Support Our WorkBeanpot schools join JDI and state official to end men's violence against women
Coaches, team captains and senior athletic department officials from BC, BU, Harvard and Northeastern met with LG Timothy Murray, Middlesex Co. DA Leone, Suffolk Co. DA Conley and Jane Doe Inc. as part of the 5th Annual Massachusetts White Ribbon Day Campaign. The Beanpot Hockey Tournament is one of many White Ribbon Day activities in the Commonwealth focuesd on encouraging men and boys to be part of the solution to end violence against women.
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Governor Patrick Signs Landmark Transgender Equal Rights Bill into Law
Governor Deval Patrick marked the historic passage of the Transgender Equal Rights Bill with a signing ceremony at the Statehouse on Thursday, January 19 in the Senate Reading Room. When the law takes effect on July 1, 2012 Massachusetts will join 15 other states and the District of Columbia in extending critical protections to transgender residents in employment, housing, education, credit, and hate crimes.
Stalking, Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocates Applaud MA Senate for Vote on Employment Leave
After many years of advocacy, Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, is pleased that the Employment Leave Bill passed the Senate on January 12 and is one step closer to becoming a law. S. 918, An Act to establish employment leave and safety remedies to victims of domestic violence, stalking and sexual assault, would protect employees who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking from being penalized in the workplace for taking time off to address issues related to being a victim of such crimes.
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JDI receives Economic Empowerment Grant from Allstate
The grant award from Allstate will support JDI’s continued efforts for economic justice for victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence. The Coalition will focus on building the capacity, knowledge and skills of JDI and our members to support survivors in addressing the impact that economic abuse has had on their liberty and autonomy and developing strategies to improve their potential to achieve economic stability. We will offer our member programs mini-grants to support individual survivors' financial goals in the areas of entrepreneurship, matched savings, job training, and education.
McClain and Pinto to lead Massachusetts White Ribbon Day 2012
On the 22nd anniversary of the massacre of 14 women in Montreal and the 20th anniversary of the international White Ribbon Campaign, JDI launched the 5th Annual Massachusetts White Ribbon Day Campaign, calling on men to step up and be part of the solution in ending men’s violence against women. 2012 Campaign Co-Chairs Angelo McClain, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF), and Paulo Pinto, MPA, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers, are ready to role up their sleeves and work with JDI to recruit men and boys across the Commonwealth to join them in taking this pledge. Sign up today as a White Ribbon Day Ambassador.
Hope: The currency we work with.
JDI's Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2011 captures the hopeful outlook and positive direction of the Coalition. Outgoing Board Chair Mary Gianakis says in her cover note, "Time and again the Coalition has demonstrated its leadership role at the state and national stages. Jane Doe Inc. is a diverse collective statewide voice of programs and survivors. The Board is proud of the myriad of ways that staff and members inform and transform practice, policy, and social norms to ensure the safety, liberty and dignity of all victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence."
