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Addressing Cultural Differences is Key to Supporting Victims of Gender-based Violence

May 21, 2021
Courtesy of Nadine M. Neufville, Acting Director
Two of OVW’s grant programs focus on culturally specific services for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. By funding organizations that affirm the victims’ culture, we help effectively address barriers such as language, communication differences and other issues that impact trust. Addressing culture is essential, explains one of the leaders in this area – Dr. Tricia Bent-Goodley, a professor at Howard University who has spent decades as a social worker...
Updated May 21, 2021

The Civil Rights Division Marks the 67th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

May 17, 2021
Courtesy of Former Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Pamela S. Karlan
Today we mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s groundbreaking decision in Brown v. Board of Education , when the Court declared that “separate but equal” was no longer the law of the land. We mark this occasion by reflecting on the promise of Brown and on our unfinished work to deliver on that promise 67 years later.
Updated May 28, 2021

OVW Recognizes Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day

May 5, 2021
Courtesy of Nadine M. Neufville, Acting Director
The Office on Violence Against Women joins countless others today wearing red to help give voice to the missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. I encourage you to read President Biden’s proclamation here . On this Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we show our support for families who are grieving, and we recognize the tireless work being done by individuals across the nation to address the serious crisis. This crisis demands collaboration and action, not...
Updated May 5, 2021

ICITAP Partners with Four U.S. Chiefs of Police to Discuss Role of Social Media in Racial Justice and Police Reform

April 29, 2021
On April 29, ICITAP facilitated a webinar titled “Police Chiefs Perspectives: Communications with the Media and Social Media in the Era of Coronavirus and Police Reform” with four senior police leaders from four states across the country, representing the cities of Mountain View, CA ; Grand Junction, CO ; Aurora, IL ; Ossining, NY .
Updated May 10, 2021

Montenegro: Cabinet of Ministers Adopts Work of Tailored Seminar in Decision to Formally Develop National Strategy on Transnational Organized Crime

April 29, 2021
On April 29, the work of ICITAP’s tailored seminar, developed in partnership with George C. Marshall Center ( GCMC ), was reviewed in a governmental meeting of Montenegro’s Cabinet of Ministers.
Updated May 10, 2021

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