BraveSpaces Systemic Violence and Survivor Advocacy Trainings
BraveSpaces Systemic Violence and Survivor Advocacy Trainings promote systemic change and remove barriers by creating a shared knowledge base focus on criminal justice systems, mental health systems, and sex workers’ rights. The trainings are geared towards service providers and anyone in the community seeking to support and advocate for survivors of violence.
Embrave developed the BraveSpaces Systemic Violence and Survivor Advocacy Trainings thanks to funding through Women and Gender Equality Canada’s Women’s Program. The program produced trainings, resources, and tools to standardize knowledge across the gender-based violence (GBV) sector and increase community access to education about the role of systems and institutions in relation to GBV, systemic oppression, and marginalization. The objective is to promote systemic change and remove barriers by creating a shared knowledge base of systemic violence in the GBV and social services sectors, focusing on criminal justice and police systems, psychiatry and mental health systems, and sex work and workers’ rights.
Each topic consists of 3 training sessions. Each session is 2 hours long and all 3 sessions under one topic will total in 6 hours of training per topic.
Sessions are primarily delivered online via zoom or teams and can also be arranged for in person delivery.
Systemic Violence and Survivors in the Criminal Justice System
Length: 3 Sessions, 2 Hours each, 6 hours of training total
Price: $3500 see pricing chart below for bundle deals
Systemic Violence and Survivors in the Criminal Justice takes a systemic look at the experience of survivors of GBV navigating the criminal justice and police systems. There is a high level of contact between the GBV sector and this system. The training addresses common sources of barriers and systemic violence experienced by survivors in these systems, necessary theory and historical context, and advocacy strategies and tools to support survivors in the criminal justice system.”
Systemic Violence and Survivors in the Mental Health System
Length: 3 Sessions, 2 Hours each, 6 hours of training total
Price: $3500 see pricing chart below for bundle deals
Systemic Violence and Survivors in the Mental Health System takes a systemic look at the experience of survivors navigating the psychiatry and mental health systems. Violence has a high level of impact on the mental health of survivors. The trainings address common sources of barriers and systemic violence experienced by survivors in these systems, basic concepts of mental health care and historical context, advocacy strategies, and tools to support survivors in the mental health system.
Systemic Violence and Sex Worker’s Rights for Survivors
Length: 3 Sessions, 2 Hours each, 6 hours of training total
Price: $3500 see pricing chart below for bundle deals
Systemic Violence and Sex Worker’s Rights for Survivors takes a systemic look at the experience of survivors who engage in sex work navigating the GBV service sector. The trainings address the high rates of systemic violence and increased barriers sex workers face when seeking supports in these systems. It challenges our perspectives on supporting sex workers and covers the necessary theory and historical context, advocacy strategies and tools to support survivors who engage in sex work.
1 Topic
3 sessions
$3500
2 Topics
6 sessions
$6000
3 Topics
9 sessions
$8500
Non-Profit Rate:
1 Topic
3 sessions
$3000
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To learn more contact:
Public Education Project Coordinator – Luxana Ramesh at [email protected]
Graphic recordings captured the learnings from our community consultations.
