About the Workshop:
The illusion of a cultural competency workshop is that it fosters the notion that you can “get it,” by taking a 2-hour course. This workshop seeks to de-mystify some of the language and variances related to culture. We will explore together the role that culture, ethnicity, and race have in shaping people’s lives and lived experiences. We will also explore the impact that bias and prejudice have in shaping those experiences as well, especially for survivors.
About Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community -
The mission of the National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community is to mobilize the community to respond to and end domestic, sexual and community violence in the Black community. We actualize this mission through research, public awareness and community engagement, and resource development. Ujima serves as a resource to:
- Advocates and service providers
About the Presenter: Ayanna Wallace (she / her / hers)
Ayana Wallace, MS, is the Training Specialist of Ujima, Inc.: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community, a project of the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Ms. Wallace’s career began as a client case coordinator providing direct services and support to victim-survivors who had sought emergency shelter.
Ms. Wallace has been instrumental in the national implementation of the Lethality Assessment Program—Maryland Model (LAP) and has served as the lead trainer for the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV), the state coalition in Maryland. Ms. Wallace has worked for over a decade in the domestic violence field providing both direct service to survivors and technical assistance to advocates, law enforcement, community-based partners, and faith communities.
Ms. Wallace has extensively studied the theory and every day implications of privilege, oppression, and intersectionality and strives to highlight the experiences of victim-survivors who have been marginalized and/or underrepresented. She is a writer, poet, animal advocate, and mom of two fur-babies.
