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The NW Network's Teen Dating Violence Prevention

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Q9: We need to elevate the voices and leadership of survivors and provide them funding and community support #DVAMtalksBLM

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A5: Alternatives to addressing violence in our relationships & communities #creativity #nwnetwork #community #family #friends #DVAMtalksBLM

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A4: Cops are killing black people so black survivors don't have a place to turn when they are under threat of violence #DVAMtalksBLM

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Q3: Talking about how oppression affects our relationships & teaching skills to create healthy equitable relationships #DVAMtalksBLM

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Violence and racism walk hand and hand. The hx of the DV movement is interconnected to colonialism & slavery #DVAMtalksBLM

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So excited #nwnetwork is giving space to talk more broadly about the intersections of violence #DVAMtalksBLM

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@thenwnetwork I love this question, obviously ;D We need SKILLS that we have to actively seek out and learn!! #loveisaverb #QTeensTalkDV

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@thenwnetwork A9 - Make connections between queer youth experiences and understand how struggles are interconnected! @QTeensTalkDV

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@_no_non_sense_ @thenwnetwork right?! It's just hard when people are defensive about the person they are dating.

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@thenwnetwork A6 - Celebrate the rad stuff together, talk about the hard stuff together. #QTeensTalkDV

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@thenwnetwork ASK EACH OTHER QUESTIONS! Don't give up on friendships just bc your friend is dating someone who seems shady. #QTeensTalkDV

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@thenwnetwork A5! I've seen healthy examples in my own life, in friendships, chosen fam...most examples haven't been romantic! #QTeensTalkDV

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@conquermaps POW in Burien!

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@team_not_sure that's a good point!! Online safety is a whole other issue :(

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@thenwnetwork A4 - Also @OutSpoken_NWN @SYPPYOUTH and other social justice youth-led programs that center queer youth! #QTeensTalkDV

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@thenwnetwork A4 Join your school's GSA, get involved with queer youth focused programs through Seattle Parks and Rec #QTeensTalkDV

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@tenderxqueer seems like isolation is a theme here! #QTeensTalkDV

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@_no_non_sense_ internalized oppression is seriously destructive!! thanks for sharing that!

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@thenwnetwork A3 Queer youth are already impacted by isolation and homophobic shaming. DV exploits that and makes it worse. #QTeensTalkDV

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@thenwnetwork When you can't be yourself, when your life feels like it has gotten smaller, isolation, codependency #QTeensTalkDV