Anti-Oppression Work is Human Rights Work...

Issues of priority for WOCN that overlap with and further exacerbate violence against women and families include but are not limited to:

  • Cross-generational Domestic and Sexual violence, including child abuse, dating violence and acquaintance rape, and elder abuse

  • Batterer Re-education and Intervention

  • Economic Justice and Development

  • Health, including mental and physical health, substance abuse, reproductive health, HIV/Aids

  • Language Access

  • Global and border connections and politics

  • Immigration

  • Restoring Sovereignty for Tribal and Indigenous Nations

  • Multi and Trans-Ethnic, Racial and Cultural Identity

  • LGBTQ communities and gender expression

  • Faith and spirituality