Contents PART ONE The Work of Alberto Colorado, Pamela Montgomery and Jesus Tovar Authors' Notes The Corn Plant: A Metaphore for the Latino family Our Stories The Roots of Our Work: Responding to the stories of the community Understanding Violence within the Latino Community Metamorphosis: From messages that damage to messages that strengthen Dilemmas & Challenges of Our Work Cultivation and Harvest: Conceptual elements of the workshop Conclusion: Sowing seeds in different landscapes PART TWO: REFLECTIONS, DILEMMAS AND CHALLENGES 'O le faa'aloalo i le fee'aloalo' (in respect of), Kiwi Tamasese 'First steps in a conversation' , Lien Nguyen-Navas 'Writing our own' Loretta Perry 'Taking action on domestic violence: A local history of dilemmas and learnings', Dallas Colley, Rob Hall & Allison Newton 'Challenges from within the culture', Wally Campbell 'What do we mean by family?' Claire Ralfs 'Dilemmas and invitations' Maggie Carrey and Lesley Porter 'Finding our way' Graciela Nogues Publisher's Note |