2024 ICADV Fall Conference

At the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, we believe that inequities in power between groups of people in our communities support and tolerate multiple forms of violence. We recognize that these social hierarchies play out across multiple identities—gender, ethnicity, orientation, age and ability among many others—resulting in disproportionate experiences of violence among marginalized groups.  
We believe that social exclusion emerges from these hierarchies and is an indicator of inequity in our communities.  
 
While we work to address the social expressions of inequity, we believe that it’s also critical to change the deeper roots of the problem by addressing the structures, policies and practices that sustain divisions.  
With this workshop, participants will engage in an interactive activity to connect with one another and with their own experiences of social exclusion. Next we will discuss the connections between social exclusion and violence. Finally, participants will engage in the “Fun for All” activity from ICADV’s prevention toybox to generate strategies for creating community spaces with structures, policies, practices and norms that support full, safe and equitable participation for all community members.