Richmond Task Force to End GBV &
Together We Rise: Richmond GBV Coalition
May 27, 2025
Update to the Richmond City Council
N Y A B I N G H A
Z I A N N I
T H E R E S A R U S S E L L
G R E E N W O O D
N O E M I
F R A N C O
Goals Today
SHARE ● Update on work (since 11/26/24 presentation when Council passed Resolution 138-24)
○ Final Report of Task Force Recommendations on
Policies & Practices to End Gender-Based Violence
(GBV)
○ Launch of Phase 2 and the Together We Rise:
Richmond GBV Coalition
REQUEST ● Continued Partnership of the City of Richmond ● Appropriation of $100,000 in Funding in FY 2025-2026 to Support the Coalition’s work
Leadership
Task Force Members (44) and Coalition Members (25 continued Phase 2) include: survivors; community leaders; civic leaders; community -based organizations; and other community, public, and private stakeholders.
Leadership (con’t)
Leadership (con’t)
Organizations
● Nepali Health Advocates
● Office of Assemblymember Buffy Wicks
● Office of Contra Costa District Attorney
● Office of Mayor Eduardo Martinez
● Office of Neighborhood Safety
● Office of the Public Defender, Contra Costa
County
● Reentry Success Center
● Richmond Rainbow Pride
● Richmond Police Department
● Rubicon Programs
● West Contra Costa Unified School District
● Center for Empowering Refugees and
Immigrants
● City of Richmond’s Office of Neighborhood
Safety & Community Crisis Response
Program
● Community Strengths
● Community Violence Solutions
● Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse (EHSD)
● The CHAT Project
● The Family Justice Center
● Fierce Advocates
● The Latina Center
Founding Partners
• Councilmember Soheila Bana , City of Richmond
• Trina Jackson-Lincoln, City Council Liaison & Project Coordinator, City of Richmond • Susun Kim, Executive Director, Family Justice Center
• Jenn Marshall, West Center Director, Family Justice Center • Miriam Wong, Executive Director & Founder, The Latina Center • Katherine Rife, Director of Policy & Communications, The Latina Center • Police Chief Bisa French , City of Richmond
• Ilaf Esuf, Office of Assemblymember Buffy Wicks
Phase 1: Task Force Planning Team
Phase 2: Coalition Planning Team
• Nyabingha McDowell, CHAT Project
• Katherine Rife, Director of Policy & Communications, The Latina Center • Richa Ruwala, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, MPH Candidate • Noemi Franco, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, MPH Candidate Timeline: Pre-Launch of Task Force
Timeline – Phase 1: Task Force
Timeline –
Phase 2: Task Force Ends & Launch of Coalition
Launch of Task Force
March 28, 2024 @ 440 Civic Center
Meeting 1 @ Family Justice Center (May)
Meeting 2 @ Reentry Success Center (June)
Task Force’s 4 Committees
Meeting 3 @ Rubicon Programs (July)
Meeting 4 @ Family Justice Center (September)
Meeting 5 @ RYSE Center (November)
Meeting 5 @ RYSE Center (November)
Meeting 5 @ RYSE Center (November)
Curriculum
“Dating Matters” @ De Anza High School
Meeting 6 (Virtual December 2024) &
Meeting 7 @ Rubicon (January 2025)
*Final* Recommendations
To create recommendations on policies and
actions to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in
Richmond that center the voices, lived
experience, and leadership of survivors and
community.
Task Force Purpose
Our Coalition is a long-term collaborative effort to
end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Richmond.
As Members of the Coalition, our three key
objectives (more details in next section) will be to:
1. Develop the Coalition’s Structure
2. Implement a Multilingual GBV Awareness
Campaign in Richmond
3. Advance the Recommendations on Policies
and Practices created by the Task Force
Coalition Purpose
(Budget 4 mins)
Budget
Revenue for Phase 1 & 2
Budget
Expenses for Phase 2 (Coalition) - Campaign
Budget
Expenses for Phase 2 (Coalition) - Campaign
Budget
Expenses for Phase 2 (Coalition) - Operations
¡Gracias! Thank You!