Million Voices Campaign e-Newsletter – August 7, 2008
Upcoming Events
NDVH Events:
Oct 28 – Vital Link Awards, NYC
Member Sponsored:
Jul 30 – Baton Rouge, LA
News
Same great newsletter – only better! We have been busy this summer improving the campaign based on your feedback. We’ve added web and newsletter features based upon the needs you have shared with us:
When GFWC of Baton Rouge emailed us a flyer in response to our last Opportunity for Action, we created the Tell Me When & Where, a listing of member-organized events.
We are also offering members who are coordinating events to request for volunteers.
We have taken one of your favorite sections of the newsletter and turned it into a web feature called Great Actions & Good Ideas. In addition to recognizing great actions of your fellow campaign members, it will also highlight other good ideas.
Teen Link
40% of tweens age 11-12 say friends have been a victim of verbal abuse according to a recent study by loveisrespect and Liz Claiborne. Check out the CBS Early Show coverage. For more information, view the loveisrespect teen & tween dating abuse study summary.
Liz Claiborne, the founding sponsor of the Teen Helpline, has made a loveisrespect t-shirt available on their website. They’re the same t-shirts our staff and peer advocates wear when they’re out representing the Helpline. Plus, a percentage of each sale benefits loveisrespect, so check it out!
Prepping for DVAM – Opportunity for Action
The end of summer is near, and the Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) of October is right around the corner. Across the country, groups will be holding events to bring public attention to the pervasiveness of domestic violence.
If you would like to organize an event in your community, please look at these great DVAM event ideas! We will continue to update the DVAM resources on the website as they become available.
Please keep an eye out for additional materials and information! If you already have an event planned please let us know by sending a flyer to kwagner@ndvh.org. We will put it in the newsletter and post it on the website. Don’t forget to request help from additional campaign members through the volunteer request form.
Reflections on the Campaign
In the last newsletter we posed a question to you about the role of media in reshaping the discussion on domestic violence. We received overwhelming positive feedback, but we also received an intriguing question posed by several members: How can we hold the media accountable when there are so many others that are dropping the ball? The members provided different examples based on their own experiences and it proved an excellent point. The media is not our only concern. The whole system needs changing and you are the answer!
Demanding an end to domestic violence is about change – change in perception and a change in the system. But change will not occur if society remains silent. We need to challenge ourselves and others to take action and respond appropriately to domestic violence. Your voice matters, and your actions make a statement. When you merged your pledge with others across the nation, you began the seed of change. Your whisper became the song of many. An end to domestic violence is about changing the status quo, and you are the catalyst.
Read previous newsletters in the E-newsletter Archives.
Contact Us
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE/ TTY line: 1-800-787-3224 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 161810, Austin, TX 78716 Web site: www.ndvh.org e-Newsletter editor: Kelly Wagner, kwagner@ndvh.org
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