Pasifika Power & Control Translation Project

The Power & Control wheel is one of the most widely recognized training tools for visualizing the experiences of domestic violence survivors; yet, partners on our Pasifika Power & Control Wheel translation project realized quickly that it does not fully capture the experiences of Native Hawaiian, Samoan, and Chuukese survivors. In this webinar, project lead Matāpuna Levenson will describe the process and approach to the Wheel translation project, and why it involved much more than word-for-word translations. She will introduce the finished report, tools, and DV glossaries that were produced, and how educators and advocates can use them to engage Native Hawaiian, Samoan, and Chuukese survivors and communities around gender-based violence.



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The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (Formerly, Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence) is a national resource center on domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. It serves a national network of advocates, community-based organizations, national and state programs, legal, health, and mental health professionals, researchers, policy advocates and activists from social justice organizations working to eliminate violence against women. It analyzes critical issues; provides consultation, technical assistance and training; conducts research; and engages in policy advocacy.

Its vision of gender democracy drives its mission to strengthen culturally-relevant advocacy, promote prevention and community engagement, influence public policy and systems change, and prevent gender violence through movement-building and community transformation.