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| e-Bulletin 01/23/03 |
 January 23,
2003
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e-Bulletin is designed to provide timely information about upcoming
events or important news. It is also available on MDVPTB's
Web site in the Professional Resources section. Current members
of the Board
are: James A. Fink (Chair), Ferne Farber, Shirley Mann Gray, Michelle
Hayes, Catherine Christ Lucas, The Honorable Darnell Jackson, The
Honorable Edward Sosnick, and Debi Cain (Executive Director). |
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Conference
will examine "Healing Through the Arts & the Media: Ending Domestic
Violence in the African American Community."
The Institute
on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, with support
from the Michigan
Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board (MDVPTB), will present
a mini-conference "Healing
Through the Arts & the Media: Ending Domestic Violence in the African
American Community" on February 21, 2003 in Detroit. Featured
speakers for this event will be Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti, Professor,
Chicago State University
and Ms. asha bendele, Editor-at-Large, Essence
Magazine.
The mini-conference
will examine how the arts and media can facilitate interventions designed
to address domestic violence in the African American community. Additionally,
artists and scholars will share their work as examples of how artistic
expression and media strategies can be utilized to respond to and work
toward the prevention of domestic violence.
Date: February
21, 2003
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Atheneum
Suite Hotel & Conference Center
1000 Brush Street, Greektown in Downtown Detroit.
The mini-conference is open to the public.
Registration is $80.00, lunch is included.
For more information or to register, visit www.dvinstitute.org
or call (877) 643-8222.
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About
the Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board (MDVPTB).
The
Michigan
Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board (MDVPTB) was legislatively
enacted in 1978 and administratively housed within the Michigan Family Independence
Agency. The seven-member Board is appointed by the Governor and charged
with focusing state activity on domestic violence. The Board administers
state and federal funding for domestic violence shelters and advocacy services,
develops and recommends policy in collaboration with other agencies, and
develops and provides technical assistance and training. |
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resource materials are available through the Michigan
Resource Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (MRCDSV). The Resource
Center is a unique collection of over 3,500 books and 300 videos on domestic
violence, sexual assault, stalking, violence prevention, nonprofit management,
medical and legal response to violence against women, public policy and
much more. The MRCDSV is a collaboration of the Michigan Domestic Violence
Prevention and Treatment Board and the Michigan Coalition Against Domestic
and Sexual Violence (MCADSV). The MDVPTB is the primary funder and owner
of the collection. Additional funding is provided by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services and other generous supporters of the MCADSV. |
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