We Keep Each Other Safe: Community Models for Responding to Domestic Violence

When

December 8, 2026    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Event Type

In lieu of our our monthly Delaware Anti-Violence Project Meeting, please join us for an online training  We Keep Each Other Safe: Community Models for Responding to Domestic Violence, presented by The National LGBTQ Institute on Domestic Violence.  Our presenters will be Amanda Gould (she/they) and Leslie Garcia (they/them/elle).

Register for the Training 

The Training will cover:

Recognizing Intimate Partner Violence in Community

  • The power and control wheel and cycle of violence
  • Healthy vs. unhealthy relationships
  • Understanding consent
  • Harm vs. abuse

Responding to Abuse in Community

  • Intimate partner violence prevalence in the community
  • Further marginalization of BIPOC, immigrant, bisexual, and trans community members
  • Bystander intervention
  • Best practices around responding to harmful statements minimizing IPV within the community

Safety Planning and Pod Mapping

  • Review of survey data describing where LGBTQ+ survivors turn to for support
  • Ways to support survivors who disclose their experiences to you
  • Safety planning when a survivor does not want to utilize DV services or law enforcement
  • Restorative justice
  • Pod mapping

The Delaware Anti-Violence Project works to prevent violence against LGBTQ+ individuals and advocate for survivors in Delaware.   Join us for our monthly meeting.  This meeting that will take place online .  If you are not currently a member of the group, please email davp@sussexpride.org to receive meeting information.  If you are currently a member of the google group for the Delaware Anti-Violence Project, you do not need to register.

To learn more about the Delaware Anti Violence Project:

 

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