Traditions and Transformations May 19-May 22, 2019
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2019 TAASA Annual Conference Traditions and Transformations May 19-May 22, 2019 Wyndam San Antonio Riverwalk San Antonio, TX TRADITIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS BIENVENIDOS! WELCOME! We’re excited you’re joining us over the next three days as we begin the journey of bravely and critically embracing change and growth in the work we do in our programs and the services we provide to survivors of sexual violence. In this conference we set out to examine and explore the significance, practice and intersections of Traditions and Transformations in the anti-sexual violence movement, and understand why it’s important to centralize experiences of survivors in these contexts. We also wish to acknowledge that justice and healing come in many forms and that traditions can often perpetuate social structures and institutions that limit culture change in our movement and the systems we work in. Let’s come together this week in meaningful dialogue about the ways in which we have structured our responses to sexual violence and lovingly challenge ourselves to explore new ways of collaboration, connection and community healing. This year we are proud to bring together 49 workshops and two keynote sessions representing the experience and knowledge of 87 presenters. We hope with each breakout you will find a variety of workshops to create opportunities for connection and reflection in your work. We also hope you will find opportunities to explore and enjoy the rich culture and traditions of our host city San Antonio! San Antonio is steeped in a 300-year history that embraces its diverse culture, rich traditions and welcoming spirit. On behalf of the TAASA Staff and Board I welcome you to San Antonio! I look forward to connecting with you. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me or any of the incredible TAASA staff or volunteers should you need anything during our time together. Sincerely, Rose Luna CEO, Texas Association Against Sexual Assault 3 TRADITIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS CONTENTS 3 Letter from TAASA CEO 6 General Information 13 Keynotes 15 Schedule 22 Workshops 32 Presenters 44 TAASA Board and Staff 45 Region and County Map 5 2019 TAASA CONFERENCE GENERAL INFORMATION Welcome to the 2019 TAASA Conference! We are glad you have joined us and hope that you enjoy your time in San Antonio at this one-of-a-kind gathering for those working to end sexual violence across our communities. During the conference there will be 2 keynotes, 49 workshops, 2 luncheons, special membership meetings, and what we hope will be endless opportunities to connect and reflect on this work we all do together. The schedule is broken down by date and time in this program. Any updates to this schedule will be communicated via e-mail to registered attendees, social media channels, and posted announcements in the registration area. If you need any assistance throughout the entire conference please find TAASA staff in the registration area. We acknowledge the incredibly hard work all of you do and hope you have a great conference experience! Being on Time Accessibility We hope that you take time to explore the conference TAASA is committed to providing space where everyone program and plan your conference experience. We feels welcomed and valued. We hope to provide everyone ask that you be conscious of start times and be diligent access to the same physical spaces, workshop materials about being seated, with cell phone on silent/vibrate, and resources. We ask all attendees to please respect and refrain from saving extra seats for bags or personal one another’s learning preferences and offer equal items. Although there is space for all attendees, there time within workshops and other conference spaces for may be workshops that fill to capacity. Let’s work questions and information sharing. We will be providing together to assure everyone has access to the workshop a Spanish Language track at the conference and have they most want to see. provided information regarding these workshops and speakers in Spanish in this program. TAASA continues Name Tags to grow in this area and hopes in the future to provide a fully translated conference program. Accessibility needs Please wear your name tags throughout the duration of requested or identified during online registration have the conference. Name tags will be your admission ticket been addressed as requested, if not please connect with to TAASA workshops and luncheons. Name tags will the TAASA Events Manager in the registration area. also indicate to hotel staff what event you are attending and they can more readily assist you with questions you might have. If you wish to indicate to TAASA staff and Restrooms others that you wish to be in no photographs you can TAASA and the Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk will obtain a red lanyard at the registration area indicating offer Gender Inclusive restrooms on the second floor that preference. We also encourage all attendees to of the conference area and will be clearly designated share their gender pronouns by utilizing the stickers with signs. All are welcome to use the restroom that available at the registration table. best matches your identity and feels safest and most comfortable to use. Online Materials For speakers who provided workshop handouts prior Raffle to the deadline they will be available via this link: The Board of TAASA works to support the agency’s bit.ly/2019_TAASA_Conf_Materials mission in creating change and ending sexual violence, while holding at the center of their governance the After the conference concludes those handouts provided voices of survivors and members. This year the board after the deadline will be available via that link. will be sponsoring a raffle to raise unrestricted funds. Funds raised during this year’s conference will support 6 TRADITIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS the participation of marginalized communities to attend future conferences and assist in bringing experts from those communities to speak and train. You can see all the raffle prizes and buy your ticket from any TAASA Board member. Raffle drawings will take place at the two luncheons at the conference. Tickets are 1 for $5 and/or 3 for $10. Good Luck! Be Social! Use #TAASAconference2019 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay connected with us during the conference. Safety & Wellness Conference Conduct existirá. No se tolerara cualquier forma de acoso sexual, incluso atención sexual no deseada y contacto We invite you to enjoy the 2019 TAASA Conference in físico inapropiado. Si durante la Conference de TAASA the spirit of mutual respect, friendliness, and an openness del 2019 usted ha sido testigo o se ve implicado en una to learn from others. This conference convenes people of conducta de la cual se siente preocupado, Por favor, varying and diverse political opinions and strategic focus. busque a la persona de contacto de seguridad de la Holding space for multiple perspectives is valuable conferencia de TAASA Rick Gipprich al 210.310.8502 within our movement. Please respect the boundaries of o al personal disponible de TAASA disponible en el other attendees and any requests for confidentiality by área de Grand Foyer / Registro. speakers or attendees. The 2019 TAASA Conference is not a place where abuse of power (including abuses related to position, wealth, race or gender), homophobia, Practice Wellness racism or behavior that discriminates a group or class of people will exist. Sexual harassment of any kind, Take care of yourself and support others to care for including unwelcome sexual attention and inappropriate themselves. Conferences can be busy and intense, physical contact, will not be tolerated. If, while at the and there may be times when you will need your space. 2019 TAASA Conference, you have been involved or Seek out spaces that are calming to you or check out have witnessed conduct that you have concerns about the Thrive Hive space (Executive Salon 5, 3rd Floor) please seek TAASA Conference Safety Contact Person or a more private safe space with on-call advocates at Rick Gipprich at 210.310.8502 or any available TAASA your disposal in Directors Room 1, 2nd Floor. staff in the Grand Foyer/Registration area. Thrive Hive Código de Conducta de la Conferencia Are you looking for opportunities to prioritize your En el espirtu de camaraderie, repecto mutuo y deseo wellness during this conference? Stop by the Thrive de aprender de otros, los invitamos a disfrutar de la Hive in Executive Salon 5 (3rd floor) when you need conferencia de TAASA del 2019. Esta conferencia reúne to recharge. a personas de diversas y diversas opiniones políticas y enfoque estratégico. Tener espacio para múltiples Safe Restorative Room perspectivas es valioso dentro de nuestro movimiento. Our restorative safe room will offer a place of quiet Por favor respete los limites de los otros participantes. thought and reflection. On-call advocates are available Asi como también las paticiones de confidencialidad de to debrief with you at any time during the conference parte de los oradores o participantes. La conferencia day, but you do not have to access an advocate to de TAASA del 2019 no es un lugar en el cual el abuso de utilize the space. This space is not a space for social poder (incluso abusos relacionados a clase, función, raza gathering, meetings or phone calls. This space is o genero) la homofobia, el racismo, o comportamiento located in Directors Room 1 (2nd Floor). discriminatorio en contra de up grupo/clase de personas 7 2019 TAASA CONFERENCE Evaluation and Certificates of Attendance/ Evaluación y Certificados de Asistencia Your feedback is important to us and allows us to Sus comentarios son importantes para nosotros, nos continually improve and grow as we adapt our con- permiten mejorar y crecer continuamente al mismo ti- ferences and trainings to the ever-evolving work of empo que adaptamos nuestras capacitaciones y confer- ending sexual violence and supporting survivors.