Dr Drew December 2011

Dr Drew Dec 2011

Angela Rose – Founder of PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment – was a guest on Dr Drew on CNN HLN shattering the silence of sexual violence. The topic was Heidi Damon, a brave woman who confronted her attacker in court!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH!

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU – Please post comments here on blog or on YouTube – Thank You!!

 

National Day of Action – November 30!

The recent controversy at both Penn State University and Syracuse University has demonstrated the critical need for education and awareness of sexual violence. PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment has announced a National Day of Action on November 30, on college campuses across the US.

The National Day of Action to Shatter the Silence of Sexual Violence features a step-by-step action guide to complete this event on your campus. This free kit includes web-based instructional curriculum, celebrity cameos, and other tangible tools to use for the Day of Action and throughout the year.

Click here for the  Step-By-Step Action Kit.

Click here to download the PPT.

Click here to download poet Steve Connell‘s spoke word piece for PAVE about victim blaming called “What She was Wearing.” Steve Connell has been featured on MTV, BET, and HBO.

Recent media: CNN Features PAVE Founder Angela Rose as a “BreakThrough Woman” – Click here for the video link.

MORE INFO, VISIT – www.ShatteringTheSilence.org - sign up for action alerts!

Click the video below to see PAVE’s National Day of Action to Shatter The Silence of Sexual Violence mentioned on CNN!

PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment is a national, grassroots nonprofit. PAVE uses education and action to shatter the silence of sexual and domestic violence including sexual abuse, rape, sexual assault and intimate partner violence. PAVE’s work has been featured on CNN, Today Show, and in TIME. – www.ShatteringTheSilence.org

 

Uniting the Movement

Join the national movement to shatter the silence of sexual violence! Click here for more information!

 

DC Fox News 5 – Campus Safety

Thanks to Fox News 5 for having me as a guest to discuss campus safety. PAVE has partnered with Security On Campus for the Safe Campus, Strong Voices campaign. You can also sign up for action alerts and newsletter on PAVE’s website: www.ShatteringTheSilence.org

 

JOIN US THIS WEEK FOR A WEBINAR – Wed, Nov 9, 1-2:15EST Dating violence and stalking are prevalent on many campuses across the country. Yet, responding to and educating on these crimes produces challenges for those in campus law enforcement, student affairs, and other university faculty and staff. Participants will gain a better understanding of these issues on campus from this dynamic webinar presented by Security On Campus, Inc. (SOC) and Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment (PAVE), as well as tools to create a safer more responsive campus environment. Presenters will explain how changes in the law will impact campuses. All participants will receive a complimentary copy of Culture of Silence, a stalking education video to be used to educate students and staff. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

 

Judge William Adams Beats Daughter for Using the Internet – Post Feedback!

Please watch the two videos on this page. Above is my response to watching the video this morning that is posted below. William Adams is an Aransas County Court judge in Texas who was videotaped by his daughter (who suffers from ataxic cerebral palsy) as he brutally beat her with a belt.  What makes this even more disturbing is that he handles child abuse cases and he defended himself on a local Texas TV station. He said , “In my mind I have not done anything wrong other than discipline my child when she was caught stealing. I did lose my temper, I’ve apologized” READ MORE

SHATTER THE SILENCE AND POST YOUR FEEDBACK HERE! Watch the video – I want to hear from you! What’s are your thoughts? What can we do to protect our nation’s most vulnerable? What is the difference between child abuse and disciplining a child?

Visit: www.NPEIV.org and www.ShatteringTheSilence.org

WARNING – Difficult to watch:

 

Training for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Today I went to the US State Department to conduct a training with a room full of prominent leaders in government and NGOs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We talked about rape as a tool of war as well as other issues of sexual and domestic violence. My presentation was very solution-focused with tangible tips to work towards social change.

After the mass rapes during the Bosnian War:

•Many of these women are not only traumatized by their horrific experiences but also impoverished

•Cast out from their communities, often abandoned by their husbands, few of them can hold down jobs

•Only a handful have received compensation for their suffering, which continues in the form of nightmares, physical injury and mental ill-health.

This training was only the beginning and I look forward to keeping you updated on how this collaboration with PAVE and Bosnia & Herzegovina progress! A few years ago, I led a 4 day educational initiative in the Bahamas, click here for a media clip

And click here for more info on PAVE’s work internationally.

I welcome your comments and thoughts below – thanks!

 

Action Alert: Rapist Doctor

A doctor in Texas was convicted of drugging and his raping his patient on Valentine’s Day.  And to make it even worse – she was not his only victim. Dr. Rountree took a plea deal for two rapes, and now is up for parole. URGENT ACTION ALERT – We need to write the parole board so we can help protect the community and fight this potential early release.

One of the survivors in the case is a courageous woman named Leandra.Watch a news video with Leandra – click here.

CLICK HERE to read more of the story

A message from Leandra…

I would love for you all to share your voice!! Most of you have seen the hurt and hard times my family has endured because of this horrible assault that came into our lives. I have shared my fears and cried on many of your shoulders. I am now asking for each of you to share those memories and pains you witnessed in hopes that I might keep a serial rapist in prison where he needs to be. Some of you did not witness those tears but were appauled when you saw the coverage on the news and now know that it was me. Thats fine, I want you involved too. Maybe talk about the hurt sexual assault causes and how much safer you feel the community is with this perpatrator behind bars. Some of you are survivors yourselves of past abuse and find healing in speaking out now, share why you are helping me seek justice. Some of you are advocates for victims of abuse…You know what to do!! Here is my email address… lionessgrl@yahoo.com You can message me the letters. I will print them all off and I will be hand delivering each one to the Parole Board. Be sure and put your names and contacts in case they want to follow up on any letters.Thank you so much to everyone!!

 

Fear No Fashion

SAVE THE DATE! Friday, September 30, 2011

PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment is hosting our 4th annual Fear No Fashion charity fashion show to raise funding to support our efforts nationwide to Shatter the Silence of Sexual Violence.

The event will feature celebrity host Marcellas Reynolds seen on Big Brother, Seasons 3 & 7 and frequent guest on Style and E! The fashion show will feature models from Agency Galatea, local celebrities, catering from Phil Stefani Signature Events, sponsored cocktails, red carpet and Michigan Avenue Magazine is the official media sponsor.

We are seeking local business to provide financial support in return for visibility to some of Chicago’s top influencers and most fashionable.

MORE INFO ON SPONSORSHIP AND SILENT AUCTION: Fear No Fashion Sponsorship Letter

Your donations benefit PAVE, an international nonprofit that uses education and action to shatter the silence of sexual and domestic violence. PAVE’s work has been featured on CNN, Today Show, and in TIME.

NBC 5 called Fear No Fashion the “Party of the Year” - Click here for the article and a slideshow from last year’s event!

Thanks for the consideration!

 

Safe Campus, Strong Voices!

The “Safe Campus, Strong Voices” Campaign is a national initiative for Campus Safety Awareness Month in September to raise awareness and increase advocacy on the issue of college sexual violence and the vast amount of under-reported cases as well as the injustices that many survivors face.

This groundbreaking campaign will focus on victim empowerment, prevention, bystander intervention, and provide tangible tools for both men and women to work together to create a safer campus. It will raise awareness and engage students to shatter the silence of campus sexual violence. Click here for updates: www.StrongVoicesCampaign.org

CLICK HERE TO ORDER THE TOOLKIT

 

15 Years Ago

July 13, 1996 was the day that changed the trajectory of my life. 15 years ago to the date, I left my job singing a Natalie Merchant song aloud to myself as I walked to my car when I was abducted at knifepoint. I may have been a victim that day, but today I am an empowered survivor…and thriver! I founded PAVE because after I was assaulted, countless people disclosed that they had been affected by sexual violence as well – but nearly all of them by someone who they knew and trusted. I travel the country and abroad educating audiences and engaging men and women to take an active role in this issue.

Thank you to model, TV host, and PAVE Ambassador April Rose for making the video below and thanks to Glenn from 220 Communications for this post: http://t.co/7nRGDiI

Please share any comments or feedback here – I’d love to hear from you!

Please visit PAVE’s website and sign up for our email alerts! www.ShatteringTheSilence.org

We must be the voice for everyone who has been silenced by violence!