by FORGE Intern | Apr 2, 2016 | Anti-Violence, Providers, Sexual Violence, Trans Community / Survivors
Historical: Winners of 2016 SAAM Trans Umbrella Coloring Pages Contest Color! In March we held a very successful contest inviting artists to create an umbrella image that people could color. Although we did rank the submissions and award prizes, we are very pleased to...
by FORGE Intern | Mar 17, 2016 | Anti-Violence, Providers, Sexual Violence, Trans Community / Survivors
Historical: Call for submissions to 2016 #SAAM coloring page contest About #SAAM April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (#SAAM). Every year, FORGE (a national transgender anti-violence organization), focuses our social media efforts on raising public awareness about...
by FORGE Intern | Mar 7, 2016 | Anti-Violence, Providers, Sexual Violence, Trans Community / Survivors
Historical: Announcement of Espavo Project at 2016 Keystone Conference FORGE’s Espavo Project will be at TransCentralPA’s Keystone Conference again this year! Espavo, means “Thank you for taking your power back.” The Espavo Project is a photographic and narrative...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 3, 2015 | Anti-Violence, Providers, Trans Community / Survivors
Historical: Opposing AB 469 (Wisconsin bathroom bill) (2015) Wisconsin legislators are attempting to take away the federally protected rights (Title IX) of trans students to use the bathroom and changing facility that aligns with their gender. Assembly Bill 469 was...
by FORGE Intern | Sep 9, 2015 | Anti-Violence, Providers, Sexual Violence, Trans Community / Survivors
Historical: FORGE wins Office on Violence Against Women to provide services to underserved trans populations. (2015) CONTACT INFORMATION: michael munson, Executive Director. FORGE. PO Box 1272, Milwaukee, WI 53201. www.forge-forward.org | 414-559-2123 September 9,...
by FORGE Intern | Sep 17, 2014 | Anti-Violence, Providers, Trans Community / Survivors
Review of a Williams Institute report on voter identification laws affecting trans voters. Is voting a violence-prevention issue? Citizens of Ferguson, MO – which has been embroiled in a very public controversy over police violence – may decide it is: it turns...
by FORGE Intern | Apr 24, 2014 | Providers, Trans Community / Survivors
News release on Violence Against Women Act new provision protecting LGBT survivors from discrimination (2013). As advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, we applaud the Department of Justice for issuing strong implementing guidelines for...
by FORGE Intern | Apr 9, 2014 | Providers, Trans Community / Survivors
Tip sheet on the Department of Justice’s Frequently Asked Questions guidance implementing new non-discrimination provisions in the Violence Against Women Act (2014). April 9, 2014 Today the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) released its long-awaited FAQs on...
by FORGE Intern | Apr 9, 2014 | Anti-Violence, Providers, Sexual Violence, Trans Community / Survivors
Link to Huffington Post article on transgender sexual violence survivors FORGE’s Executive Director michael munson was published by the Huffington Post on April 8, as part of a Sexual Assault Awareness Month series coordinated by the National Sexual Violence Resource...
by FORGE Intern | Feb 8, 2014 | Anti-Violence, Providers, Trans Community / Survivors
On its 20th anniversary, FORGE issued an annual report. Includes data, partnerships, and quotes. FORGE’s 2013 Annual Report… highlights how far we’ve come over the past 20 years, reviews our partnerships and national policy work, shares some of our efforts and...
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