October 2005 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Calendar of Events
These calendar listings were last updated on September 27, 2005.
The Network/ La Red Cell Phone Drive –
October 1st – 31st, 2005
The Network/ La Red Cell Phone Drive – October
1st – 31st, 2005
Got old cell phones? Don’t toss them… Donate them to The
Network/La Red cell phone drive! The Network/La Red is kicking off the
third year of it’s cell phone drive in the month of October, which
coincides with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Cell phones can be in any condition and only the handset and battery
are needed. The Network/La Red uses the cell phone drive to both raise
significant funds to support it’s programs and to provide emergency
phones for survivors. All donated phones are either recycled through the
reuse/recycle program of Shelter Alliance or refurbished as an emergency
phone for survivors through the Verizon Helpline program.
Date: October 1st – 31st, 2005
Drop Off Locations: Wainwright Bank, all branches; Grand Opening, 308A
Harvard Street, Brookline; JP Licks, 659 Centre Street Jamaica Plain;
and the Cambridge Women’s Center at 46 Pleasant Street Cambridge.
Cell phones can also be mailed to The Network/La Red PO Box 6011, Boston,
MA 02114. If you would like more information or to organize a cell phone
drive at your work, school, social group, or religious organization please
call 617-695-0877 or email cellphone@thenetworklared.org. Please see www.thenetworklared.org
for directions to any of these drop locations.
National Day of Unity Vigil – October 3,
2005
The candlelight vigil, sponsored by Transition House will include a reading
of victim’s names, speakers, an open forum and live music.
Date: Monday, October 3rd, 2005
Time: 6:15 pm
Location: Winthrop Park (in front of Grendel’s Den in Harvard Square)
DVAM Kick off Breakfast - October 3rd, 2005
DV staff and key community members will be asked to attend a informative
breakfast
Time:
Location: YWCA of Greater Lawrence
Contact: Vilma Lora 978-687-0331x1032
RESPOND, Inc. Vigil – October 5th, 2005
Date: October 5th, 2005
Time: Early evening
Location: Davis Square, Somerville
DVAM Kick off Rally - October 6th, 2005
Join Jane Doe Inc and DV advocates and survivors on the Boston common
for a rally to start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Date: October 6th, 2005
Time: 10 am
Location: Boston Common Boston, MA
Information: info@janedoe.org
Successful Strategies for Assisting Employees
Affected by Domestic Violence - October 6th, 2005
Please join us for this presentation that will educate employers on how
they can assist employees who are affected by domestic violence. It will
include local service providers who are available to employers, the resources
that domestic violence programs can offer employers and employees, demystifying
the restraining order process and examples of successful employer strategies.
Welcome:Courtney Cahill, Board President, EADV
Opening Remarks:District Attorney Martha Coakley
Presenters:
Mary Lauby, Executive Director, Jane Doe Inc.
Ginger Navickas, Director YWCA Worcester Daybreak Program
Chris Healey, SAFEPLAN Advocate
Bonnie Michelman, Director, Police, Security and Outside Services, Massachusetts
General Hospital
Colleen Mackesey, Survivor, RN Nurse Manager Dept. Anesthesia, Massachusetts
General Hospital
Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Courtney Cahill at 508-894-6322
or Courtney.Cahill@state.ma.us by Friday, September 30th
Date: Thursday October 6th
Time: 12:00-2:00
Location:
Middlesex County District Attorney Martha Coakley’s Office
BAR Association Room4th Floor
40 Thorndike Street
Cambridge, MA
For directions please visit: http://www.middlesexda.com/courtpdf/cambridge.pdf
There is a parking garage on Spring Street between First and Second Streets,
and also at the Galleria Mall.
Employers Against Domestic Violence (“EADV”) is a non-profit
membership organization uniting Massachusetts’s employers with experts
in the field of domestic and workplace violence prevention. Committed
to pro-actively addressing the causes and effects of violence in the workplace,
EADV identifies and recommends national and local best practices in the
areas of public policy, prevention, intervention and training in order
to help employers address the effects of violence on the workplace. EADV
promotes more productive workplaces that remain intolerant of all forms
of violence by supporting comprehensive and safe interventions for those
affected by violence.
Clothesline Project - October 6-7th, 2005
A visual display of shirts with messages and illustrations that have
been designed by survivors of violence or by someone who knows a woman
who has been killed due to violence. The purpose of this project is to
increase awareness of the impact of violence against women, to celebrate
woman’s strength to survive and to provide another avenue for her
to courageously break the silence that often surrounds her experience.
The shirts are color coded to show the form of abuse and whether the
victim survived the abuse they experience.
White represents women who died because of violence;
Yellow or beige represents battered or assaulted women;
Red, pink, and orange are for survivors of rape and sexual abuse;
Blue and green represent survivors of incest and sexual abuse;
Purple or lavender represents women attacked because of their sexual
orientation;
Black is for women attacked for political reasons.
Date: October 6-7th, 2005
Time: 9:am—12pm, 2—5:pm
Location: YWCA of Greater Lawrence
Contact: Teresa DeJesus978-687-0331 X1024
The Second Annual REACH for the Stars…Transform
A Life - OCTOBER 6-27, 2005
Artist & Celebrity Plates on display
Kniznick Gallery, Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
About the event: REACH for the Stars...Transform a Life
An Artist & Celebrity Plate Auction Benefiting Survivors of Domestic
Violence
November 3, 2005
Waltham Westin Hotel
REACH for the Stars…Transform a Life is a fundraising and awareness
event being presented by REACH (formerly the Support Committee for Battered
Women) and the Brandeis University Women’s Studies Research Center.
REACH for the Stars showcases ceramic plates designed by local and national
celebrities, artists, and community leaders. Some of this year’s
artists include Harry Belafonte, Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O'Donnell, Gloria
Steinem, Theo Epstein, Livingston Taylor, Senator Edward Kennedy, and
Senator John Kerry.
The Teen Files Flipped on CH8 - Oct 10th -14th,
2005
Local access TV will be showing a DV short film on channel 8.
Information: Andy Polanco978-687-0331 X1036
Teen Awareness Day –October 11th, 2005
Transition House will set up tables alongside the school with Teen Domestic
Violence information and resources, snacks, drinks, giveaways and goodie
bags provided by Liz Claiborne.
Date: Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
Time: School Lunch Break (approx 11:30-1:00)
Location: Plaza between Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School and Library
on Broadway
The Impact of Domestic Violence on Homelessness
- Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Time:3:00pm-4:30pm
Location: Emerson Hospital, North Assembly Room A Concord, MA
Sponsored by the Concord Roundtable
Presenters are: Georgianna Melendez of RESPOND and Jean Haertl of Employers
Against Domestic Violence
Clothesline Project and Independence House at Cape
Cod Community College 10am to 4pm
Cirque de Lune, RESPOND, Inc.’s Autumn Awakening
Annual Gala – October 15th, 2005
The annual gala to support RESPOND, Inc. will include dinner, a silent
auction, entertainment and awards.
Date: Saturday, October 15th, 2005
Time: 6:30 pm – midnight
Location:
Sponsorship: To get more involved (and to insure that you get tickets
before they are available to the public), consider becoming an individual
sponsor!
· Over the Moon Sponsor - $2,500
· Lunar Eclipse Sponsor - $1,000
· Harvest Moon Sponsor- $500
· Crescent Moon Sponsor - $300
All individual sponsors will receive tickets to the gala as well as special
recognition at the event. To become an individual sponsor, (or to find
out more about corporate sponsorship of the event), please contact Daniele
Levine at danielel@respondinc.org.
Domestic Violence Awareness Service and Vigil -
October 16, 2005
Join REACH, Kol Isha at Jewish Family & Children's Services, and
Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership for a morning of domestic violence
awareness raising. Location: First Parish, 50 Church Street, Waltham MA
- 9:00-10:00am: PBS Documentary- Faces of Fear followed by a Question
& Answer session.
- 10:30-11:30am: Domestic Violence Awareness Service
Heather Latham and Jo Patterson from REACH, Elana Premack from Kol Isha,
and Rev. Dr. Anne Marie Hunter of Safe Havens Interfaith Pertnership
will present a series of readings and a spiritual service highlighting
the issue of domestic violence and its effects on individuals and communities.
- Noon-12:30: Break the Silence: Domestic Violence Awareness Vigil
Location: The Green at the intersection of Church St. and School St
(across from 50 Church St.) in Waltham, MA.
Join REACH and Kol Isha to take time and remember those lost to violence
and reflect on our civic responsibility to support domestic violence survivors
and their families.
REACH OUT. TAKE A STAND. BREAK THE SILENCE.
For more information contact Jo Patterson at Jo@reachma.org
State House Domestic Violence Awareness Week
– October 17-21, 2005
A series of events sponsored by Governor Mitt Romney, Lt. Governor Kerry
Healey, Senate President Robert Travaglini, Senator Edward Augustus, Senator
Pamela Resor, Representative Kay Khan, The Governor’s Commission
on Sexual and Domestic Violence and The Massachusetts Caucus of Women
Legislators will take place in the State House designed to raise awareness
about domestic violence and its consequences. Events are free and open
to the public.
Proclamation, Press Conference, and Performance -
October 17, 2005
Monday we will kick off a series of events designed to raise awareness
about domestic violence and its consequences. First, we will hold a press
conference during which a legislative resolution will be presented to
recognize the many advocates in Massachusetts working on behalf of victims
of domestic violence. The press conference will be followed by a play
performed by Ben Atherton-Zelman, a nationally renowned playwright. The
one man play “Voices of Men” is a 36 minute, multi-media play
that deals with sexual assault, dating & domestic violence, and sexual
harassment & objectification.
Members of the public, including high school and college students are
encouraged to attend
Date: Monday, October 17, 2005
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Gardner Auditorium, Massachusetts State House, Boston
YWCA's 13th annual Daybreak Breakfast –
October 17, 2005
Global Warning: Domestic Violence Bridging Cultural Divides is the theme
for this annual event to kick-off the YWCA's Week Without Violence. This
year's keynote speaker, Carol Goodman Kaufman, author of Sins of Omission:
The Jewish Community's Reaction to Domesstic Violence, will speak on the
topic of "Bridging Cultural Divides." Kaufman's book examines
domestic violence in the Jewish Community and how it is being addressed
through extensive interviews with women, rabbis and lay leaders in the
Boston area. In a review of the book, Publishers Weekly noted, "...the
case studies humanize the problem, and this work brings into the open
this sadly neglected issue within the Jewish community." The Breakfast
will also include a special artistic performance. Sponsors of the event
are Flagship Bank, College of the Holy Cross and Worcester State College.
Date: Monday, October 17
Time: 7:45 a.m.
Location: Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross
Registration required. Tickets $20 per person. For more information call
(508) 767-2505, ext. 3009 or visit www.ywcaworcester.org
Women’s Film Fest- October 17th –
21st, 2005
Dale Brown of SSTAR will hold a women’s film fest from October
17th – 21st. The films will be followed by a discussion and there
will be a final luncheon on October 21st.
Date: October 17th- 21st
Time: 12:00-2:30 pm
Location: Will vary. Please call SSTAR at (800) 937-3610 for details.
Clothesline Project Unveiling - October 17th,
2005
Date: October 17th, 2005
Time: 9-11 am
Location: Lawrence City Hall
Contact: Andy Polanco 978-687-0331 X1036
Hands are Not for Hitting - October 18th, 2005
“Hands are Not for Hitting” art project will be designed
and then displayed by YWCA Youth Programs.
Date: October 18th, 2005
Time: 3– 4:30pm
Location: YWCA of Greater Lawrence
Contact: Teresa DeJesus978-687-0331 X1024 Andy Polanco-687-0331 X1036
Information Fair - October 18, 2005
Members of the public and State House employees are invited to attend
an information fair to learn about advocacy and direct service organizations
working in the field of domestic violence.
Open to members of the public and State House employees.
Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Time: 10am-3pm
Location: Great Hall, Massachusetts State House, Boston
HarborCOV Annual Community Breakfast –
October 19th 2005
The theme of this year’s HarborCOV community breakfast will be
domestic violence in the workplace. The event will include a panel discussion
on this topic and an awards ceremony honoring a community activist, a
business leader and a politician who have done exceptional work for the
cause of domestic violence. This year the awards will go to community
activist Amy Harris, Senator Jarrett Barrios and Jerry Shafir of Kettle
Cuisine. This eventand open to the public.
Date: October 19th 2005
Time: 8:30 – 10:30 am
Location: 242 Spencer Ave, Chelsea French Club
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $150.00 for a table of ten
Contact: Saritin Martinez Phone: 617.884.9799 ext. 123 email: saritin@harborcov.org
Battered Women and Child Custody Cases - October
20, 2005
Come hear an overview of “Battered Mothers Speak Out,” a
human rights research report that examines what happens to battered women
when they pursue child custody cases in the Massachusetts family courts.
Report Co-Author Monica Driggers will present a brief video on the Human
Rights Tribunal, the testimonies of battered women who have gone through
difficult custody and visitation battles in the family courts. The video
will be followed by an overview of the report and its recommendations.
Following the talk, attendees will be able to view “Breaking the
Silence: Children’s Stories,” a powerful new PBS documentary
that chronicles the impact of domestic violence on children and the recurring
failings of family courts across the country to protect them from their
abusers. Questions to follow.
Open to members of the public and State House employees.
Date: Thursday October 20, 2005
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: Hearing Room A-2, Massachusetts State House, Boston
White Ribbon Campaign - October 20, 2005
The White Ribbon Campaign is a campaign were men take a pledge not to
commit, condones, or remain silent against violence against women. All
men that participate will receive and wear a white ribbon. The goal of
the campaign is to get men involved in working to end men’s violence
against women, to raise awareness of this problem in the community, and
to support organizations that deal with the consequences of men’s
violence against women.
Date: October 20, 2005
Time: 6-8 pm
Location: YWCA of Greater Lawrence
Contact: Andy Polanco 978-687-0331 X1036
Kol Isha’s Sukkah of Peace – October 20,
2005
The theme of this year’s annual fundraising event is “Voices
for the Future: focusing on Jewish teen dating violence.” The keynote
speaker will be Kenneth J. Novack.
Date: Thursday, October 20, 2005
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Location: Temple Emanuel, Newton
Contact Mali Ionascu at 781-647-5327 for tickets or more information.
Tickets start at $50. Note that Jewish Dietary laws will be observed.
VEP -- Volume EmPower - Saturday, October 22, 2005
Will include a welcome by Andrew Haynes cardio instructor for this CorpBasics
class, a cardio class, brief RESPOND presentation by you, award ceremony,
and raffle. Andrew and Kimmel are also hosting an after-party and all
are invited. The after party will be held at The Sanctuary, 189 State
Street, Boston beginning at 7:30pm.
Super Fitness Center
Location: 36 Arlington Street Watertown, MA 02472
Time: 2pm - 5pm
Break the Silence Rally – October 22, 2005
The rally, sponsored by Transition House, will be partly facilitated
by Sara Morgan of Jam’n 94.5 and will include motivational speakers
and a “Cheer to Break the Silence.”
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2005
Time: 12 noon
Location: In front of City Hall, Central Square, Cambridge
Silk Road Gala – October 22, 2005
The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence is having its Silk Road
Gala on Saturday, October 22nd at the Marriott Copley Hotel in Boston.
This will be an evening of festivities and most importantly, Silk Road
raises the necessary funds to support our services for battered women
and their children. We value your longstanding commitment to eliminate
domestic violence among Asian families and communities. Your attendance
at the Silk Road Gala represents the diverse communities that are taking
a strong stand against domestic violence. In an effort to increase the
ability of community organizations to attend the gala, the Silk Road Committee
is offering tickets at a nominal rate for two staff members of your organization.
The community cost is $85 with a two staff member limit from your organization.
Reception & Silent Auction 5-6:30pm – Dinner, Program &
Live Auction 6:30-9:30pm. Please contact Chris Farris at (617)267-8862
for more details, or link to the reply form.
Paint the Town La Red: A Celebration of Survival
Gala Fundraiser for The Network/ La Red – October 22 2005
The Network/ La Red is an organization dedicated to ending abuse in
lesbian, bisexual women’s and transgender communities. The event
will feature performances by Kate Bornstein, an author and performance
artist whose published works include Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and
the Rest of Us and My Gender Workbook, and Carmelita Tropicana, a Cuban
born writer/actress who won the 1999 OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence
in Performance. The evening will be hosted by Rev. Irene Monroe, a religion
columnist (“The Queer Thang”), public theologian, and motivational
speaker. Honorary Co-Chairs for this event are Massachusetts State Representative
Liz Malia and Lambda Literary Award Winning Author Dorothy Allison.
The evening will begin with a cash bar cocktail hour and silent auction
followed by an elegant dinner, entertainment, and dancing with DJ Mocha
D. Creative black tie attire. ASL and wheelchair accessible.
About The Network/La Red
The Network/La Red is the oldest grassroots organization on the East Coast
working specifically to end domestic violence in Lesbian Bisexual Women’s
and Transgender communities. Since 1989, we have provided free support
groups, emergency shelter, hotline, and advocacy to thousands of survivors,
friends, and family. Rooted in Boston, we have created a nationally (and
internationally) recognized model for addressing domestic abuse on a community
level.
When: Saturday, October 22, 2005
Time: 7 pm
Location: The Cambridge Marriot
2 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square, Cambridge.
Tickets: $100.00 per person. Cash, credit cards, check, or money order
accepted. For tickets call 617-695-0877, email benefit@thenetworklared.org
or buy online at http://www.thenetworklared.org
Pintando el Pueblo de Rojo: Una Celebración de Supervivencia Gala
para The Network/La Red - 22 Octubre 2005
Con representaciones por Kate Bornstein, una autora y artista cuyas obras
publicadas incluyen los libros Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest
of Us y My Gender Workbook, y Carmelita Tropicana una autora/actriz nacido
en Cuba que ganó el premio Obie de 1999 para excelencia sostenada
en representación. La tarde será presentada por Rev. Irene
Monroe, una columnista de religión (The Religion Thang), teóloga
pública, y oradora motivadora. Copresidentes honorarios Representative
Liz Malia y Dorothy Allison.
La noche empezará con una hora de tragos (barra de dinero) y una
subasta silente, seguidas por una cena elegante, entretenimiento, y concluyendo
con un baile con DJ Mocha D. Corbata negra creativa. Accesible al ASL
y a las sillas de ruedas.
Acerca de The Network/La Red:
The Network/La Red es la organización comunitaria más vieja
en la costa este dirigida especificamente a acabar con la violencia doméstica
en las comunidades de lesbianas, de mujeres bisexuales, y de gente transgénero.
Desde 1989, hemos provisto grupos de apoyo, refugio de emergencia, linea
de crisis, y abogacia a miles de supervivientes, sus amigos y familias.
Basada en Boston, hemos creado un modelo reconocido nacionalmente (e internacionalmente)
para tratar con el abuso doméstico a nivel comunitario.
Fecha: Sábado 22 Octubre 2005
Hora: 7pm
Endereco: The Cambridge Marriot
2 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square, Cambridge
Boletos: $100.00 por persona – aceptamos el dinero, las tarjetas
de
crédito, los cheques, y las ordenes de dinero. Para boletos, llame
al
617-695-0877, mande correo electrónico a benefit@thenetworklared.org
o
cómprelos en nuestro sitio Web a http://www.thenetworklared.org/
SAHELI- 5K Run/Walk for Non Violence - October
22, 2005
Join REACH, a sponsor of the 5K Run/Walk for Non Violence, and make a
statement against domestic violence. The event benefits SAHELI, a Southeast
Asian women's group that addresses domestic violence issues.
For more information contact: Meena at mi_saheli@yahoo.com
Jo at Jo@reachma.org
Burlington Public High School
Registration begins at 7:00am
Race begins at 8:00am
Lifetime Television Series: “Human Trafficking”
- October 24 and October 25
Tune-in to Lifetime Television to watch Lifetime’s two-part original
miniseries, “Human Trafficking,” starring Mira Sorvino, Donald
Sutherland and Robert Carlyle. The program will air on October 24th at
9 PM eastern and pacific time, and conclude on October 25th at 9 PM eastern
and pacific time. “Human Trafficking” is a tough, uncompromising
drama about the brutal realities behind the international trafficking
of women and children for sex and the battle to rescue its victims enslaved
in America.
Voices Against Violence Fundraiser – October
26th, 2005
Date: October 26th, 2005
Time: 5:45 – 6:30 pm Cocktails and Light Fare; 6:30 pm Program
Location: Natick Crowne Plaza
This will be a pre-registration event. Contact Voices Against Violence
Executive Director, Mary Gianakis at 508-820-0834 for more information.
Dating: Proceed with Caution - October 27, 2005
Did you know:
32% of college students report dating violence by a previous partner.
21% report dating violence by a current partner.
60% of all rapes on college campuses occur in casual or steady dating
relationships.
Please join REACH and Kol Isha at Jewish Family & Children's Services
as we challenge the reality of dating violence
through discussing the keys to healthy relationships:
your expectations
your rights
your choices
Kniznick Gallery, Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
7:00-8:30pm
For information please contact: Jo Patterson at Jo@reachma.org
Elana Premack at EPremack@jfcsboston.org
Words to Live By - October 27, 2005
Casa Myrna Vazquez will be returning to the Boston Center for the Arts'
Stanford Calderwood Pavilion this year for our annual "words to live
by"-- an evening of readings and music with friends and supporters
of the agency.
Date: October 27th
Time: 6-9 PM.
Cost: Tickets are $30 for friends and $100 for benefactors.
Contact: Crystal Noble phone: (617) 521-0125 email: cnoble@casamyrna.org
Awareness into Action: College Men Uniting
in Action to End Campus Sexual Violence. - October 29, 2005
The purpose of this organizing event is to connect men who know that
rape and sexual abuse, date rape and sexual harassment must stop and who
also understand that there is something that every man can do to help.
This event will educate, motivate, and celebrate male efforts to help
end sexual assault as we look toward forming campus based male action
teams for April 2006, National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Keynote
Speaker Rus Ervin Funk is a national trainer and author of “Stopping
Rape, A Challenge For Men.”
Time: 12 noon - 5pm
Location: Northeastern University; Huntington Ave; Boston; Behrakis Health
Sciences Building; Room 220.
No registration fee and a free lunch is included. For more information,
please contact: Gordon Braxton: 617-496-5630; gbraxton@fax.harvard.edu
or Craig Norberg-Bohm; 617-557-1802; cnorbergbohm@janedoe.org.
Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project’s
5th Annual Halloween Party- October 30th, 2005
The party will feature a silent auction and a best Halloween costume
contest. Producer of “Matty in the Morning Show” on Kiss 108
FM, Jim “Gay Jim” Clerkin will be evenings MC.
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2005
Time: 6pm- 10pm
Location: 33 Restaurant and Lounge, 33 Stanhope Street, Boston
Ticket Price: $20.00. Costumes not required.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, email: mgreen@gmdvp.org
or phone 617-354-6056.
A Celebration of 25 years of Renewal House –
29 October 2005
An evening of jazz and fellowship with jazz artists Jan Shapiro and Stan
Strickland. Linda Weltner is the Honorary Chair and Keynote Speaker
Tim: The reception begins at 6pm and the Musical Presentation is at 7:30pm
Location: The event is being held at First Church in Boston 66 Marlborough
St
Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by calling 617-318-6010 and speaking
with Liane Crawford
Auction and Reception featuring Boston area’s
top restaurants - November 3, 2005
Proceeds benefit REACH’s vital programs and services for survivors
of domestic violence.
For more information contact Carmella Ranieri at carmella@reachma.org
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