On Sunday, April 11, Daunte Wright was fatally shot in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, about 10 miles from where Derek Chauvin is on trial for the killing of George Floyd. Elisha Rhodes, Interim CEO, YWCA USA has issued the following statement in response: “When will the headlines change? We are devastated by the fatal killing of… Continue Reading YWCA Statement on the Killing of Daunte Wright
By Tralonne Shorter Senior Advocacy & Policy Associate for Racial Justice and Civil Rights, YWCA USA On September 16th, I was honored to join hundreds of fellow social justice advocates who converged in Washington, DC for the conclusion of the NAACP’s “Journey for Justice March.” For more than forty days, the cadre… Continue Reading The Journey for Justice for Every Woman
By Donte Hilliard Director of Mission Impact, YWCA USA What would it take for us to experience just ONE Week Without Violence? What practice and policy changes would need to be implemented to make one Week Without Violence possible? We know that not all violence is physical or visible. The YWCA seeks to educate the… Continue Reading #WorkAgainstViolence: Racial Profiling and Hate Crimes
By Katie Stanton Social Media & Online Engagement Manager, YWCA USA The YWCA Week Without Violence™, held annually every third week in October, is a signature initiative created by YWCA USA nearly 20 years ago to mobilize people in communities across the United States to take action against all forms of violence, wherever it occurs. Each… Continue Reading 2014 Week Without Violence Blog Carnival
by Sameera Hafiz Policy Director, Rights Working Group Rights Working Group, alongside our members and allied organizations, has been urging Congress to adopt a ban on racial profiling within comprehensive immigration reform. Racial profiling is the use of race, ethnicity, religion, gender and/or national origin by law enforcement agents in deciding whom to investigate, arrest or… Continue Reading Why Racial Profiling Matters for Women and Families