Violence is Everywhere: Countering a Culture of Violence Through Norms Change

Countering norms that contribute to the production of cultures of violence is a key element of any effort to prevent violence in a lasting, comprehensive way. This web conference highlighted specific strategies and efforts that seeks to change norms related to gendered violence. Different norms were examined with regard to their historical context, distinct challenges, and opportunities for collaborative work.

Held: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, and repeated on Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Host: David Lee, PreventConnect, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Presenters: Annie Lyles, Prevention Institute

Guests:

• Laura Fidler, New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault
• Mira Yusef, Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa

Objectives:

• Understand how norms creates an environment in which violence is more likely to occur
• Provide examples of successes from people and organization working to counter this violent norms
• Identify strategies being used to counter effectively counter and change norms
• Identify potential indicators for measuring progress in norms change

Materials:

• Presentation Slides: Color [PDF] or Grayscale [PDF]
• Interview with Meghan O’Connor and Laura Fidler of the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault about Project ENVISION
• Interview with Mira Yusef about the Monsoon United Asian Women’s Alliance
• Moving From Them to Us: Challenges in Reframing Violence Among Youth (Prevention Institute)

Recordings:

• Recording of these sessions are available online at:
  http://www.preventconnect.org/recordings
• Audio Transcript for March 9 [PDF] and March 16 [PDF]
• Text Chat Transcript for March 9 [PDF] and March 16 [PDF]