic Violence Summit
2014-10-15 - 2014-10-16 | Franciscan Retreat Center, 7740 Deer Hill Grove, Colorado Springs, CO, 80919, United States
The Domestic Violence Summit is a two-day training conference October 15-16th, 2014. The aim of the conference is to highlight effective practices, which have positively impacted the community of the Pikes Peak Region. Our philosophy is to provide opportunities for networking, sharing of information and experiences that will empower individuals, groups and organizations in the struggle against Domestic Violence. This is the 13th annual summit and over the past twelve years we have worked to reduce the incidence of domestic and family violence at all levels, provide an open and frank forum for discussion, and bring together men, women and organizations united in the struggle against domestic and family violence.

Love, Sex, Lies 2014
2014-10-15 10:00 - 14:00, 2014-10-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Turnhalle Auditorium inside the Tivoli Student Union, Auraria Campus, 900 Auraria Parkway, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us for Love, Sex, Lies: An Intimacy Checkup, taking place October 15 & 16 from 10 am – 2 pm on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver. This event screens students, faculty and staff on the Auraria campus for relationship abuse.
We invite domestic violence and sexual assault organizations from around the metro area to join us at this event. Organizations conduct outreach to over 1,000 students, distribute materials, and educate students about their services.
We are also looking for volunteers who are skilled and informed domestic and sexual violence advocates to help us run this event. Volunteers provide 1:1 sessions with students after each participant completes a relationship survey. Volunteers spend no more than 10 (maybe 15) minutes with each participant to review their survey results, talk about any concerning items, and provide needed referrals. The event is not intended to provide therapy, but is rather an opportunity for education and awareness.
If your organization is interested in participating in Love, Sex, Lies 2014 via outreach or volunteering, please contact Caroline Fry at ca**********@******er.edu.

Mindfulness Counseling Strategies - Activating Compassion and Regulation
2014-10-19 09:00 - 16:00 | Holiday Inn Denver – Cherry Creek, 455 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO, United States
The ability to regulate one’s body and find balance in emotion, thought, and physical health is at the core of healing and well-being. This workshop is designed to teach participants how to facilitate the development of these skills with their clients, and develop their own capacity for using mindfulness-based strategies in their counseling work. In this highly experiential workshop participants will practice mindfulness, regulation and activation strategies meant to promote compassionate self-awareness and emotional balance. The skills learned in this workshop are relevant and applicable for working with clients of all ages – from children to elders.
Early Registration: $295 (Regular-$325)

Private Violence: Nationwide Living Room Screenings
2014-10-20 19:00 - 21:00 | C
Simultaneous screenings for the broadcast of Private Violence on October 20th.
Private Violence shines a bright light on the public costs of “private” violence. Through the eyes of two survivors – Deanna Walters, a mother who seeks justice for the crimes committed against her at the hands of her estranged husband, and Kit Gruelle, an advocate who seeks justice for all women – we bear witness to the complicated and complex realities of intimate partner violence. Their experiences challenge entrenched and misleading assumptions, providing a lens into a world that is largely invisible; a world we have locked behind closed doors with our silence, our laws, and our lack of understanding.
HBO will broadcast Private Violence on October 20, 2014, during Domestic Violence Prevention Month, and the Private Violence team is working together with HBO to organize a national, simultaneous viewing on premiere night. The film premiered at Sundance, screened at the True/False Film Festival (True Life Fund recipient), Dallas International Film Festival (winner, Silver Heart Award), the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (winner, Human Rights Award), DOXA and Documentary Edge in New Zealand. It had its international premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto and opened the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York City.
Each committed house party will receive a digital packet of resources to help them organize their house party and facilitate follow-up discussion.
Are you interested in hosting? Go to: http://www.privateviolence.com/contact.html

Voices: A Night of Community, Love, and Empowerment
2014-10-25 16:00 - 21:00 | University of Denver Anderson Academic Commons, 2150 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80210, Denver, CO, United States
Voices is a collaborative event co-programed by Kappa Phi Lambda, University of Denver Center of Advocacy, Prevention, and Empowerment, Fortitude Foundation, and SafeHouse Denver. Voices strives to honor those who have been affected by domestic violence by a two part comprehensive event. The first of which includes two workshops based on spoken word and healing or spoken word and gendered violence. We are flying out Ollie Schminkey from Button Poetry in Minnesota to teach, so that will be a great workshop! We will also have an art show that includes an art gallery and performances. All artists and performers have been working on their pieces for a while- specializing in oil paintings, photography, dancing, music, etc. They were given the Voices Stories Packet which was created by survivors of domestic violence from SafeHouse Denver chronicling their healing journey. Artists were then asked to draw inspiration from these survivors and we are incredibly excited to present their work! Additionally, we will be presenting pieces created by women and children currently at SafeHouse Denver.
The event is held on Saturday, October 25th from 4-9 pm at the University of Denver. The workshops will be held 4-5 pm in Sturm Hall and the art show will be in the Special Events Room in the library from 6-8 pm (the performances start at 7:30). The art show is $7 presale and $10 at the door (all proceeds go to SafeHouse Denver). Workshops are free but space is limited!

Dealing with Difficult People
2014-12-04 09:00 - 16:00 | Holiday Inn Denver – Cherry Creek, 455 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO, United States
Everyone encounters difficult people on a regular basis and typically conversations with them leave people feeling frustrated, stressed, angry and tired. This workshop will analyze what is happening in those exchanges and demonstrate how people can adapt their strategies to bring about more productive conversations with those they find difficult. The effect of intervention styles will be explored, inparticular, how different styles interact with each other.Participants will also learn how to change their interactions with difficult people in order to influence their behavior, resulting in more positive outcomes.
Early- Registration: $155 (Regular-$170)

Brown Bag Series #1: Don't Fear the Reefer
2015-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 | C
We’re kicking off Violence Free Colorado’s new Brown Bag Teleconference Series with ‘Don’t Fear the Reefer! Setting Policies Regarding Marijuana in Shelters’
In light of Colorado’s legalization of medical and recreational marijuana, shelter staff are faced with the conundrum of how to address marijuana in communal settings. Join this 1 hour open discussion of this issue – what are the dilemmas you have encountered? What are promising strategies to build resident and group safety? The first in Violence Free Colorado’s 2015 Brown Bag Discussion Series, this will be a chance to connect with peers and do some critical thinking on this emerging issue.
This is the first installment of Violence Free Colorado’s new monthly BROWN BAG Teleconference Series! Each month of 2015, you are invited to join Violence Free Colorado staff and experts from advocacy organizations around the state for a Brown Bag conversation!
Who: You & your co-workers!
(Advocates, shelter staff, program and executive directors, volunteers…the list goes on!)
What: Join a conversation about various advocacy issues.
(We’ll pick the topic—with your input—and but the microphone is YOURS)
Why: To talk through advocacy challenges and learn from your fellow advocates across the state!
(Each month, an ‘expert’ from a member program around the state will help facilitate the discussion and answer your questions on pressing advocacy issues)
When: From 12pm-1pm on the second Tuesday of each month
(On January 13th, we’ll be discussing setting policies regarding marijuana in shelters)
Where: From the comfort of your own office! Contact us for call-in info.
We hope you’ll join us!
For more information, please contact Beth Collins: ecollins(at)violencefreeco.org

Spring 2015 Community Education Series: The Safe & Together Model
2015-01-14 08:00 - 15:00 | UC Denver’s Lawrence Street Center, 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
The CU Denver Center on Domestic Violence’s Spring 2015 Community Education Series “The Safe & Together Model” will take place on Wednesday, January 14th at the University of Colorado Denver’s Lawrence Street Center in downtown Denver.
This training will provide an overview of the Safe and Together Model and its application to child welfare interventions. It will include an introductory exploration of concepts and skills associated with successfully intervening with domestic violence perpetrators and partnering with domestic violence survivors around the safety and well-being of children. This training will also encourage cross-system collaboration to address domestic violence and child maltreatment. The training is presented by Heidi Rankin of David Mandel and Associates.
For detailed information about the workshop and to register, please visit domesticviolence.ucdenver.edu. Group and student discounts are available. Please contact the Center at 303-315-2489 with questions.
Cost of event (if applicable): $85 in person (includes lunch), $50 streaming video. Student and group discounts are available.

Promotoras Promocionando Paz en el Pueblo
2015-01-26 - 2015-01-30 | Drury Inn, 8155 N. Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920, United States
Tell your comadres, compañeras & colegas…The Promotora training for a cultural response to domestic violence and sexual assault is here!

Promotoras Promocionando Paz en el Pueblo
A week of Promotora training focused on Latino communities and responses to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.
Designed to develop Latin@ leadership and culturally generated solutions, this week will equip those who work with Latin@ communities to recognize, respond to and refer survivors of domestic and sexual violence. It will also equip those who work with Latin@ survivors to reach out, educate, and advocate from within the culture and communities.
Training provided in English. Trainers are bilingual and bi-cultural with over 13 years experience as Promotoras and DV/SA advocates!
If you work as a DV or SA advocate this is for you.
If you work with Latinas as a promotora, this is for you.
Monday January 26 – Friday January 30, 2015
Registration: $50 a day or $200 for the week
Lunch & Snacks Provided
Register Now: http://goo.gl/forms/tep3KGjlTG
Prizes Daily
Culturally Based
Certificates of Completion
Rooms are $69.99 a night includes: Room / Breakfast / Evening Food and Drink
(variety of restaurants within walking distance)
For more information, or to learn more about how to participate, please call or email 303-962.33.22 or khuitron(at)violencefreeco.org

Brown Bag Series #2: Cabin Fever
2015-02-10 20:00 | C
Cabin Fever – Is it Real?
Many of Colorado’s domestic violence organizations experience extreme weather and isolation in the winter, especially in February. The stress of confinement at this time is known as the phenomenon “cabin fever”. Please join us for our next Brown Bag Discussion as we explore the reality of cabin fever and whether or not it has an impact on domestic violence organizations in terms of the number and severity of domestic violence incidents, the morale and/or behavior of shelter residents, staff, volunteers, and community response and possible coping strategies.
This is the 2nd installment of Violence Free Colorado’s new monthly BROWN BAG Teleconference Series! Each month of 2015, you are invited to join Violence Free Colorado staff and experts from advocacy organizations around the state for a Brown Bag conversation!
We hope you’ll join us!
Click here to register!
For more information, please contact Pat Tessmer (ptessmer(at)violencefreeco.org)

Teen Dating Violence 101 Webinar
2015-02-12 19:00 - 20:15 | C
This webinar will cover the basics of dating abuse and domestic violence so you can begin to recognize the signs that a youth may be in an abusive relationship.
To register for the webinar, please visit: http://www.safesheltertera.org/webinars/

1 Billion Rising Revolution
2015-02-14 12:45 - 15:00 | C
1 in 3 women across the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. That’s ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. Every February, we rise – in hundreds of countries across the world – to show our local communities and the world what one billion looks like and shine a light on the rampant impunity and injustice that survivors most often face. We rise through dance to express joy and community and and celebrate the fact that we have not been defeated by this violence. We rise to show we are determined to create a new kind of consciousness – one where violence will be resisted until it is unthinkable.
This year we are rising for REVOLUTION. Join us!
Saturday February 14th, 2015! We will be starting at the 16th St. Mall for a freestyle drum circle, and flashmob of Debbie Allen’s Break the Chain Choreography. All drummers and dancers are welcome here! Meet on the 16th St Mall at Glenarm, near the H&M to drum and dance at 12:45pm, our music will come on over the Denver Pavilions sounds system, when you hear it, jump in for the dance!! We will then be marching to the Capitol for a Rally featuring speakers, poets, non-profit and sponsor tables with a plethora of information and resources, we will close with another round of dancing to a few songs, and come together again with The Break the Chain choreography!
Renowned local poet and activist LadySpeech Sankofa will once again grace the stage.
Local nonprofits whose mission directly or indirectly supports raising awareness of and ending violence against women are invited to table and speak briefly at the event. Please contact Beth Leyba at on********************@***il.com or Erin Prince at za************@***il.com, if you are interested.

Adolescent Development & The Brain Webinar
2015-02-19 19:00 - 20:15 | C
Sometimes it’s easier to understand our youth when we know what their brains are doing. Come learn the basics of the brain and adolescent development so you can be more informed about how their decisions are being made.
To register for the webinar, please visit: http://www.safesheltertera.org/webinars/

Vagina Monologues, Denver
2015-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | The Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, Denver, CO, 80205, United States

Vagina Monologues, Denver
2015-02-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2015-02-28 21:00 - 23:00 | Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St., Denver

Brown Bag Series #3: Advocate Initiated Response
2015-03-10 12:00 - 13:00 | C
Advocacy Initiated Response (AIR):
Although many of our member domestic violence programs are already utilizing this approach, many are just now looking at how an advocacy initiated approach can increase safety and services for domestic violence victims. Understanding that at the first sign of conflict in the home, the immediate involvement of community based advocates can be crucial to preventing future injury creates a shift in how that initial victim contact occurs. Please join us for this discussion. We encourage questions on how this approach changes organizational structure, how AIR would work for your organization, and how you might start initiating an advocacy initiated response in your organization.
This will be the 3rd installment of Violence Free Colorado’s monthly BROWN BAG Teleconference Series! Each month of 2015, you are invited to join Violence Free Colorado staff and experts from advocacy organizations around the state for a Brown Bag conversation!
We hope you’ll join us!
For more information, please contact Jacque Morse: jmorse(at)violencefreeco.org

Violence Free Colorado's Virtual LEAD Event
2015-03-17 11:30 - 13:00 | C
Violence Free Colorado announces our virtual Legislative Education and Advocacy Day!
Violence Free Colorado is pleased to announce our virtual Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD) webinar! Please plan to join Lydia Waligorski, Public Policy Director, on Tuesday, March 17th from 11:30-1PM. Participation in the LEAD webinar will equip you with information on current proposed legislation to advocate effectively in support or opposition of bills that impact that impact survivors with your state legislators, advancing our collective work on domestic violence for the benefit of survivors, future generations, and your programs.
Please register for 2015 Virtual LEAD Event at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2382638763493434369
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

NEW THIS YEAR: To encourage discussion and participation, Violence Free Colorado invites you to organize a LEAD Watch Party in your office!
Violence Free Colorado will buy lunch for the first five Violence Free Colorado membership organizations who register three or more people for a LEAD Watch Party! Each participant MUST register individually. Participants do NOT need to be program staff. Feel free to invite board members, volunteers, and other community members to participate with you!

Violence Free Colorado's Virtual LEAD Event
2015-03-17 21:18 | C

5th Annual Mardi Gras Charity Ball
2015-03-20 18:00 - 2015-03-21 00:00 | Adams State University Plachy Hall Field House, 208 Edgemont Blvd., Alamosa, CO, 81101, United States
Join us for the most highly anticipated event of the year! This year’s event will be the BIGGEST and BEST yet, featuring acrobatic performances, artistry, Cajun food and cocktails, a live auction and DJ!
Purchase your ticket now – they’re going fast! Doors open at 6:00p.m.

Individual tickets $50
Tables $350 (8 seats) – Enter Promo Code TABLE8 and enter your 7 guests’ names.
Student Discount (Enter Promo Code STUDENT. *Must be 18 or older to attend.)
Sponsorships still available! – Contact Asha at as**@*******sa.net or 719.589.2465.

All event proceeds benefit local child and adult victims of domestic and sexual violence.
Event info. and ticket purchase: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=49yspdoab&oeidk=a07eab6uzx019175f8e

Violence Free Colorado's Brown Bag Series #4
2015-04-14 12:00 - 13:00 | C
Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse as a Confidential Community-based Advocate
While confidentiality is part and parcel for community-based advocacy, what does that mean around mandated reporting? What about when working with adolescents? What about providing advocacy for children? Is there a difference between sexual assault and domestic violence?
What can seem cut and dry, can lead to question after question. Advocates usually have the best answers concerning safety and well-being based on the experience of survivors and their children.
Join us as we take a look at best practices around Mandated Reporting Policies and Procedures, and remind ourselves of the varying factors concerning ages, and kinds of services and engagement provided.
Bring your questions and examples. Violence Free Colorado will bring sample policies, connections to best-practice and current standings on the issues involved. Register Now!
Each month of 2015, you are invited to join Violence Free Colorado staff and experts from advocacy organizations around the state for a Brown Bag conversation!
We hope you’ll join us!
For more information, please contact Kristiana Huitron: khuitron(at)violencefreeco.org

2015 Safe Shelter Symposium on Domestic Violence: Understanding and Addressing its Impact on Children
2015-04-22 08:30 - 19:00 | Plaza Convention Center, 1900 Ken Pratt Blvd, Longmont, CO, 80501, United States
With a focus on children, this 2-day event will bring together multidisciplinary national and regional experts presenting in the fields of therapeutic interventions, cultural and developmental considerations, and judicial and legal systems. Register now at www.safesheltersymposium.org.

2015 Safe Shelter Symposium on Domestic Violence: Understanding and Addressing its Impact on Children
2015-04-23 08:30 - 17:00 | Plaza Convention Center, 1900 Ken Pratt Blvd, Longmont, CO, 80501, United States
Day 2
With a focus on children, this 2-day event will bring together multidisciplinary national and regional experts presenting in the fields of therapeutic interventions, cultural and developmental considerations, and judicial and legal systems. Register now at www.safesheltersymposium.org.
