Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project

What is BWLAP?

BWLAP, a Minnesota based, statewide, non-profit organization provides legal information, consultation, training, litigation and legal resource support, and policy development assistance to battered women and to criminal justice, legal and social service systems.

Contact Information

Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project, Inc.
1611 Park Avenue Suite 2
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Phone: 612.343.9842
Toll-Free: 1.800.313.2666
Fax: 612.343.0786

e-mail: info@bwlap.org

BWLAP is a state-wide agency based in Minnesota.

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What's New at BWLAP
February 2008	Agents for Change Newsletter
January 2008	1st: Closed for New Year 14th: Closed for MLK Jr. Day
December 2007	6-7: ADVOCATING ACROSS BORDERS: Serving Immigrant and Refugee Survivors of Domestic Violence
November 2007	13-15: VAWA Stop Conference
October 2007	Agents for Change Newsletter 23rd: Housing Solutions Summit
September 2007	New Laws 2007 6-7: Brainerd 10-11: Bloomington
August 2007	New Laws 2007 2-3: Virginia 9-10: Crookston 16-17: Montevideo 23-24: Rochester
July 2007	Training Materials 24th: Subpoenas and Warrants: The Police Are at Your Door. Do You Know What to Do? 4th: Closed for 4th of July BWLAP is Hiring
June 2007	28th: BWLAP 10th Anniversary Event!
May 2007	24th: MOUs, Working Agreement and Interagency Agreements: How Well Crafted Are Yours?
April 2007	Welcome to Michelle Hall, BWLAP's new Advocate Support Program Manager! Agents for Change Newsletter 24th: Military and Domestic Violence: What Every Advocate Needs to Know. 26th: Record Keeping: Do I Write This Down?
January 2007	Agents for Change Newsletter NEW! Technical Assistance Packet 25th: Presentation: Breaking the Silence 15th: Office Closed for MLK, Jr. Day 1st: Office Closed for New Years
December 2006	29th: Child Support in Orders for Protection: Now How is This Going to Work Training Materials 25th: Office Closed for the Holiday.
November 2006	NEW! Technical Assistance Packet in Spanish. 10th: Goodbye Dori 22nd-24th: Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
October 2006	30: Family Court Crisis: Abusers Getting Custody New Laws 2006 16-17: Minneapolis
September 2006	Agents for Change Newsletter 4th: Office Closed for Labor Day New Laws 2006: 7-8: Belle Plaine Full
August 2006	Donate to BWLAP New Laws 2006: 7-8: Hokah 14-15: Worthington ~~17-18: Princeton~~Full ~~21-22: Duluth~~Full 28-29: Fergus Falls
July 2006	4th Office Closed for 4th of July Agents for Change Newsletter
May 2006	Agents for Change Newsletter 31st Housing Solutions Alliance Celebration! Cancelled - 16th and 17th Immigrant and Refugee Battered Women's Task Force presents: 2006 Training Institute 29th Office Closed for Memorial Day
April 2006	Agents for Change Newsletter New! Immigration Technical Assistance Packets
March 2006	28th Citizens' Day on the Hill 29th Violence Against Women Action Day
February 2006
January 2006	2nd Office Closed for New Years 16th Office Closed for MLK Day
December 2005	Agents for Change Newsletter
October 2005	Agents for Change Newsletter New Laws 2005 3-4th Twin Cities II
September 2005	Register for New Laws 8-9th Marshall 15-16th Duluth 19-20th Twin Cities
August 2005	Agents for Change Newsletter New Laws 2005 11-12th Alexandria 18-19th Lanesboro 22-23rd White Earth Reservation
July 2005	New Laws 2005 Register for New Laws 11th Renters' Credit is Saved! 4th Office closed for 4th of July
June 2005	Agents for Change Newsletter ACTION ALERT: VAWA 2005 22nd Training: Hot Topics in Orders for Protection
May 2005	3rd Welcome to Dorian Eder, BWLAP's new Program Assistant! ACTION ALERT: Renters' Credit in Conference Committee! 30th Office closed for Memorial Day
April 2005	Agents for Change Newsletter Check out our new technical assistant packets!
March 2005	ACTION ALERT: Protect the Renters' Credit! 4th Ramsey County Continuum of Care Annual Meeting 10th Citizens' Day on the Hill
February 2005	Agents for Change Newsletter 16th How to Help Homeless People Overcome I.D. Barriers 22nd HousingLink101: How to Help People with Housing Needs
January 2005	Bwlap is looking for interns and volunteers Bwlap is looking for board members 17th Office closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
November 2004	Technical Assistance Packets 11-13 MCBW Conference
October 2004	Agents for Change Newsletter 20th Strategic Planning Meeting
Sept. 2004	New Laws 2004 6th Office closed for Labor Day 9-10 New Laws Carlton 13-14 New Laws Crookton 16-17 New Laws Fergus Falls 20-21 New Laws Princeton 23-24 New Laws Metro 27-28 New Laws Windom
August 2004	New Laws 2004 Agents for Change Newsletter 16th DV & Homelessness Training 24th DV & Homelessness Training 25th DV & Homelessness Training
July 2004	Conceal & Carry Law is Unconstitutional!! 5th Office closed for 4th of July 9-10 Strategic Planning Retreat
June 2004	Agents for Change Newsletter 11th DV 101 Training 22nd Tribal Advocate Training 23-24 CALCASA Training 28th Board Meeting 9:30 am
May 2004	21st Board Meeting 10:30 am 27th City/County Atty Training
April 2004	Agents for Change Newsletter 1st & 2nd Central MN Conference on Immigration & DV in St. Cloud 30th Board Meeting 10:30 am
March 2004	6th International Women's Day 10th IRBWTF meeting 23rd Immigration training in Crookston 26th MDH training in Cass Lake
February 2004	Agents for Change Newsletter 9th NAMP training in Mille Lacs 20th Board Meeting 10:30 am 27th Immigrant BW training with St. Paul Intervention Project
Jan 2004	23rd Board Meeting 10:30 am
Dec 03	Agents for Change Newsletter
Nov 03	Board Meeting 11/14 10:30 am
Oct 03	Agents for Change Newsletter
Sep 03	4-5 New Laws Redwood Falls Board Meeting 9/12 10:30 am Civil Legal Assistance Project
Aug 03	4-5 New Laws Moorhead 11-12 New Laws Grand Rapids 14-15 New Laws Little Falls 21-22 New Laws Twin Cities 25-26 New Laws Rochester Agents for Change Newsletter
Jul 03	Community Forum: VAWA 7/23
Apr 03	Tax Day