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The Journey to Safety Video and Facilitator’s Guide are designed to put participants in the shoes of an immigrant victim of domestic violence as she tries to negotiate the legal, medical and government systems. Through the video and accompanying activities, participants will feel more connected and engaged in the experience of victims of domestic violence and hopefully more motivated to work for change.

The Journey to Safety Video contains the 40-minute Journey to Safety performance as well as… Continue

SAFETY ALERT:
Your abuser can monitor your use of your computer and the Internet.
If you are in danger, please use a safer computer, call 911 or the Minnesota Domestic Violence Crisis Line at 1-866-223-1111

If you are not in Minnesota, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-SAFE (7233).

For more details, go to Internet Safety for Battered Women:
http://www.mcbw.org/internet

Internet Safety for Battered Women
1.Computers create records of everything you do on the computer and o… Continue

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BWSS Engaging Immigrant Women in the Legal System



For over 30 years Battered Women Support Services has supported immigrant women who experience violence in their intimate relationships. This project grows out of the legal barriers immigrant women share with us again and again. Hearing their experiences, combined with our knowledge of systemic barriers, unveil a family law legal system that is based in colonial, patriarchal perspectives of the world, and, as a result,… Continue