MAAV 5th annual White Ribbon Day event

Melrose City Hall 562 Main St, Melrose, MA, United States

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 […]

Community Prevention Strategies at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod

Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main St, South Yarmouth, MA, United States

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 […]

White Ribbon Day Virtual First Responder Panel

Virtual

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, […]

10 Year Memorial Car Ride for Jessica Rojas

Brightwood Health Clinic Parking Lot 380 Plainfield St, Springfield, MA, United States

Join the yearly Domestic Violence Awareness Event in remembrance of Jessica Rojas and many other victims & survivors of Domestic Violence. This year the family has decided to have another car ride in her honor amongst other events. View the car route here: https://www.janedoe.org/car-route/

White Ribbon Day Virtual Faith Leaders Panel

Virtual

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 […]

“Transforming the Culture of ‘Power Over’: Compassionate Accountability”

Virtual

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 […]

Documentary Screening of the film ‘Roll Red Roll’ at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod

Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main St, South Yarmouth, MA, United States

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 […]

Engaging Men to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Virtual

Recognizing that FGM/C is a social and gendered norm, upheld through complex systems of patriarchy and tradition, the Global Platform's Call to Action acknowledges the need to engage boys and men. This live webinar will explore how boys and men are involved in efforts to end FGM/C globally, and what the movement is doing to […]

Building Resilience and Resistance to Hypersexualized Media and Porn- A Workshop at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod

Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main St, South Yarmouth, MA, United States

Presented by the Independence House in partnership with the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. In the absence of comprehensive, competent sex education, porn serves as the major form of sex ed for millions of kids. And what are kids learning? That degradation, humiliation, and violence are central to relationships, intimacy, and sex. This workshop will […]

Food for Thought Healing Series Session 1

Virtual

Connect with the Khmer community to openly share stories, discuss important topics and break barriers between old and cultural norms. Session 1: Healing through food in the Khmer Community. When: March 16, from 6-8 PM For more information please email Am@chhinc.org