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Humanity: Video Reflection on Bringing One’s Whole Self to This Work

In this video blog, I share my reflections from my first convening with Move to End Violence. Video Blog: Humanity by Patina  Learn more

Hope is in the Air after Charleston

I left the first Move to End Violence (MEV) convening of cohort #3 full of hope and fire. My head was spinning  Learn more

Meet Our Newest Movement Makers!

It is with great excitement that we introduce our newest Movement Makers! Over the past several months, we’ve had the honor and  Learn more

Love With Power: Practicing Transformation for Social Justice

Over the past five years, Move to End Violence has benefited greatly from the insightful thinking of the Movement Strategy Center. In  Learn more

Love and Strategy

Last week I wrote a blog reflecting on what our anti-violence movement can learn from Dr. King’s principles of non-violence. The focus of  Learn more

Building a Movement that Honors Dr. King’s Legacy

Today, I find myself contemplating how our anti-violence movement is embracing the lessons of Dr. King’s principles of non-violence and theory of  Learn more

BlackLivesMatter: A Call For Inclusive Race and Gender Justice Movements

Last week, Movement Makers from the first two cohorts gathered to continue their work together. It became very clear moments into gathering  Learn more

Relationships 2.0

When I first joined Move to End Violence as a Movement Maker, one of my first blogs was about the power of  Learn more

Zhawenim (Love) and Debwewin (Truth)

Two words that we don’t often think of when we are working to end violence against women and girls are: LOVE, (Zhawenim)  Learn more

More Beloved More Community

Recently, Movement Maker organization Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) hosted its 22nd Annual Conference in Yakima, Washington. This year, the  Learn more