Every high school graduate has been exposed to dating violence, whether she knows it or not. I, too, was an uninformed witness, conscious that the unhealthy relationships of my peers were wrong – but in my community, no one talked about dating violence. The first time I understood that relationship abuse was a studied phenomenon [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Abuse education goes to school
Posted in 31 days 2009 on September 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Raise Your Voice to End Domestic Violence
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Domestic Violence Awareness Month is an opportunity for us to speak out in our communities. Giving voice to our stories helps enlighten the uninformed and empower victims who feel they’re suffering alone. Throughout October – Domestic Violence Awareness Month – JWI will be encouraging you to raise your voice in different ways. Each day on [...]
stay tuned for JWI advocacy news
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Deborah Rosenbloom, Esq. is the director of programs at JWI) JWI has a long and proud legacy of advocating on Capitol Hill with an agenda supporting women, children and families and we are proud to be reinvigorating our advocacy work today. As the former Bnai Brith Women, we were the first Jewish organization to support [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
