Sipra Jha talks about her work with refugees and women seeking to leave abusive relationships. In addition to sharing about her work she weaves in stories of her past and how she came to do this important work.
Bio: Sipra Jha was born in India and lives in Minneapolis. She is currently the shelter Director at Asian Women United of Minnesota, an agency that is working towards ending domestic violence and promoting safe and healthy families in the API community. Sipra has long been an advocate for women and children both in her home country of India, as well as through her current roles in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.
As a young woman growing up in India Sipra worked with the Tibetan refugee women and children in Dharamsala, India. Sipra also explored the notion of “shame” to promote understandings of migrant Asian women’s experiences in domestic violence and help seeking practices
Links and Resources
Asian Women United of Minnesota- https://www.facebook.com/asianwomenunitedmn/
The Talking Suitcase Project- https://www.thetalkingsuitcase.com/
Day One Emergency Shelter- https://dayoneservices.org/ 866-223-1111
Asian United 24 Hour Crisis Line 612-724-8823
Music generously donated by Bensound.com
HaoPay Lee- Sexual Assault Advocate
Father Harry Bury
Matthew Walker- Poet, Playwright, NonViolent Practitioner
Father Harry Bury- 10 Days Free From Violence
Ishwari Rajak- Filmmaker, Feminist, and Activist
Jon Vang- Activist with Man Forward
Maggie Hohenstein-Student Activist
Laura Linder-Scholer, Sexual Violence Prevention & Deputy Title IX Coordinator at Macalester College
Donna Minter Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute
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