October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the YWCA is offering a variety of cost-free programs open to anyone interested:
· Oct. 2
7:30 a.m. — Coordinating Council Discussion led by Judge Ron Adrien of Cleveland. This discussion will focus on the importance of a strong community coordinating council for domestic violence.
9 a.m. — Child custody discussion with Erna Olatson and Kathy Boller-Cook, a judicial training for judges and magistrates on how to make informed child custody decisions.
· Oct. 16
6:45 a.m. — She Screams Without Sound, a documentary about women killed by domestic violence
Noon — On Fountain Square, the YWCA hosts an informational presentation and booths with information about domestic violence.
6:45 p.m. — Vigil and march starting at the Hamilton County Courthouse.Marchers will commemorate the 20th year anniversary of She Screams Without Sound and remember women killed by domestic violence
· Oct. 26-28
Fathers and sons retreat — an opportunity for males to face and learn how to deal with the violence in their lives. For registration and/or more information, call 513-361-2144 or write [email protected].
For more information or to sign up for any of these cost-free events call 513-361-2134 or write [email protected].
To learn more about domestic violence or to find resources for yourself or someone else, here are some links and phone numbers to get you started:
· Protect Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Hotline, provided through a joint partnership with the YWCA and Rape Crisis & Abuse Center: 513-872-9259, toll-free at 888-872-9259 and TTY at 513-977-5545
· The Family Violence Prevention Project, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the YWCA is offering a variety of cost-free programs open to anyone interested:
· Oct. 2
7:30 a.m. — Coordinating Council Discussion led by Judge Ron Adrien of Cleveland. This discussion will focus on the importance of a strong community coordinating council for domestic violence.
9 a.m. — Child custody discussion with Erna Olatson and Kathy Boller-Cook, a judicial training for judges and magistrates on how to make informed child custody decisions.
· Oct. 16
6:45 a.m. — She Screams Without Sound, a documentary about women killed by domestic violence
Noon — On Fountain Square, the YWCA hosts an informational presentation and booths with information about domestic violence.
6:45 p.m. — Vigil and march starting at the Hamilton County Courthouse.Marchers will commemorate the 20th year anniversary of She Screams Without Sound and remember women killed by domestic violence
· Oct. 26-28
Fathers and sons retreat — an opportunity for males to face and learn how to deal with the violence in their lives. For registration and/or more information, call 513-361-2144 or write [email protected].
For more information or to sign up for any of these cost-free events call 513-361-2134 or write [email protected].
To learn more about domestic violence or to find resources for yourself or someone else, here are some links and phone numbers to get you started:
· Protect Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Hotline, provided through a joint partnership with the YWCA and Rape Crisis & Abuse Center: 513-872-9259, toll-free at 888-872-9259 and TTY at 513-977-5545
· The Family Violence Prevention Project, www.ywca.org/site/apps/lk/content2.aspx?c=agLGKXNOE&b=274273
· Alliance for Battered and Abused International Women, www.ywca.org/site/apps/lk/content2.aspx?c=agLGKXNOE&b=274271
· The Multicultural Access Project, www.map-seattle.org/index.shtml
Domestic Violence Challenges the Workplace Project, www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=agLGKXNOE&b=2816637
· Rape Crisis and Abuse Center, www.rapecrisisandabusecenter.org/
· National Family Violence Legislative Resource Center, www.nfvlrc.org/
