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The “Rap 4 RAPP” Contest: Using Hip-Hop to Save Teen RAPP in 2013!

The “Rap 4 RAPP” Contest: Using Hip-Hop to Save Teen RAPP in 2013! Calling all aspiring rappers: If you can RAP, help save TEEN RAPP from budget cuts! We want to hear YOUR rap about relationships, dating, family, friendship and ways to handle a bad situation and make relationships better!…

Harry S Truman H.S. is “Golden”

As the school year is coming to an end, I am proud to share that Truman is being honored for a fourth consecutive year by the Anti-Defamation League as “No Place For Hate.” For the first time, we will be receiving the “Gold Star” banner! This is truly testament to…

PARENTS – Young Love’s Dark Side: Curbing the incidents, and consequences, of teen dating abuse

RAPP would like to share this important information with parents about teen dating abuse. Please know the signs. For more information, you can reach RAPP Coordinator Erika Miller, or visit loveisnotabuse.com. Curbing incidents — and effects — of teen dating abuse By HEIDI STEVENS Chicago Tribune April 26, 2013 Dating abuse…

Truman Selected as “Gold Star” School in “No Place for Hate”

BRONX – The Anti-Defamation League has recognized Truman High School as a Gold Star School in their No Place For Hate campaign. The school is slated to be recognized in a special ceremony on Tuesday June 4th at the New School’s Tishman Auditorium. A special customized banner will be presented…

RESPECT, “Sparkle and Shine”

RAPP would like to share this, from our friends at loveisrespect.org. A Prom With No Expectations Roll the red carpets and pull out those tuxedos for this very special time of year – prom. That’s right, for many, the big night approaches, and if you’ve decided you’re going with a…

Childhood Exposure to Violence Prevention and Awareness Week

According to the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV), 60 percent of American children are exposed to violence, crime or abuse in their homes, schools and communities. Be it bullying, domestic violence, or child abuse, exposure to violence – particularly multiple exposures – can interfere with a child’s…

April 19th is the National Day of Silence

Next Friday, April 19, is the National Day of Silence, a national youth movement protesting silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people and their allies. As in previous years, students take a deliberate vow of silence to echo the silence caused by harassment, prejudice, and discrimination. Participating in…

Meet Us On The Street: International Anti-Street Harassment Week

Global Movement to Street Harassment Saturday, April 13th Washington Square Park 12pm- 2pm speakers 2pm-5pm chalk walk Sign up at: http://nyc.ihollaback.org/events/ “The acceptance of street harassment, the portrayal of it as a compliment or a joke, creates a culture where it is normal to disrespect someone or to comment on them or…

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

The Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) has been working towards a mission of raising awareness or teen dating violence and promoting healthy relationships. With each month, we are able to take awareness raising to new heights. Please read the following statement, as it appears on the official White House website.…

International Women’s Day is March 8, 2013

We at RAPP would like to share the following information with staff, students and parents, in honor of International Women’s Day 2013, and our continued rising against violence. Now is the time to end violence against women. Men and women together have responded with outrage to recent dramatic acts of…

March 10th is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!

HIV testing is a great way to take action in honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Find a testing service in your community. http://locator.aids.gov/

Presidential Proclamation ~ Women’s History Month, 2013

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…

RAPP Peer Leaders & Men of Strength (MOST) Club Rising

Recognizing Signs of Abusive Dating Among Teenagers

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…

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