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A Report from the View of those Aspiring to

be Allies on the Leadership Experiences of

Women of Color

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Individuals

of Color

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EĂƟǀĞtŽŵĞŶ

Aspiring Allies

Immigrant Women

tŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŶƟͲsŝŽůĞŶĐĞDŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶ&ŽƵƌ^ƚĂƚĞƐ

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Volume 2 April, 2014

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dŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚŝƐƚŚĞƉƌĞͲĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐƚƵĚLJŽĨƚŚĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉŽĨƵŶĚĞƌƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚŐƌŽƵƉƐŝŶƚŚĞĮĞůĚŽĨĚŽŵĞƐƟĐǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞϭƐƚZŽƵŶĚŽĨƚŚĞtKE&sW^džƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉKƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌhŶĚĞƌƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚWŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚdŚĞƐĞƐƚĂƚĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞsĞƌŵŽŶƚDŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂEĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJĂŶĚsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂĂŶĚǁĂƐĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞtŽŵĞŶŽĨŽůŽƌEĞƚǁŽƌŬĂŶĚWĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ

dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐůĞĚďLJdŽŶLJĂ>ŽǀĞůĂĐĞ^ĞŶŝŽƌŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨthe Women of Color Network, and Sumayya Coleman is ƚŚĞůĞĂĚĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚŽŶƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ

Department of Health and Human Services&ĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚzŽƵƚŚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƵƌĞĂƵŝǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨ&ĂŵŝůLJsŝŽůĞŶĐĞWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ

DĂƌLJůŽƵŝƐĞ<ĞůůĞLJ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌĚŶĂ:ĂŵĞƐWƌŽŐƌĂŵ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚShena Williams, Program Specialist

Project State Leads

DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂDĞůĂŶŝ^ƵĂƌĞnjDŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂŽĂůƟŽŶĨŽƌĂƩĞƌĞĚtŽŵĞŶWƌŽŐƌĂŵDĂŶĂŐĞƌ

EĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJZŽƐĞtŝůůŝĂŵƐD^tEĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJŽĂůŝƚŽŶĨŽƌĂƩĞƌĞĚWomen ^ŽĐŝĂů:ƵƐƟĐĞĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ

VermontZŽĐŝŽDŽƌĂsĞƌŵŽŶƚEĞƚǁŽƌŬŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐĂŶĚSexual Violence Training and Technical Assistance Specialist

Virginia YƵŝůůŝŶƌĞǁsŝƌŐŶŝĂ^ĞdžƵĂůĂŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞĐƟŽŶůůŝĂŶĐĞdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞDĂŶĂŐĞƌ

ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞDĂdžĮĞůĚŽůĞŵĂŶŽŵĞƐƟĐΘ^ĞdžƵĂůsŝŽůĞŶĐĞOutreach Coordinator

tŽŵĞŶŽĨŽůŽƌEĞƚǁŽƌŬ^ƚĂīĂƉƌŽũĞĐƚŽĨƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĞŶƚĞƌŽŶŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞTonya Lovelace, WOCN Senior DirectorZĞďĞĐĐĂĂůŽŐtKEWƌŽũĞĐƚDĂŶĂŐĞƌ^ŚĂƐŵĞ:ĂĐŬƐŽŶtKEWƌŽũĞĐƚƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ

Women of Color Network

The mission of the Women of Color Network (WOCN) is to provide and enhance leadership capacity and ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŽĨǁŽŵĞŶŽĨĐŽůŽƌĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƐƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶEĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚh^dĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚǁŽŵĞŶĂŶĚĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ tKEŚĂƐďƌŽĂĚĞŶĞĚŝƚƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĮĞůĚƐŽĨĚŽŵĞƐƟĐǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐĞdžƵĂůĂƐƐĂƵůƚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĂďƌŽĂĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂīĞĐƟŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŽĨĐŽůŽƌƐƵĐŚĂƐŚƵŵĂŶƚƌĂĸĐŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐĞďƌƵƚĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƚŽƌĞĨŽĐƵƐŝƚƐƚŚĞŽƌĞƟĐĂůůĞŶƐƚŽŵŽƌĞƌĞĂĚŝůLJĞdžĂŵŝŶĞĂglobal context of colonialism, imperialism, capitalism, racism, sexism, heterosexism and other forms of oppression that intersect with violence against women of ĐŽůŽƌ

WOCN Advisory Members

Alice Lynch, Advisory Chair,ĞƌŵĂŶĞdžĂƚŚLJDĂdžĮĞůĚͲŽůĞŵĂŶ ,ŽͲdŚĂŶŚEŐƵLJĞŶ Rose Pulliam ^ƵŵĂLJLJĂŽůĞŵĂŶ^ŚĂƌĞdŝŵĞtŝƐĞůLJŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐServices

dŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐĨƵŶĚĞĚƵŶĚĞƌĂŐƌĂŶƚƚŽƚŚĞWĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐŵĂĚĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞŐƌĂŶƚŶƵŵďĞƌηϵϬsϬϰϬϮďLJƚŚĞ&ĂŵŝůLJsŝŽůĞŶĐĞWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐWƌŽŐƌĂŵ;&sW^Ϳh^ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽŶŚŝůĚƌĞŶzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚ&ĂŵŝůŝĞƐ&ĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚzŽƵƚŚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƵƌĞĂƵh^ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ,ƵŵĂŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ

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Project Advisors

&ƌŽŶƚůŝŶĞŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐ;ĨĂŝƚŚͲďĂƐĞĚͿĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚ^ĞdžƵĂůƐƐĂƵůƚWƌĞǀĞŶƚ

Connect>>dKDEEĂƟŽŶĂůĞŶƚĞƌŽŶŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞdƌĂƵŵĂΘ

DĞŶƚĂů,ĞĂůƚŚEĂƟŽŶĂůůĞĂƌŝŶŐŚŽƵƐĞŽŶďƵƐĞŝŶ>ĂƚĞƌ>ŝĨĞĂƩĞƌĞĚtŽŵĞŶ Ɛ:ƵƐƟĐĞWƌŽũĞĐƚEĂƟŽŶĂůůĞĂƌŝŶŐŚŽƵƐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĞĨĞŶƐĞŽĨĂƩĞƌĞĚ

WomenEĂƟŽŶĂůEĞƚǁŽƌŬƚŽŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞWomen of Color Network Advisors

ƵůƚƵƌĂůůLJ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĚǀŝƐŽƌƐƐŝĂŶWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽŶŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂƐĂĚĞƐƉĞƌĂŶnjĂEĂƟŽŶĂů>ĂƟŶΛEĞƚǁŽƌŬ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽŶŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƌŝĐĂŶŵĞƌŝĐĂŶCommunity EĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐtŽŵĞŶ ƐZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĞŶƚĞƌ

Purpose

dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƚŽĞdžƚĞŶĚĂŶĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŽŶŐŽŝŶŐŶĂƟŽŶĂůŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽƐĞƌǀĞĂůůǀŝĐƟŵƐŽĨĚŽŵĞƐƟĐǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞďLJĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨůĞĂĚĞƌƐŽĨunderrepresented groups and promising Aspiring Allies ǁŝƚŚŝŶsƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĂŶĚƐƚĂƚĞĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶƐ

/ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞKǀĞƌǀŝĞǁtŽŵĞŶŽĨŽůŽƌEĞƚǁŽƌŬǁŝůůũŽŝŶǁŝƚŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ&sW^KĸĐĞƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJͲĨƵŶĚĞĚůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĂĐĂĚĞŵLJǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĚŽŵĞƐƟĐǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĮĞůĚ&ŽƵƌĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐĚŝǀĞƌƐĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚdƌŝďĂůĂŶĚ>'dĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐǁŝůůůĞŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ

KǀĞƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐƚǁŽϭϴͲŵŽŶƚŚ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĐĂĚĞŵŝĞƐǁŝůůďĞŽīĞƌĞĚŝŶƚǁŽƌŽƵŶĚƐŽĨƐƚĂƚĞƐĐĂĚĞŵŝĞƐǁŝůůĐŽŶƐŝƐƚŽĨĨĂĐĞͲƚŽͲĨĂĐĞƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐǁĞďŝŶĂƌƐƐŽĐŝĂůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂĨƵŶĚƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĂŶĚŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚƚŽƐƚĂƚĞΘůŽĐĂůƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐdƌŝďĞƐĂŶĚ&sW^^ƚĂƚĞĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌƐĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂŶϭϴͲŵŽŶƚŚDĞŶƚŽƌWƌŽũĞĐƚĂŶĚĂŶϭϴͲŵŽŶƚŚƐƉŝƌŝŶŐůůLJWƌŽũĞĐƚ

First Round States

DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶĨŽƌĂƩĞƌĞĚtŽŵĞŶEĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJŽĂůŝƟŽŶĨŽƌĂƩĞƌĞĚtŽŵĞŶsĞƌŵŽŶƚEĞƚǁŽƌŬƚŽŶĚ^ĞdžƵĂůĂŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ^ĞdžƵĂůĂŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞĐƟŽŶůůŝĂŶĐĞ

Second Round States

ƌŝnjŽŶĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƚŽŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ:ĂŶĞŽĞ/ŶĐdŚĞDĂƐƐĂĐŚƵƐĞƩƐŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚ^ĞdžƵĂů

ƐƐĂƵůƚĂŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞKƌĞŐŽŶŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞtĞƐƚsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ

Project Partners

EĂƟŽŶĂů/ŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚtŽŵĞŶ ƐĚǀŽĐĂĐLJWƌŽũĞĐƚEĂƟǀĞtĞůůŶĞƐƐ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĂůůŐŽĂƐƚĂƚĞǁŝĚĞƋƵĞĞƌƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĐŽůŽƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶEĞǁzŽƌŬŝƚLJŶƟͲsŝŽůĞŶĐĞWƌŽŐƌĂŵWƌŽũĞĐƚŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚƐhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨŽůŽƌĂĚŽĞŶƚĞƌŽŶŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ^ŚĂƌĞdŝŵĞtŝƐĞůLJŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐ^ĞƌĐŝĐĞƐClarina Howard Nichols Centerƌ EĂǁĂůŵŵĂƌ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨdŽƌŽŶƚŽVermont Center for Independent LivingKeri Darling, Deaf Vermonters;

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Age dŚĞƟŵĞŽĨůŝĨĞĂƚǁŚŝĐŚƐŽŵĞƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƉŽǁĞƌ ŽƌĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĂƌŝƐĞƐŽƌƌĞƐƚƐ

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Sex ŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĂŶĚĂŶĂƚŽŵŝĐĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽŵĂůĞĂŶĚĨĞŵĂůĞƐ

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