WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2013 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than two centuries, our Nation has grown under the simple creed that each of us is created equal. It is a notion that makes America unlike any other place on earth — a…
Since February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we’d like to share this blog from The New York Times Adventures in Parenting section. Please read it, and plese take the time to talk with your children about dating abuse. By JUDY BOLTON-FASMAN I wish February had been Teen Dating…
“Today, on the planet, a billion women – one of every three women on the planet – will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. That’s ONE BILLION mothers, daughters, sisters, partners, and friends violated. V-Day REFUSES to stand by as more than a billion women experience violence. On February…
NATIONAL TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION This year, it is estimated that 1 in 10 teens will be hurt intentionally by someone they are dating. While this type of…
The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is usually remembered for his heroic leadership of the civil rights movement — he led the successful Montgomery bus boycott, delivered the “I Have A Dream” speech at a time when such words were still controversial, and ultimately gave his own life to the…
This weekend, I couldn’t walk past a newsstand, see an online post or pass a TV news piece on the tragic murder of Kasandra Perkins, and the suicide of her killer, Jovan Belcher. As the Relationship Abuse Prevention Program’s coordinator, I was instantly consumed with thoughts of how this “news”…
Below are some tips to keep you safe on the web. Be Aware! Abusers are often controlling and want to monitor what you’re doing. You don’t have to be a computer programmer to track computer activities. All the actions on your computer can be tracked. There are lots of ways…
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For far too long, domestic violence was ignored or treated as a private matter where victims were left to suffer in silence without hope of intervention.…