Our Winter 2009 Newsletter is NOW AVAILABLE!
Click here: NEWSLETTER
Our March 2010 Conference Booklet is NOW AVAILABLE!
Click here: REGISTRATION BOOKLET
HOTEL RESERVATIONS must be made by February 15th in order to be guaranteed a room! See registration booklet for hotel details.
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE extended to February 15th- OVW recipients contact your Grant Managers for approval because you will not want to miss this event! We will kick off "Healing Generations & Transforming Communities, Si Se Puede, Yes We Can" with a Bride's March (see below for details). We will also include major speakers, including Dolores Huerta, who will address culturally sensitive barriers in the Latino communities. The conference will provide various strategies regarding many topics essential for continued growth and service to include:
Domestic Violence and Latinos
Teen Dating Violence
Elder Abuse
LGBT & Latinos
Sexual Assault & Stalking
Immigration
Coordinated Response
Working with Men & Boys
Culture & Healing
(CLICK for registration booklet) 
Why a cookbook you ask?
Traditionally, Latino women believe that cooking is one of the most important gifts they can give to their loved ones. It's also said that the heart of the home is the kitchen - the cocina. It's where familias come together for a variety of reasons - to cook, to share words of healing wisdom over a simmering pot of manzanilla or a bowl of soothing caldo on a cold day. But most of all it is a place to come together and discuss life. Food is life, it gives us energy, it gives us pleasure, it gives us hope, it builds traditions and memories, all which are important to one's culture.
So it makes perfect sense that Alianza - The National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence, would want to capitalize on something which brings all families closer together - such as cooking and eating, in order to create a greater awareness about the biggest issue that tears families apart - domestic violence (DV)and child abuse.
We were absolutely thrilled with the outcome of the Latino recipe book to raise awareness and can't wait to share it with everyone! The sales were very successful. But even more important, spectators from all over the world who attended the largest balloon event in the world, showed an avid interest in Alianza's mission and the awareness the cookbook project has created.
ORDER FORM
All colors have symbolism and meaning.
Red is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power,determination as well as passion, desire, and love. It also represents vigor, willpower, leadership, courage and even wrath. In heraldry, red is used to indicate courage, which is why it is found in many national flags.
Black is associated with power, elegance, and formality. It denotes strength and authority and is considered to be a very formal, elegant, and prestigious. In heraldry, black is the symbol of grief.
Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in a relationship used to gain or maintain “power and control” over an intimate partner.
Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound someone.
Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender. It can happen to couples who are married, living together or who are dating. Domestic violence can affect all individuals regardless of socioeconomic backgrounds, education levels race, belief, religion, genderor sexual orientation.
Alianza has a MySpace page with over 1600 social networking friends! From DV, Child Abuse and Sexual assault programs all over the U.S., to various Latino groups, touching memorial and awareness pages and hundreds of individuals who support our cause! Please add us to your group of friends and join in our efforts!
We have also just joined Twitter and Facebook!