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Caminar Latino sees itself not simply as an intervention program or service provider that addresses the effects of domestic violence in Latino families. Instead we see ourselves as a social change organization where our goal is to walk with families who want to change their lives. In addition, we see our role is to offer opportunities that can create change not only in themselves and their families, but their communities as well.
Another important aspect is not setting ourselves apart from the people with whom we work, which entails horizontal (instead of top-down) relationships, not asking people to do things that we would not do (i.e. use hierarchical power when we are asking the men to not do it with their partners), and the fundamental belief that all people involved in the intervention can learn from one another.
The mission is realized with the incorporation of third world feminism and the teachings of Brazilian educator Paulo Friere within the program's approach. Conceptualizing domestic violence as a human rights issue, CL emphasizes the importance for participants to undergo concientización, or critical consciousness. This is the process whereby individuals develop an awareness of the political, social, and economic contexts that shape their lives, as well as an awareness of their capacity to change these contexts. Through concientización, CL aims to increase women and children's capacity to identify the abusive behaviors that violate their human rights, to engage in dialogue with other people who have had similar experiences, and to take action to transform their lives as true agents of change
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7223)
Mailing Address: Caminar Latino, Inc. PO Box 48623, Doraville, GA 30362
