Mothers of the Movement
Mothers of the Movement Leading Social Change features leaders in Washington State who led efforts to establish culturally specific services for victims of violence and harm. Leaders from Black, Indigenous, Immigrant, Refugee, LGBTQ+ and similar communities who collaborated across the state and organized to ensure that the Sexual Assault Service delivery system has the capacity to provide culturally appropriate services.
In this series, we’ll from leading experts in the field of Sexual Violence Intervention and Prevention Services in Washington State between the 1990s through the first decades of the 21st century. Mothers of the Movement Leading Social Change interviews people who’ve historically led the movement to end sexual violence and support survivor healing, but whose stories have remained invisible and, in some cases, actively erased.
Hosted by Rosalinda Noriega, The Ripple Project.
Featuring:
Lydia Guy Ortiz, expert in the development and implementation of community mobilizing strategies specific to sexual violence prevention. Community Voices Advisory Board Member 2000 – 2009 (episodes 1 -3 in video series)
Emma Catague, a domestic violence survivor, is a dedicated advocate in ending violence against women and children. She has 30 years of experience in community and labor organizing, advocating for human rights, immigration issues, bilingual education, youth development, employment rights, and working for social change. She is a founding mother of the Asian Pacific Islander Women and Family Safety Center (APIWFSC), and former Community Organizer and Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Anti-Human Trafficking Advocate for API Chaya.[1] Community Voices Advisory Board Member 2000 – 2009, WCSAP Board Member (2004 – 2008) (Episode #4)
Ann McGettigan, former Executive Director of Seattle Counseling Center and Seattle Rape Relief. Community Voices Advisory Board Member 2000 – 2009. (Episode #5)