For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Interfaith Coalition is hosting a four-part series to discuss how racism and misogyny impact survivors’ ability to seek safety and justice. Join us every Wednesday in October at 1:00 p.m. ET!
Gender-based violence cannot be vanquished in isolation. It is necessary to transform systems and cultures in order to foster conditions of collective thriving, and to rethink the role of individuals, communities and institutions in creating those conditions. This session will explore both the root causes of extreme economic inequality as well as the immediate financial challenges facing those experiencing domestic violence. This will be a participatory session.
Speakers:
Negar Abay, Economic Justice and Gender Equality & Advancement of Women Officer at the Office of Public Affairs, Baha’is of the United States
Rev. Lucinda Kent, Pastor of the Van Buren United Methodist Church
Moderator: Negar Abay
Negar is the Economic Justice and Gender Equality & Advancement of Women Officer at the Office of Public Affairs, Baha’is of the United States. In this role she co-ordinates the office’s collaboration with thought leaders, organizations and government agencies engaged in public discourses and policy work to advance gender equality and economic justice. Prior to joining the office in 2015, Negar was a Fulbright grantee in Ethiopia. Negar holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Maryland, College Park, a MA in Economic Geography from the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in Geography from Middlebury College.