This article discusses efforts to raise awareness about domestic violence at the University of Alabama. It notes that 1 in 5 college women experience relationship violence. Students and faculty have worked to educate others on the issue through events, presentations, and resources for victims. They aim to dispel misconceptions and encourage reporting of domestic violence, which impacts both men and women but often goes unreported.
Violence is the number #2 cause of death of our children. 2nd only to car accidents. Its time to do something about it. The time to act is now. Can you help? Will you help?
Contact me if you'd like to support Leave Out Violence. http://leaveoutviolence.org/newyork/
Leave Out ViolencE (aka LOVE), was created to attack the issue of violence from the inside out, and at a level where we are most vulnerable: with our youth, our kids, our children. LOVE is compassionate; designed for both victim and perpetrator. It has to be, for that is the cycle - and circle - of violence.
The program works peer-to-peer, kid-to-kid, perp-to-perp. It works on many levels: social, societal, educational (the program is built inside of NYC public schools). LOVE is a rare organization because LOVE is helping solve the violence issue – by teaching kids how to eliminate violence from their lives.
In the end, the answer is complex: Its cultural, behavioral, societal, social. Its not just guns, and its not just mental health. Its everything. But facts don't lie. Countries like Japan, Scotland or the greater UK have practically eliminated gun violence (in terms of both raw numbers and percentage). Part of their solution is strict gun control. And the results speak for themselves and those nations should be proud that so many lives have been saved. Facts don't lie. The US has more gun related deaths than the next 22 nations COMBINED. Guns are a huge part of this problem, but are clearly NOT the only part. Other than guns, what is so vastly different in the US versus every where else in the world (meaning ALL other civilized, first world, high income nations)? Are we really just the sickest nation? Have all these countries solved the mental heath issues? Do they regulate video games? Have they solved the poverty issue? Have they solved the broken family issue? Do they ban violent movies? Do they have extremely high rates of church attendance? The answer is no. They haven't and they don't.
It's time to Act: Sign a petition. Write a letter to your congressman. Donate to Leave Out Violence. Volunteer. Speak up. Speak out. Ask your principal what their plan is. Help. Seize this moment with your action. Do something. Together we can stand up to violence.
Can you help? Will you help? Contact me if you'd like to support Leave Out Violence. http://leaveoutviolence.org/newyork/
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Asian American Justice Center
As a nationally recognized voice on behalf of Asian Americans, AAJC focuses its expertise on a broad range of civil rights and social justice issues affecting this community. AAJC advocates for fair and humane immigration laws and is a leading voice on the prevention of Anti-Asian violence. AAJC’s community education and outreach arm, the Community Partners Program provides an interface with Asian American communities around the country (maintaining direct relationships with almost 100 organizations in 47 cities). Recognizing the importance of civic engagement and political empowerment for the Asian American community, AAJC continues its work to eliminate discriminatory barriers of Asian Americans in our nation’s political process. Please visit www.advancingequality.org to find out how you can help. Volunteer your time. Donate your money. Give of yourself. But don’t almost give. Give
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Five Points Youth Foundation Goodwill Ambassador Marlene C Hurd Black Caucus of California Community Colleges Oakland California USA Global Compact Caring for Climate Campaign 2015-2020
Phenomenon Of Elderly Homelessness (Latest Ed.)lealexander
In a Social Work class, my group and I were assigned to pick a topic of interest regarding social issues. We chose elderly homelessness. Partaking in this project really opened our eyes to how homelessness is a phenomenon that everyone should learn about.
Violence is the number #2 cause of death of our children. 2nd only to car accidents. Its time to do something about it. The time to act is now. Can you help? Will you help?
Contact me if you'd like to support Leave Out Violence. http://leaveoutviolence.org/newyork/
Leave Out ViolencE (aka LOVE), was created to attack the issue of violence from the inside out, and at a level where we are most vulnerable: with our youth, our kids, our children. LOVE is compassionate; designed for both victim and perpetrator. It has to be, for that is the cycle - and circle - of violence.
The program works peer-to-peer, kid-to-kid, perp-to-perp. It works on many levels: social, societal, educational (the program is built inside of NYC public schools). LOVE is a rare organization because LOVE is helping solve the violence issue – by teaching kids how to eliminate violence from their lives.
In the end, the answer is complex: Its cultural, behavioral, societal, social. Its not just guns, and its not just mental health. Its everything. But facts don't lie. Countries like Japan, Scotland or the greater UK have practically eliminated gun violence (in terms of both raw numbers and percentage). Part of their solution is strict gun control. And the results speak for themselves and those nations should be proud that so many lives have been saved. Facts don't lie. The US has more gun related deaths than the next 22 nations COMBINED. Guns are a huge part of this problem, but are clearly NOT the only part. Other than guns, what is so vastly different in the US versus every where else in the world (meaning ALL other civilized, first world, high income nations)? Are we really just the sickest nation? Have all these countries solved the mental heath issues? Do they regulate video games? Have they solved the poverty issue? Have they solved the broken family issue? Do they ban violent movies? Do they have extremely high rates of church attendance? The answer is no. They haven't and they don't.
It's time to Act: Sign a petition. Write a letter to your congressman. Donate to Leave Out Violence. Volunteer. Speak up. Speak out. Ask your principal what their plan is. Help. Seize this moment with your action. Do something. Together we can stand up to violence.
Can you help? Will you help? Contact me if you'd like to support Leave Out Violence. http://leaveoutviolence.org/newyork/
Community - Asian American Justice Centerfellyfoxx
Asian American Justice Center
As a nationally recognized voice on behalf of Asian Americans, AAJC focuses its expertise on a broad range of civil rights and social justice issues affecting this community. AAJC advocates for fair and humane immigration laws and is a leading voice on the prevention of Anti-Asian violence. AAJC’s community education and outreach arm, the Community Partners Program provides an interface with Asian American communities around the country (maintaining direct relationships with almost 100 organizations in 47 cities). Recognizing the importance of civic engagement and political empowerment for the Asian American community, AAJC continues its work to eliminate discriminatory barriers of Asian Americans in our nation’s political process. Please visit www.advancingequality.org to find out how you can help. Volunteer your time. Donate your money. Give of yourself. But don’t almost give. Give
ADDRESS
1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 1200
Washington, Washington DC 20036
202-296-2300
Five Points Youth Foundation Goodwill Ambassador Marlene C Hurd Black Caucus ...Andrew Networks
Five Points Youth Foundation Goodwill Ambassador Marlene C Hurd Black Caucus of California Community Colleges Oakland California USA Global Compact Caring for Climate Campaign 2015-2020
Phenomenon Of Elderly Homelessness (Latest Ed.)lealexander
In a Social Work class, my group and I were assigned to pick a topic of interest regarding social issues. We chose elderly homelessness. Partaking in this project really opened our eyes to how homelessness is a phenomenon that everyone should learn about.
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This work is important because it provides an in-depth analysis of the increasingly visual social problem of Sexual Assault (SA) within the intertwined social networks that college students study, work, and live. I was on a team comprised of University of Missouri females who observed victimization and political barriers for student survivors directly—both in our student social circles, and in the intimate partner violence prevention work we practiced on and off campus. We wanted to examine and report our understandings as female student researchers, using the social work framework for assessment at the level of institution and community. In the years surrounding this presentation, the enforcement of Title IX continues to be increasingly mandated alongside national media coverage of high profile cases of sexual assault in the world of professional and college sports. Our own athletic department at MU has since developed a student-athlete character development program as a component of prevention.
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It was the annual “Week of Welcome” two years ago at The University of Alabama, and Maury Holliman
looked through the different booths. After a bit of looking, she saw someone familiar: her high school teacher.
Her former teacher volunteered at the University’s Women’s Resource Center to help victims of abusive
relationships, and before long, she convinced Holliman to join the WRC’s Student Leadership Council.
Holliman is one of many students and faculty members on the University’s campus who seek an end to dating
and domestic violence. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five college
women will experience some form of relationship violence in her college career.
“A lot of students don’t realize how sneaky interpersonal violence can be,” said Holliman, a junior majoring in
psychology. “Sometimes it takes you a while to realize how unhealthy something can be in a relationship.”
Tanya Asim Cooper, a law professor at the University, has done extensive research on the issue of relationship
violence, specifically in the Greek community.
“The definition of relationship violence confuses a lot of people because it includes both dating and domestic
violence,” she said.
Cooper defined relationship abuse as “a pattern of controlling and coercive behavior over a period of time.”
Danielle DuBose, a senior majoring in accounting and political science, has used her title as Miss University of
Alabama to increase awareness for relationship violence mainly through raising money and presentations to
sororities. She said people’s misconceptions about the issue stem from their lack of knowledge with it.
“It’s not easy for [victims] to leave that situation most of the time,” she said. “A lot of the time we say we don’t
have sympathy for that victim because she could leave that situation at any time, but people don’t understand all
of the underlying issues taking place in the situation.”
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