Webinars

In celebration of the Day of Women of African Descent on July 25, 2023, Esperanza United, Yvette Modestin with Encuentro Diaspora Afro, and Anne Hernandez, had a conversation about African heritage, history, and roots within Latin America and beyond. “Its important that this day gets celebrated and uplifted as the Day […]

At Esperanza United (formerly Casa de Esperanza), we work to mobilize the Latin@ community to build healthy futures. Through this series, ¡Presente! Empowering Latin@ Communities through Civic Engagement, we’ll highlight simple ways that anyone can take action, make change, and create a future you wish to see. In this episode, Esperanza […]

“We believe that for there to be collective impact towards ending gender-based violence in the state of Minnesota, every community must be involved and uplifted. Towards this end, it means that men, masculine and male-identified folks must be engaged as a strategy towards ending gender-based violence. In order to do this, […]

“Latinas are underrepresented at all levels of government, including federal appointments. During this virtual event, we discussed the federal appointments process with former appointees and a representative from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC).” –LatinasRepresent  

In this webinar, Miriam Valdovinos,Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut, will share about the one-on-one interviews she conducted with Latina immigrant women living in Washington State that experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). She investigated how the women’s undocumented immigration status impacted their experiences with help-seeking attempts and behaviors for the […]

This webinar will address systemic limitations on understanding the state of the field by using a comprehensive approach to identify community-based solutions with Latino men and boys. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY in collaboration with Esperanza United (formerly Casa de Esperanza) conducted a scan of the field to identify […]

This webinar for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month features Nallely Castro Montoya and Lois Gutierrez of Esperanza United (formerly Casa de Esperanza). They will explore common miscommunications between Latin@ parents and their child(ren) and challenges youth face in building healthy relationships. They will also discuss gender, the media’s affect on values, […]

This webinar will explore security risks of using technology, and the different ways technology is used to stalk, abuse and harass victims and survivors. We will present useful tools for service providers to assess aggression. We will also offer suggestions on how to properly document technology abuse and develop technology abuse […]

November is Runaway and Homeless Youth Awareness Month. In honor of this month, Esperanza United (formerly Casa de Esperanza) is collaborating with the NW Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian, and Gay Survivors of Abuse to present a webinar on Latin@ and LGBTQ youth realities and the intersections of violence, homelessness and […]

This webinar will focus on the intersections of homophobia, heterosexism and racism that often enhance negative stereotypes associated with being Latin@ and LGBT.  The presenter will discuss the impact of language on our anti-oppression work as well as other elements that complicate the experiences of victimization of members of the Latin@ […]