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- Understanding Domestic Violenc...
CONNECT Training Institute
Friday, January 8 at 9:30am
CONNECT - Safe Families, Peaceful Communities This is a four-day intensive course on the fundamentals of domestic violence. A prerequisite for all other CTI courses, it emphasizes the intersections between violence and the many health and social justice issues affecting New York City's communities. Topics include types of abuse and trauma, impacts on women and chi...ldren, why men batter and abuse, safety planning, HIV and substance abuse, culture and immigration, issues for the LGBTQ communities, and the navigation of social service and legal systems. Participants who have completed a previous cycle of Understanding Domestic Violence or DV101 are not required to take this class before registering for other CTI courses.
Time:9:30AM Friday, January 8th
Location:CONNECT Training Institute
CONNECT - Safe Families, Peaceful Communities
Special viewing of the film "Power & Control: Violence in America"
Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 10:00am to 12:00pm
CONNECT, 3 W 29th St, 9th Floor, NYC.
A special viewing of Documentary-in-Progress:
Power & Control: Violence in America
By filmmaker Peter Cohn
www.powerandcontrolfilm.com
"Domestic violence has tragically wi...de social and cultural impact. "Power and Control" explores the devastating toll taken by domestic abuse on American families,and also examines how advocates, the police, the courts and the health system struggle to prevent violence against women. In making the film, we've gathered far more material than could be included in the film"
For more information and to RSVP contact Sharene Roig at sroig@connectnyc.org or 212.683.0015 x238
Travel by train: Take the R,W,6 to 28th St or R,N,W,B,D,F,V to 34th St Herald Square
www.powerandcontrolfilm.com
Domestic Violence Documentary Film. Power and Control and the companion web site portray the tragic impact of domestic abuse and explore the continuing struggle to end violence against women.
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'THE PRECIOUS SPECIALS' - A CONVERSATION WITH THE BROTHERS
Hosted by Esther Armah (WBAI/Wakeup Call)
Guests are: Quentin Walcott, Director of the CONNECT Training Institute and CONNECT’s Male Anti-Violence Initiatives; Mark Anthony Neal, author and Professor of African and African American Studies @ Duke University; Shar...if Simmons, Creative Writing Teacher at the Alice Steven Center from 5th Grade to High School in Birmingham Alabama, Poet, Musician and Single Father.
Discussion of Black Male media reactions to the film Precious
Ishmael Read "The Selling of Precious" (Counterpoint)Armond White "Pride and Precious" (New York Press)
Listen to Conversation HERE
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“I am a man of my times, but the times don’t know it yet.” --Erik Todd Dellums as "Bayard Rustin" (Boycott)
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Reaction to Rihanna: 'We Can't Ignore This'
Domestic Violence In Immigrant Communities: Often Triggered by Stress and Complicated by Immigration
feetin2worlds.wordpress.com
This is the first in a special two-part series on domestic violence in immigrant communities by Feet in Two Worlds reporters.
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This is an experimental piece about women ritually facing street harassment as they walk home. Shot in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, it mixes 16mm film, video, poetry and music in an effort to honor and reclaim our humanity in the public sphere. ...
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Many
families that struggle with domestic violence also struggle with
substance abuse. Please join us for an insightful discussion around
working with families that are experiencing these issues and gain the
tools needed to effectively work with these families.
This event is part of CONNECT's Family Violence Prevention Pr...ogram monthly seminar, third Wednesday of every month. For more information, please our website at http://www.connectnyc.org
Time:10:00AM Wednesday, November 18th
Location:CONNECT: 3 West 29th Street, 9th Floor NYC
CONNECT - Safe Families, Peaceful Communities
On Tuesday, November 17, the City Council will hold a hearing on a paid sick time bill introduced by Council Member Gale Brewer which will make it possible for virtually every worker in New York City to take time off from work, for illness or taking care of sick family members or to address domestic violence, without b...eing penalized. We want to make sure everyone knows that paid sick time is a women's issue!
12 noon: Come and stand with Gloria Steinem and other women's leaders on the steps of City Hall to show your support for the bill and stand up for paid sick days.
1 pm: Stay to pack the City Council chamber for the City Council hearing!
www.timetocareny.org
Sick workers can bring infectious diseases into the workplace. The Center for Disease Control recommends that workers who are ill “stay home from work” to prevent the spread of disease in the workplace and community. ...
CONNECT - Safe Families, Peaceful Communities Check out CONNECT facilitator, Tiffanydenise, in this short clip from the course "Women's Health & Wellness: How Wellness from within Impacts Our Personal & Professional Lives". For more information, please visit www.connectnyc.org.
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Tiffanydenise's Course Women's Health & Wellness: How Wellness from within Impacts Our Personal & Professional Lives. In this segment she talks about creating the environment you want, the power of positive energy on others and so much more. Enjoy.
CONNECT - Safe Families, Peaceful Communities Article featuring CONNECT's Quentin Walcott around moving men from allies to activists...
www.caribbeanlifenews.com
Caribbean Life. In recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Medgar Evers College hosted a forum titled “Domestic Violence: Moving Men from Allies to Activists.”
CONNECT - Safe Families, Peaceful Communities CONNECT would like to invite you to unwind with us after work at B. Smith's for the extended happy hour event, Second Mondays with Kathryn Leary at B. Smith's in Manhattan where a portion of the evening's proceeds will go to CONNECT! On the second Monday of every month, Kathryn Leary coordinates, guest bartends, and ho...sts Second Mondays, where B. Smith's donates a portion of the evening's revenue to a nonprofit organization. We hope you will join us for this fun event and encourage you to bring friends! This event will also be a farewell to staff member, Ginger Burden, who will be leaving CONNECT and moving south at the end of the month. Please join us in saying goodbye to Ginger, who has met many of you through her work with the CONNECT and the CONNECT Training Institute.
Time:5:00PM Monday, November 9th
Location:B. Smith's, 320 West 46th Street @ 8th Avenue New York, NY 10036
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For close to two decades, Mary J. Blige has been the poster child for female empowerment. The diva has helped the feminine set tackle their trials and tribulations through songs such as 'Not Gon Cry' and ...
CONNECT - Safe Families, Peaceful Communities
Moving Men from Bystanders to Allies to Activists! CONNECT Men's Monthly Roundtable, 10/29/09 6:30pm @ CONNECT
email qwalcott@connectnyc.org to RSVP
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You
can also catch Quentin Walcott and Kevin Powell at a special Domestic
Violence forum for Men @ Medgar Evers College (CUNY): "Moving Men from
Bystanders to Allies to Activists" Mon. October 19, 2009 @ 1:30pm in
the Founders Auditorium
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Domestic violence came close to home this year at Medgar Evers College. Two days after the beginning of the semester, a tragic case of domestic abuse occurred on the streets near the college.
CONNECT - Safe Families, Peaceful Communities Check out Quentin Walcott on air Sunday at 6pm, details below!
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-in relationship. Abuse is not an accident. It does not happen because someone was stressed-out drinking using drugs repressed or discriminated against. nbspIt is not an example of love gone amuck as often ...
