Learn how technology is used to stalk, harass, and control survivor as well as insights for using the same technology as a means of empowerment and connection for survivors
Register on Zoom.
As technology becomes increasingly intertwined in our lives, it plays a central role in how we meet, make, and maintain relationships. This not only presents challenges to our safety, privacy, and confidentiality; it also profoundly impacts the experience of survivors of intimate partner violence.This webinar will:
- explore how abusers misuse technology to stalk, harass, and control survivors,
- discuss practical strategies for safety planning,
- empower survivors with insights on leveraging technology as a means of empowerment and connection,
- address potential risks in the technology use of students, staff, and faculty.
Objectives:
- Technology-Enabled Abuse Awareness: Students, staff, and faculty will gain a nuanced understanding of how perpetrators misuse technology in domestic violence, recognizing the evolving threats faced by survivors in the digital age.
- Safety Planning: Participants will identify and apply practical strategies to mitigate technology risks and address privacy concerns, ensuring a secure environment for survivors within the academic community.
- Empowering Survivors and Fostering Connection: Students, staff, and faculty will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to harness technology as a tool for empowerment and connection, fostering confidence and autonomy in their academic and personal lives.
About the Presenter:
Audace Garnett, Technology Safety Project Manager
Audace Garnett has extensive experience in facilitation, providing technical assistance nationally and internationally, and supporting crime victims and domestic violence survivors. She began her career in 2004 at a non-profit organization named Barrier Free Living where she provided advocacy to survivors with disabilities. Audace has also worked at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office where she served as the Teen Services Coordinator in the Victim Services Unit. After six years at the district attorney’s office, she then went on to work at a Teen Dating Violence prevention and intervention program named Day One NY where she trained adult professionals around the intersection of teen dating violence and domestic minor sex trafficking. She is currently a Technology Safety Project Manager with Safety Net at the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) where she focuses specifically on the intersection between domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and technology.
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