Calendar of Domestic Violence Awareness Events
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH EVENTS – OCTOBER 2008
Doorways for Women and Families promotes Domestic Violence Awareness Month annually in October. Through a series of events, a poster campaign and a brochure outlining resources that is distributed in local papers, Doorways raises awareness about domestic violence in our community and workplaces and reaches out to survivors and bystanders.
Be on the lookout for events this fall! For more information contact the Community Resources Manager at volunteer@doorwaysva.org
For an idea of what’s to come, check out last years events below!
2007 Doorways Events
2007 Domestic Violence Awareness Month brochure
The Clothesline Project
Arlington County Central Library
1015 N. Quincy Street, Arlington, VA
A survivor of domestic violence is someone who has endured intimate partner violence such as sexual, physical, emotional, and/or financial abuse. A victim is someone who has lost his/her life at the mercy of her abuser. For almost 50 years the Clothesline Project has honored survivors and victims of domestic violence. The shirts, in this visual display, speak volumes to the diversity and deep impact that domestic violence has on individuals, families and communities. With this display, Doorways is publicly honoring and supporting victims and survivors of domestic violence.
Campus Dating Violence Prevention
Doorways will launch The Red Flag Campaign Dating Violence awareness poster campaign this October on the University of Marymount’s main campus. This poster campaign designed by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance and funded by the Verizon Foundation will raise awareness about how bystanders can stand-up to the warning signs of dating violence and how to recognize the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships. For more information visit the website at: www.TheRedFlagCampaign.org
Community and Professional Presentations
Throughout October, Doorways staff will provide domestic violence presentations for health care professionals, the faith community, teens and young adults, the gay and lesbian community, and area colleges. Consult the Doorways website, www.doorwaysVA.org, or subscribe to the Doorways Volunteer E-Newsletter, volunteer@doorwaysVA.org, for dates and locations.
October Calendar
Saturday, September 29th, 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Clarendon Day
Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA
Domestic violence affects everyone in the community. Discover what Doorways is doing to educate about and combat domestic violence in Arlington! Learn about volunteer opportunities with Doorways, donate old cell phones to families in need, and pledge to end violence by participating in the HandPrint Project. Stop by, step in, and step up to ending domestic violence in Arlington!
October 4th and 24th
Virginia Hospital Center
1701 N. George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205-3698
Doorways staff and volunteers will be handing out information to medical professionals and community members at the VA Hospital Center Cafeteria in Arlington.
October 16th: Pentagon Food Court, Arlington, VA
October 25th: National Guard Center, Arlington, VA
Military Outreach Days
As soldiers return home from war zones, many struggle with processing their exposure to violence. As a result, the incidence of domestic violence among families of veterans is on the rise. Doorways hopes to raise awareness about this silent problem, and enlist the help of military personnel in aiding victims and their abusers.
Thursday, October 17th, 7:00pm
Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ Community
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington
4444 Arlington Blvd, Arlington, Virginia 22204
Join the Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance, the Arlington County Police Department Gay and Lesbian Liaison Team, and Doorways as we educate the area about intimate partner and family violence within the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. A short film, “My Girlfriend Did It”, will be shown and a group discussion will follow. Please RSVP to Marielle Filholm at mfilholm@doorwaysVA.org.
Thursday, October 18th, Begins at 5:30 pm
Candlelight Vigil
Women’s Memorial, Arlington Cemetery
Doorways will join the Ft. Myer Family Advocacy Program for a candlelight vigil and U.S. Military tribute to victims of domestic violence. This event is free and open to the public. The Women's Memorial is located at the Ceremonial Entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, and is directly across Memorial Bridge from the Lincoln Memorial at the end of Memorial Drive. Parking and metro (Arlington Cemetery – Blue Line) are available. For more information contact the Ft. Myer Family Advocacy Program at 703-696-3512.
Tuesday, October 23rd 7:30-9:30am
Northern Virginia State Legislative Briefing
The Jewish Community Center of Northern VA
8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA 22031
Join the Northern Virginia Domestic Violence Coalition in partnership with the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance for this second annual pre-legislative roundtable on public policy issues that impact Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault legislation. For more information please contact Doorways at ldunphy@doorwaysVA.org
Tuesday, October 23rd 12:00 pm – 1:30pm
Responding to Domestic Violence: A Workshop for Pastors, Rabbis, and Spiritual Leaders
Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ
5010 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA 22207
One in three women will experience violence at the hands of an intimate partner in their lifetime. Often, victims turn first to spiritual leaders when confronting abuse and violence in the home. Therefore, it is crucial that clergy and other spiritual leaders be equipped with the knowledge and resources to guide parishioners through this life-changing experience. The Arlington Ministerium and Doorways for Women and Families, which runs the only domestic violence Safehouse in Arlington, is pleased to offer a training for clergy and lay leaders during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.