Language Justice: Advocacy Beyond Access**

August 5, 2024 |
Valor

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**Please note this session will be hosted in English and Spanish.

 

Objectives:

  • Gain an understanding of the federal and state laws to ensure compliance with language access requirements.
  • Learn and apply best practices for providing language access, ensuring services are delivered in a culturally sensitive and trauma-informed manner.
  • Explore the successful approaches of two local programs in California, learning from their strategies and outcomes to enhance language access and justice.

 

In this session, we will delve into the critical importance of language access as a cornerstone of providing equitable and effective advocacy to survivors. Language justice takes language access one step further, emphasizing a survivor's right to communicate in the language they feel most comfortable articulating in. This session goes beyond the basics of language access to embrace our broader commitment to language justice, ensuring every survivor's voice is heard and valued. We will explore best practices for implementing language access by highlighting the work of East Los Angeles Women's Center (ELAWC) and Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF), two outstanding local programs in California that exemplify excellence in their commitment to advancing equitable language access and honor language and culture as a fundamental human right. By the end of this session, advocates will be equipped with insights to enhance their language access plans and foster an inclusive environment that respects and empowers all survivors, regardless of the language they speak.