Meet the Members of the White Ribbon Group The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable has focused on engaging local communities in understanding and preventing abuse in our local communities. In 2019, a group of local men joined together through the Roundtable in hopes of engaging men and boys in our community to be a part […]
Join us for insightful discussions and informative presentations on domestic violence related subjects.DVSN.org/SpeakerSeries Composer, performing artist, writer, singer, and animal advocate “Saoirse” will share her story, exploring the intersections of trauma, compassion, animals, and healing through the arts. “Saoirse” (freedom) is a trauma survivor, animal lover, and creative artist who has had the blessing of […]
Art is a powerful tool for change. The Cultural Center put out an international call for art asking the following questions: What has caused the injustice? Are we doomed, or is there a solution? How do we move away from exploitation and empower ourselves and others? We are so excited about the work coming to […]
Workshop sessions include: “Act as If- How to Reduce Stress, Anxiety & Feel More Resilient” Pam Garramone, Positive Psychology and Coach “Let’s Talk Respect-Creating a School Culture of Kindness and Respect” Robert Hackenson Jr., Dynamic Influence “Pathway to Athletic Success: Tips for Teen Athletes” Lynn Pantuosco-Hensch, Westfield State University “Fueling the Teen Athlete- Nutritional Needs […]
Esperanza United is hosting an annual conference led by our Fuerza Unida Amig@ youth on February 26th from 9:30AM-3:00PM CT. Our youth leaders chose the theme, Find your Poder, Find your Comunidad and created our conference logo. We continue to live in a pandemic where the health of our youth participants and our community is of utmost importance. […]
Yarmouth Police Chief Frank Frederickson will open the airwaves and present a facebook-live open chat on the Yarmouth Police Department facebook page. Special guests will talk openly with the Chief about gender violence and the White Ribbon Campaign. Your chat comments on the live-video feed will be addressed.
We invite you to join us on Wednesday, March 2 at 1:00 pm outside in front of Melrose City Hall (Essex Street entrance) for our 5th annual White Ribbon Day event! The 15-minute ceremony will include a Proclamation of White Ribbon Day in Melrose by Mayor Paul Brodeur, remarks by city and community leaders, and MAAV Student Action Board […]
Presented by the Independence House in partnership with the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. Does your place of work have a Code of Conduct? Does everyone who uses your services feel safe in your building? Do all your employees know what to do or say if someone disclosed sexual violence? Come and learn how organizational […]
Moderator, Joseph Gordon of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office will speak openly with first responders in our community on the topic of gender violence and the White Ribbon Day Campaign. Panelists include: Nick Pasquarosa, Dennis-Yarmouth School Resource Officer Enrique Arrascue, Captain of COMM Fire Department Brian Morrison, Community Liaison Officer, Barnstable Police Department WHEN: March 3, […]
Moderator, The Honorable J. Thomas Kirkman (retired) will speak openly with faith leaders in our community on the topic of gender violence and the White Ribbon Day Campaign. Panelists include: Pastor Christian Holleck, St. Peter’s Lutheran, Harwich Pastor Reed Baer, West Parish of Barnstable Pastor Darren Morgan, Federated Church of Orleans Rev. Will Vaus, First […]
Together we can transform the culture of dominance. The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable invites you to attend “Transforming the Culture of ‘Power Over’: Compassionate Accountability” on Tuesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. The virtual event will help participants make key distinctions among safe relationship cycles and the dynamics that occur within relationships based on abusive values of […]
Presented by the Independence House in partnership with the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. At a 2012 pre-season high school football party in Steubenville, Ohio, a young woman is raped. The aftermath exposes an entire culture of complicity and the roles that peer pressure, denial, sports machismo, and social media played in the tragedy. Come […]
