Pasifika Project Peer Networking Session #1: Building Trust & Shared Foundations

Date & Time: March 11, 2026 (Virtual)
Start time: 3:00PM PT / 4:00PM MT / 5:00PM CT / 6:00PM ET
End time: 4:30PM PT / 5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT / 7:30PM ET
Organization: Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
Project: Capacity Building for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (Pasifika) Project
Location: Virtual
OVW Approved?: Yes

Description

Join us for a Pasifika Project Peer Networking Session led by API-GBV in partnership with Pouhana O Nā Wāhine. Open to open to advocates, service providers, community leaders, and systems partners serving or planning to serve victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in NHPI communities, the session centers building trust, strengthening shared foundations, and supporting organizational sustainability among NHPI-serving organizations.

The session includes a brief guest presentation by Mónica Arenas from Futures Without Violence introducing the Supporting Organizational Sustainability (SOS) Institute, followed by peer exchange and reflection.

Time Zones: 12:00–1:30 PM HST | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM SST (American Samoa) 2:00–3:30 PM PT | 3:00–4:30 PM MT 4:00–5:30 PM CT | 5:00–6:30 PM ET 8:00–9:30 AM ChST (Guam & CNMI, next day)

Topic Areas: Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking
Target Audiences: Adult Protective Services, Batterer Intervention Programs, Campus Board Members, Campus Staff, Child Advocates, Child Welfare/Protection, Civil Attorneys, Community Advocacy Org, Community Programs, Corrections Personnel, Court Staff, Defense Attorneys, Disability/Deaf Org, Dual SA and DV Program, DV Coalitions, DV Program, Educators, Elder Org, Faith-Based Org, Government Agency, Health Professionals, Immigrant Org, Judges, Law Enforcement, Mental Health Professionals, Multidisciplinary Groups, Personal Care Attendants, Prosecutors, SA Coalitions, SA Forensic Examiners, SA Program, Social Service Org, Spiritual Leaders, Substance Abuse Providers, SV&E Centers, Technical Assistance Providers, Transitional Housing, Transportation Providers, Tribal Community, Tribal Council, Tribal Elders, Tribal Government, University Student Affairs, Victim-Witness Specialists
Contact: Matapuna Levenson Project Manager 4159304703 mlevenson@api-gbv.org