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Thursday, October 23, 2014 – Leaving Domestic Violence

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Last month, we talked about the reasons why someone might stay in an abusive relationship. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In this hour, we will discuss what it takes to leave abusive relationships. What steps do individuals need to take to get away from a violent partner? Who is supporting victims of domestic violence and giving them the tools they need to leave?

Guests:

Elaine La Van – program advocate for New Beginnings

Romalita Laban (Hopi) Executive Director of Hopi Tewa Women’s Coalition to End Abuse

Shelly Friess – non-residential program director for Gateway Battered Women’s Services

 

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Monday, September 15, 2014 – #WhyIStayed #WhyILeft

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A video of Baltimore Ravens football player Ray Rice punching his then fiancée and dragging her out of an Atlantic City Casino surfaced earlier this year. The NFL initially suspended Rice for two games. But when the full-length video of the assault was released last week, public outcry prompted the NFL to suspend Rice indefinitely and the Baltimore Ravens cancelled his contract. While some are questioning the initial punishment Ray Rice received, others are taking the opportunity to talk about the experience of Janay Palmer, who married Rice a month after the attack. The twitter hashtag #WhyIStayed is trending with a personal stories about why people stayed in abusive relationships We will bring this conversation to our talking circle while we discuss why people might stay, and how some eventually left, an abusive situation. Guests include: Tina Olsen (Yaqui) executive director of Mending the Sacred Hoop and Jeremy Nevilles-Sorell (Ojibwe), a training and resource director for Mending the Sacred Hoop.

Guests:

Tina Olsen (Yaqui) – Executive Director, Mending the Sacred Hoop

Jeremy Nevilles-Sorell (Ojibwe/Winnebago) – Training and Resource Director, Mending the Sacred Hoop

Patrick Trujillo  (Cochiti Pueblo/Jemez Pueblo) – Director, Native American Training Institute

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