Rural Realities
Blog Highlight: SARTs in Times of Crisis: Responding to Sexual Violence During COVID-19
It’s been months since many of us began to work from home. In early May, my coworker asked in a blog, “How does the current…
Frequently Asked TA Question: Who Should Be On My Team?
One of the amazing and frustrating parts about providing support and training to SARTs across the country is that while there are themes and trends…
Blog Highlight: Good vs. Effective Communication
Original Post Something that has been on my mind lately is the idea of good vs. effective communication. I particularly have seen this in my own team as…
Blog Highlight: Growing Towards Justice For All—Addressing Oppression in Our Work
Three years ago, a staff member at SVJI wrote a blog titled, “Growing Towards Justice For All – Addressing Oppression in Our Work.” In the…
Frequently Asked TA Question: Conflict on Teams
Conflict. Some people love it and some people get very uncomfortable with it. It also happens almost any time you put people in the same…
Series on the Language of Community Justice: Part 3
Fatima Jayoma | Rural Projects Coordinator at SVJI @MNCASA To finish our three-part series on community justice language, we’ll be discussing the term “restorative justice”…
Series on the Language of Community Justice: Part 2
Fatima Jayoma | Rural Projects Coordinator at SVJI @MNCASA Last week we started a series on the language of community justice with a discussion of…
Series on the Language of Community Justice: Part 1
Fatima Jayoma | Rural Projects Coordinator at SVJI @MNCASA You have probably noticed the words “community accountability,” “restorative justice,” and “transformative justice” floating around in…
Rural Realities Blog: Four Years In
This Rural Realities blog has now been around for four years. September 2016 – the world was a much different place. Our 230ish blog posts…
A Framework for SART Effectiveness: Part 7
Guest Blog by Katie Johnson | STOP Projects Coordinator at SVJI @MNCASA Welcome to our seventh and final blog about SVJI’s new Framework for SART…