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GET TO KNOW THEM

HOTLINE NUMBERS

National Domestic Violence Hotline 1−800−799−SAFE(7233) or TTY 1−800−787−3224 National Sexual Assault Hotline - 1.800.656.HOPE For Teens: Simply text “loveis” to 77054 www.loveisrespect.org to online chat Suicide Chatline: www.imalive.org Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) LGBTQ suicide hotline: 1-866-488-7386

A Letter You, the Reader.

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I not only want to serve this process as a guide to my inner thoughts (although sometimes really off and strange, but I want it to become an informational educational book you can browse through to learn. The research and interviews were not done for me or just for this thesis, but to serve as a way for me to provide resources and facts for you to better learn what domestic violence is. It is a troubling social issue affecting millions around the world, but often is overlooked. This year, there has been two uprising campaigns, new research, more conversation in the media, etc than it ever has. I hope the fire of the conversation continues, and spreads. I still don’t consider myself an expert, but I’ve met with many amazing ones who are listed in this that are. Don’t ever be afraid to seek help or advice. All I have done is ask and in return I have been privileged to be apart of this process of inspiring these people who have seen years and years of teens, children, women, men, suffering from domestic violence cases. It was the hardest challenge of my life, but the most rewarding. After this process, I’ve had numerous interests in my thesis and survivors telling me I’m doing amazing work. At the same time, I don’t feel my work is done. This didn’t take only myself to do this, it took a collaborative community effort to put this together. I asked for feedback, asked friends, got classmates, talked to my teachers, presented to organizations of campus, etc. If you’re going through designing for a social issue the book “Designing for Social Cause” will be relevant.

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CONTENTS INTRO 5 RESEARCH 21 GETTING THERE 83 MIDWAY 117 FINAL FORM 147

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The truth is a friend posted on facebook of being raped and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to do or how to respond. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how the Plaque Project came to be. It triggered a small response that lead to a bigger outbreak.

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www.theplaqueproject.com

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The Plaque Project was a way for me to understand the survivors point of view, but how to prevent it? I needed to figure out a way in order to say I understand domestic violence better. My thesis began as a simple art project and my classmates were open to the idea of tackling this social problem more so than the other ones.

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This was when my presentations were blah.

Abstract Although there are laws against domestic violence, we are numb to changing the violence until it happens directly. By targeting at a younger age, early prevention against abusers can lessen the instances of domestic violence. This project will focus on how to educate young students from ages 14–18 about the patterns leading to domestic violence.

Project Description With this continuing epidemic people acknowledge in all communities and ethnicities, most people do not understand how verbal, financial, physical, or sexual abuse of a domestic violence situation can be harmful unless the victim comes forward to tell their story. One in five female high school students report being abused by a dating partner (1) with more than half of young children being abused at home in the United States (2). There are many women shelters and support groups, but in the southern region of the United States, there is a lack of educational resources to provide young students ages 14–18 the necessary skills to stand up against domestic violence. In Knoxville, there are not any preventive programs, but only programs to counseling after violence has occurred. Why is there a lack of preventive programs for students? The challenge is more than threefourths of parents believe teen dating violence is not an issue or admit they don’t know if it’s an issue (3). With better understanding of what domestic violence is and training to help peers, students can be communicate to their parents, administrators, and their peers to prevent abuse. Without awareness, it makes it even more difficult for students to identify dating abuse or know how to stand up against it (4). This project intends to provide the community a website with adaptable skits and a reward system to engage students with the understanding of different scenarios and a better supportive open forum. With better education on how to prevent abuse in Knoxville, students can serve as future role models and save their own life, or others.

Sources 1..Jay G. Silverman, PhD; Anita Raj, PhD; Lorelei A. Mucci, MPH; and Jeanne E. Hathaway, MD, MPH, “Dating Violence Against Adolescent Girls and Associated Substance Use, Unhealthy Weight Control, Sexual Risk Behavior, Pregnancy, and Suicidality,” Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 286, (No. 5, 2001). 2. Tri-County Council http://www.tri-countycouncil.org/sa/childabuse.cfm 3. “Women’s Health,” June/July 2004, Family Violence Prevention Fund and Advocates for Youth, http://www.med.umich.edu/whp/newsletters/summer04/p03-dating.html, (Last visited 9/23/04). 4..Johnson, Jenna. “Study: Dating abuse is difficult for most students to identify and stop.” The Washington Post.

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The Washington Post, 15 Sept 2011. Web. 4 Feb 2013.

With this continuing epidemic people acknowledge in all

Project is not

communities and ethnicities, most people do not understand how -a solution for ending domestic violence verbal, financial, physical, or sexual abuse can be harmful unless -a statement against media/politics the victim comes forward.

Observation

-a scientific study -a statement against current education system

Although there are laws against domestic violence, we are numb

Deliverables

to its impact until it happens directly.

-Site -Skits

Argument

-Marketing collateral: shirts, magnets, buttons, stickers

By targeting at a younger age, early prevention against abusers can lessen the instances of domestic violence.

Anticipated form A skit series for high school students to take to implement

Audience

in their school systems. The best way to teach peers is to

High school teens, 15-18

have teens teach it to them. The site is the whole source,

Educators, College students 18-22

where adaptable skits of different scenarios and of different categories (monologues, spoken word, dance routine, etc) for

Audience Value Promotes courage to stand up and discuss the topic

Intent to educate

Terms Domestic Violence–known as the pattern of verbal, sexual, physical abuse from a spouse or family member Intimate Partner Violence–more specific as it is between a dating couple and the abuse between the two

Resources Chen , Ching-In, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Andrea Smith. The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities. South End Press , 2011. Alternative ways to combating violence in the home and ways support groups has helped. Gives a lot of history and a lot of sources of what current and previous studies have shown and what groups are doing now. Goes deeper into problems with DV such as disabilities and minority groups.

Davis, Richard. Domestic Violence: Intervention, Prevention, Policies, and Solutions . CRC Press, 2008. Print. Provides an analysis on current policies and the problems within currently organizations. A hard look into gendered policies and the way data is skewed and presented through the media.

students to adapt and to hold a “flash mob” in their schools to bring awareness, unexpectedly. With this there will also be marketing materials and th availability to be trained by an expert With the site, students can engage and communicate to generate conversation about teen dating abuse.

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Description

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EMAIL AND ASK

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<tsripunv@gmail.com> You graduated from UT correct? What year and what major?

<tsripunv@gmail.com> Emma tells me you work at youth camps and do lots of stuff, what other stuff and youth camps do you do? <tsripunv@gmail.com> What made you interested in psychology? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping your background in psychology can break some of my questions down and help in my research! Are you ready? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Does my abstract make sense? <tsripunv@gmail.com> How would you describe domestic violence? <tsripunv@gmail.com> What age do you think is most effective?

MADYLYN JACKSON EMMAS FRIEND FROM SCHOOL WHO STUDIED PSYCH

<tsripunv@gmail.com> What are some of the struggles do you think in targeting this audience? <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Yes, Spring 2012, Psychology <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> I worked for two summers at an outdoor adventure camp for children ages 10-18. I have also volunteered at Camp Hugs, which is a camp for children who have recently and tragically lost a loved one. I also volunteered at Camp Koinonia, which is a special needs camp, last spring. I now am a youth intern at my church, second Presbyterian. I have been working with this youth group for about a year and a half.

<madelynjackson33@gmail.com> My first love has always been for children, and my second has been helping others. I found that this major was best suited for both.

<madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Yes!

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<madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Yes and I agree!

<madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Violence or abuse against your significant other

<madelynjackson33@gmail.com> I think the struggles would be related to other peers and the general fear of speaking his or her mind. Pre-teens and teens care so much about what their peers think and are often hesitant to show any signs of weakness or vulnerability. <tsripunv@gmail.com> What types of programs are already out there in teaching children

<madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Initially, I would think technology based games, However, I do think that it would depend on the child.

<madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Yes, domestic violence is more prevalent in lower socio-economic backgrounds. Also, because of this prevalence, it is more acceptable. <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> I have not

of domestic violence? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Should there be different approaches to teaching different age groups? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Why do you think people are more open to teaching sex-ed programs more so than teaching what healthy relationships are? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Do kids prefer reading or more technology based games? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Does demographics matter is trying to reach the target audience? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Have you dealt with any youth and domestic violence? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Would under kids in middle school understand what it is?

<madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Yes, however, I think that it is important to be wary of not giving the children at this age too much information. It may scare them and they will not be able to fully understand it. <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Awareness is always the first step. In adults as well as children. <tsripunv@gmail.com> Have you dealt with any bullying in your own personal experience? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Have you dealt with it in youth settings? <tsripunv@gmail.com> How did you handle the situation? <tsripunv@gmail.com> How does one get a teen or child to quit doing something wrong in the long ter m? <tsripunv@gmail.com>

<tsripunv@gmail.com> How can we decrease domestic violence numbers in a long term goal? <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Other than the general teachings by school counselors, I am unaware of any programs that target children. <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Yes! Younger kids will not understand as well as the older kids and would need to be taught about this very gently in comparison to older teenagers.

What kind of programs and games are at youth camps? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Which are the most fun for them? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Least? <tsripunv@gmail.com> Is ages 12-18 a too big of a gap? <tsripunv@gmail.com>

<madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Because sex-ed programs are fact based. Healthy relationships can be more subjective and there may be more problems that arise with parents, etc. Parents will not want their children to be taught something that goes against the values they believe are teaching their children.

Should my focus be more narrow more do of tackling middle schoolers or high school students? <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Yes, but not physical bullying.

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<madelynjackson33@gmail.com> For prevention? I think middle to high school. Would be the most effective.

<madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Nothing dramatically. But I have dealt with teasing and hurtful comments being said to other kids. <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> I took the “bullys” aside and corrected their behavior and then made it clear that I expected the behavior to stop and an apology to be given to the bullied. <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> It’s proven that the more positive role models teens and children have in their life, the less likely he or she is to act “wrongly” (this would include breaking the law to poor life decisions, bullying, etc) <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> At my wilderness camp it focused on teambuilding, and outdoor activities, like backpacking kayaking, rock climbing, etc. We also focused on building each teenager’s leadership skills. <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Team building and kayaking and rock climbing. <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Backpacking! <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> Is ages 12-18 a too big of a gap? Yes, to be focusing on such a topic as this one I would suggest dividing the age group from 12-14 and 15-18. <madelynjackson33@gmail.com> I think that you could focus on both, just narrow the information that you give the middle school aged children and broaden it for the

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<Tara> yo! so i forgot you are a psych major, but you also love videos as much as me! first this is my abstract and project description that will help you understand a bit about what i will be doing

<Melinda> alrighty i’m about look at the the file skimmed through it, what’s next? <Tara> soo tell me what school and what major/minors you are studying <Melinda> Middle Tennessee State University. Expecting to graduation December 2013. Majoring Electronic Media Management, Minoring in Psychology <Tara> What made your choose to minor in Psychology? <Melinda> I had a to choose from a list of minors. Psychology stuck out to me the most because I was attracted to the studies of how our minds counteract our actions. Also, how the world around us ultimately effects our outlook on it. Another point...I felt that Psychology was a subject to be familiar with going into the media world which would most likely involve evoking emotions and such from the audience. <Tara> have they talked about children/teens and domestic violence yet? <Melinda> We have touched on it in the Social Psychology and Developmental Psychology courses. <Tara> Did they talk about anything that stood out to you?

MELINDA THAVONGPHONE, MY COUSIN AT MTSU, STUDYING ELECTRONIC MEDIA WITH PSYCH MINOR

<Melinda> In both courses it was more so the same type of approach. <Tara> ooo like what type of approach? <Melinda> The only thing that truly stood out was that women that were pregnant and being physically abused it was sometimes said that the children would have problems growing up and possibly be aggressive. (this is just from my professor-might want to look in to to make sure because my professor was crazy) <Melinda> The approach was just that people tend to act differently in different settings and around certain people. Something that is not off the scale of common sense in modern society.

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<Tara> didn’t know about that fact, it is definitely for proven that children who see and get abused tend to become the aggressors themselves. Why do you think that is?

<Melinda> It’s associated with one’s environment and what a person is exposed to at an early age-while developing social skills and such. Children that are exposed to violence tend to be more aggressive depending on the amount of exposure and the way it is present (i.e media violence vs real life abuse). Another factor is the amount of alternate emotions given...I can’t put my finger on how to word it but say: A child plays a lot of violent games and watches violence media (movies and television). But

<Tara> makes sense,is it possible to break that pattern of (A) child to be more like (B) child? <Melinda> I believe so. It may take a long time if it is late in the childhood process but I believe it is possible. I think if the child is then surround around whom shall make the child a better person continually the child may conform. <Tara> do you think it could be the same as in teaching teens as well? say high school age? <Melinda> I could say its possible. Although you have to think about how they teach safe sex in high school and we all know how effective that has been. Again I feel that it all has to do with surroundings and outlooks. Often, strong religious preferences play a factor.

<Melinda> Ah I was going to suggest this book I had to read for my persuasion course. Its called Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath. It’s a business oriented book on how to make ideas stick and to impact an audience effectively. There’s an audiobook that is 8 hours long, the same price as the book pretty much. I think it would help you out when you piece together your entire presentation of materials. I love the book and it has great tips. I wish I could have listen to it earlier lol but next question <Tara> ohh nice! that would be helpful, i kind of suck at presentations right now.. I definitely think making whatever I do positive can be beneficial and yes bullying is a problem, but have you seen any campaigns that have been very effective? in targeting problems in schools I guess <Melinda> Yeah definitely true. When its short and simple and to the point is when it actually impacts and sticks. speaking of that the blessing bag project is such a racket to edit lol you got a lot of crotch shots and its difficult to choose van’s dialogue but we’re close to finish editing the peices. just go to score it. i hope to be done by next week. want to put it in my portfolio for an intership applicatoin <Melinda> Campaigns for bullying?

<Tara> hahah i actually never took a sex ed class (lucky) so im hoping to target my audience towards children/teens 12-18, but do you think it might be too big of a gap and i should either choose either middle schoolers or high schoolers?

<Tara> any campaign targeting middle schoolers/ highschoolers that have been very well-known and lol at the video, just show scenes of nashville over the crotch shots haha, my arm was getting tired

<Melinda> The target audience is a great thought but I think middle schoolers would be a better target. Exposing positivity earlier. Plus, much more bullying occurs with younger individuals. Bullying, as known, is an aggressive behavior that likely accelerates as time passes. If choosing to keep the target audience of 12-18 year olds it may be a beneficial idea of creating content that specifically towards the groups of individuals.

<Melinda> No campaigns come to mind.

As in the middle school would have examples of students closer to their age and same for high schools. students People are more prone to listen when the content is closer to home of an individual. You are much more likely to persuade them that way. Are you reading any books right now? <Tara> lots of books from the library, but mainly they are looking into how to deal with educating in policy changes and older individuals. I went to a Teen Summitt in ATL, where i did that interview with the CNN anchor, so i’m doing more 1st person interviews do you know of any books?

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A.) the child does not receive much nuturing from his friends/family A1.) the child would much more likely fall into an aggressor B.) child receives nurturing B1.) the child is more likely to obtain a balance and understanding what is morally right and wrong It’s all in the surroundings people and environment

<Tara> hmm well! i will tell you what i’m thinking of doing. One of my ideas is making a remix game, you know how you talked about the media? well at the teen summitt, we watched that Rihanna video “Love the Way you Lie” or whatever. Have you seen that video? its with megan fox in it <Melinda> yeah eminem song What kind of remix game? <Tara> well i was thinking of taking famous music videos/movie clips that correlate with dating violence and making a template, where teens can re-enact them and form it into their own video, with a more positive message <Melinda> That’s cool!

<Tara> especially since media is saturated with all kinds of violence, this would be more like teens educating other teens with a participatory part to it and can be done with their peers <Melinda> I see what you’re saying. That’s a great idea <Tara> yeah, i dont know what it will look like yet, but thats the sum of what I want that game to do <Melinda> Will you have to worry about copyright material? Or would you put it under the educational decree? <Tara> oh good thought, wouldn’t it be more considered as educational decree/personal? true i would have to think about copyright, but there are certainly a lot of remixed videos out there that it seems like it would be okay <Melinda> Remixes give credit to the person that made the video and they don’t make money off it. But mainly remixed don’t generate enough ‘argument’ to be sued. But with what you’re doing being that it’s your senior thesis and educational anything and everything is fair game. But personal...not so much. You’d have to get permission. Although you might get away with it if it’s not all the detrimental to the person/company you copyright. Basically if they feel that you aren’t threatening them they probably won’t waste time suing you. <Tara> true, i dont know how educating other teens could be a threat to the artist, unless they think “Oh nooo, now all children think this song is about beating women” or something

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<Melinda> When you make money off it it is when they get ancy lol What’s the next question for ya?

<Tara> haha yeah, well i dont plan to make money off it it. I dont think any project i’ve done has given me any sort of income well another idea is, would be to make a video, like me actually shooting it using college students/high school students, and i was hoping to create a documentary route, or go and create more of performance/video so on this performance/video, i was hoping to take actors and then actually go to crowded spaces and make a scene that deals with some of the signs of domestic abuse/teen dating and see the overall reaction and see if anyone steps in to help which is a crazy thought, but its like “What Would You Do?” tv show <Melinda> ah sort of like the *truth campaign and smoking. That’s very effec-

tive. More like a commercial Yeah i’ve seen that show. It’s a great idea <Melinda> Campaigns for bullying? <Tara> yes! like a commercial and the the truth campaign, using real people <Melinda> i think the show ‘what would you do’ has done some violence havent they? using various scenarios <Tara> or even children, have you seen the thai commercial? to get people to think twice about smoking, they took children and made them go up to people to ask for cigarettes they have done one episode, but it was veryyyy drastic, where the actor had bruised makeup on and they did it in restaurant scenes <Melinda> yeah! haha i actualy showed that to my persuasion class today. He said he’s totally using it in his lectures now lol the thai cigarette one what you could do is go to middle schools and ask to speak to kids directly and ask what they feel about it <Tara> niceee! i think children would be tough to get. Even so, my friend told me if i were to target kids, it would need a more narrative story telling approach <Melinda> yeah anecdotes help a lot It’s tough because some people are exposed to violence at home and you show a presentation like you’re doing saying its okay to talk and it freaks them out <Tara> hmm i would love to talk to middle schoolers, but i doubt they would let me in.. as like you said some people are exposed to it at home and its tough to tell in knoxville, they don’t allow organizations here speak in schools much because they 1. think it could cause parents to flip 2.dont think it is worth educating kids on <Melinda> hmm While we ponder on that..want to finish the interview? <Tara> yeah haha, that’s part of the interview, so throwing that out there if you have any questions on that <Melinda> OHHHH haha i thought you had like interview interview questions at first i thought we were just conversating did you know that there are some interview questions that are

<Tara> really? i guess that makes sense in not discriminating I guess in psych, how do kids/teens retain information in general? or i guess whats the best way in making kids understand things in a long term setting

My initial ideas did start with talking about creating video projects, because people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care unless they are forced to see it or is in front of them.

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illegal.pertaining to job interviews like if someone is married or how old someone is

...that I ever talk to someone about what I do, it amazes me that nobody really wants to know about the subject, but when you talk talking about it, they ask all kinds of questions about it. So the interest is there, if we just knew how to get there”

*talks about the start up of the YWCA domestic violence survivor group and how at first it was just talking about the abuse, until educational pieces were added about why it was happening, psychological parts and safety*

I think the women learn a lot, that its not their fault they are abuse, its the other person, the abuser and its all about the power and control of course Are there any support groups out there for men?

No, there isn’t one here, and I know thats been a question asked numerous times. Another support group that has not been available is teen support groups for teenagers who have been abused by their boyfriends or girlfriends. Warning Signs “I want to be around you all the time” “You’re the first person I’ve come in contact with that understands me” Quick involvement - Getting married after a few months because the real facade has to come out eventually

27 Abusive personalities out there, but YWCA can only concentrate on only 16.

How we can prevent abuse behaviors?”

Judicial system, if they held more accountability in court systems because its almost like you get a slap on the hand. 29 days in jail, or an order of protective, or a misdemeanor after beating someone up. It has teeth to it, but its not teaching them anything. Are there programs where the abusers learn about warning signs and what they can do?

EVELYN, FROM YWCA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUP SUPERVISOR

We have that, its called Batters Invention Program, but they are not working because they are still not holding them accountable for what they do. I’ve been privileged to be in a couple of their classes, but in the end, they are not going to change. I had a college professor in an abnormal psychology class tell me for someone who wants to change their behavior, you have to have intense therapy for 5-7 years, 3 times a week to change your behavior…and I was kind of like, and he said you’re looking kinda troubled there, whats the problem, and I said if you knew it was going to take 5-7 years 3 times a week, that would defeat me right there going “Well I’ll never change!” and he said, exactly, you know that old saying that old leopards don’t change their spots, thats what happens. What about tackling the problem at a younger age?

EVELYN ME NOTES

Yes, we use to have a program called “Hands Were Not for Hitting” in elementary schools, but nothing in middle or high school…but yes, if there were classes to tell them what healthy relationships and what are not healthy relationships, because it is a proven fact. *Evelyn talks about a lady from the justice department attending a few classes and breaking down crying after realizing she had been abused her whole life and growing up with abusive step fathers and boyfriends*

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Do you encounter people of friends trying to help/ does it help with friends intervening?

Yes if you know the resources are in the community, yes, i would definitely say “you know I heard theres a Family Justice Center in town they work with nothing but people who have been abused, and they can tell you everything, the support group at the YW, they don’t cost anything, they are free, if its not for you, you don’t have to come back, but a lot of times, its a different animal if you tell your friend that this is available, most times they minimize it, unless you ask the, is it okay, is anything happened, and the best way is if you know what domestic

Have you ever played Jenga? Of course, that game? Well we play it here because if you stop and think about it, abusive personalities will tell their victims how ugly they are, how horrible they are, you’re very lucky i love you, no body else will have you, they will in a short amount of time destroy self esteem so fast, and so thats what we do with jenga, you know they pull out, and eventually it all comes out, well thats exactly how as humans are, we build ourselves up, and someone can tear it down, IF WE ALLOW IT, thats why we as humans have to be stronger on the inside and say NO, I’m worth something. and I tell that to every woman in here. They are beautiful, gorgeous, we all ahem something wonderful to offer to our communities and to ourselves and it takes great courageous to walk across that threshold. Of course the first thing out of anybody’s mouth is why doesn’t she leave? She must like it or she’d leave they say. Well we are putting the blame on her and the truth of the matter is the last time i read the Tennessee code, any hitting involved is against the law, and they should be punished but when officers respond to a domestic violence call. Domestic violence is one of the worst calls for a domestic violence officer, they alway have backups. It is such a weird animal that she doesn’t want her husband or boyfriend to go jail, she just wants the abuse to stop and the only way the officer can make it stop is if he takes them to jail and they are only held for 12 hours unless they have found a true horrible assault… and then they get out and they are really mad and then what happens? Bam bam, he hits her worse. It’s always a vicious cycle.

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violence is, I heard this, I read this, theres these websites, theres safety plans, to be safe. if nothing else, to be SAFE. Because I’m not here to tell the women in the support group to leave their abusers, thats not my job, thats up to them, I just want them safe and i want them to learn about domestic violence, and what devastating effects it has on them.

We as humans need to care a lot more for each other. If someone is saying help me help and we just keep walking, you know thats not going to help the situation. We have to hold that perpetrator accountable, no matter what. And I know theres not enough jails to hold them, but there’s enough trash on the side of the road they can pick up and help the community. *Evelyn talks about spousal rape and how it was not a such thing before I’ve done a lot of research on history on violence against women and the only time that women were not abused was in the bronze age, and in the bronze age, they knew that women that children, so women were held more on a pedestal and thats the only time…

and I think we’ve gone downhill ever since Yeah, I think so too. Evelyn at one point talks about the vicious cycle in an economic setting, where when the economy is low, government budgets and grants take away funds for mental illness, homeless, social support groups, shelters, to fund other things, until the economy gets better, but thats also the prime of where the situations are worse We talk about UT’s nursing program created by Ginger Evans, who jump started UT’s program where nurses first handedly interact and experience the justice courts 4th circuit and forensic analysis and how UT’s nursing program does a fantastic job with teaching students and tells about her story of how it works.

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Interviewed with Lee, currently going through the justice courts.

Definitely not going the route of tackling the justice system

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How do you handle doing all this stuff, working and educating I think that when you have a passion for something, you just make it happen and make time for it.

I think that if its important to you then you make time for it, and if its not important to you, then you don’t. Like I talked about there that you need to set boundaries in your life so there are a lot of things i have to say no to and then there are things i will make time for. Something like this, there are so many people going through this kind of thing that need to hear all of us talking about it, otherwise they live in silence and they’ll never get out of it and they will never find the strength to get out and they don’t deserve it. How hard was it for you to come out about your story?

It was easy once I became a mom because i knew what was at stake because I know my kids are no immune from this and i thought if I talk about this, cause when wrote my book, it was really for them, but also because there are so many stories that we do that are jaw dropping that I still can’t get over. Single moms who hurt their own children by staying with their abusers and I’m thinking “how do we save the children?” If you’ve been through it, you understand it on a real level. I wanted to save my kids from it, every mom out there wants to save their kids from it but they don’t know how and so knowing that someone is going through it now what I went through then , that motivated me, and then the inspiration that my kids are aware and they grow up wiser. And what have you found is the most helpful in education teens and adults?

I think because I’ve been through it, anyone that has been through it has a stronger voice, so believe it or not, that has been blessing when i went through it, and wen i get letters from people, they just want to talk, you know they’ll say thank you so much for your book, and then they will go into their story, and its really opened by eyes to this subject of people who want to talk about it And have you found any on-line spaces where people can share their voices?

CHRISTI PAUL, FROM CNN HEADLINE NEWS IN ATL, MOTHER OF 3, AUTHOR OF LOVE ISNT SUPPOSE TO HURT. CHRISTI ME NOTES

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FOLLOW CHRISTI @Christi_Paul

There are organizations like this one, Men stopping violence, men can stop abuse, love is not abuse, there are a lot of place that are starting to have the conversation,but I can’t say there are any place where people go and say this is my story, now the funny thing is , even on amazon, my husband noticed on the reviews, even there people will say this is what happened to me and then they will start to tell their story, and I think they find strength in seeing that but i can’t say theres a particular site where people go and talk about it. Do you think the media talks about it enough or portrays it in a different way? I don’t know anybody else in my profession that has talked about it much. Would allies benefit in helping? I absolutely think it would be helpful. We know its prevalent, we know its happening so much. I know people who have gone through it that don’t want to talk publicly about it because maybe they have children and don’t want their children to know and theres still a lot of shame for some people to talk about it, but one of the reasons I wrote the book was the therapy in it to learn how to heal from it . I thought, people need to know about this because this is why. People live what they know and if they grew up with it or in an abusive relationship and they get out if it and go back to another. I don’t know way that is but maybe one some level its familiar to them or they think thats all they deserve. But its not. And when I really learn about that in my therapy that this is what people need to know, I pray that my doctor sis getting tons of phone calls of people who need help and i know people who have written to me saying I am now going through counseling because I’m a huge advocate for counseling . It’s one of those things you cant tackle on your own because you feel so broken and humiliated and you need that guidance from the right kind of counselor . I always say make sure its the right counselor, of some-

I think the more people talk about it, the more powerful I think we will lead to us making better choices & to spot one your trust and feeling comfortable with, and i think thats key. And

How important is it to teach this in educational settings? It’s imperative. Because it can start as bullying and its basically bullying at home is what it is. And kids know that if that happening to them in school, and we are doing better in talking about bullying in doing that in schools but people know its wrong but I think because its not talked about, that gets misconstrued that its something accepted and thats where its a big issue, and we need to teach people at a young age that you can’t do this. You don’t have the right to hurry anybody, nobody has the right to hurt you. It’s wrong. And I think if more kids understood that you don’t think it’ll be such a big deal because we don’t address it so strongly and firmly because we want everyone to have their voice and want everyone to talk about how they feel and we do, but you being mad doesn’t give you the license to being cruel to this person or this. You have the right to being mad, but be responsible with it and thats what we really need to address. oo, well thanks! That was a good program by the way. I didn’t think to get teens to teach parents. I think parents and I’m one of them, we could be so in the dark if we don’t reach out and i think teens will talk more on a platform then they will at home to their parents. Because at the end of the day, they just want to be heard.

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moments where we are endanger and have the courage to walk away and not being afraid to feel alone.

*When we are talking, I notice the book “Some Parents Just Don’t Understand”. Talking to Christi and going through her short adult program made me realize teens do need an outlet. Whatever I make, it has to involve students opinions and input, to become that teen outlet for people to tell their stories but also what they learned in getting out of that relationship or home setting. It was a privledge to speak to her, a large public figure. She’s an amazing adovcate and I advise everyone to follow via twitter. I don’t know how to interacts and keeps up with personal interactions on twitter, facebook, while being a mother and a news anchor. A hero.*

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Researching some of Christi Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work before going down to ATL and emailing, contacting PADV, and Christi to see if an interview would be cool. She responded so quick and was open.

Attend the Partnership against Domestic Violence annual Teen Summitt event! Got my photo taken at a photo booth and talked to a few other organizations in the area to get contact info.

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Did you know? 1 in 3 teens have experienced dating violence. 81% of parents surveyed admit that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think teen dating violence is an issue. Experiencing violence and abuse increases the likelihood that teens will abuse drugs or alcohol and puts them at higher risks for STDs and teen pregnancy.

I was wondering with your experience with the many teens and workshops you’ve taught how effective is it to target at an early age?

Our program is just getting up and running so I don’t have experiences to share about that just yet. However, my degree is in school counseling and, having worked at the elementary level, I can’t stress enough the importance of working with elementary-aged youth on social skills. If you break down my current program, and curriculums that deal with social issues, appropriate social interaction is usually at the core, if not the focus itself. Does that help? What kind of workshops have been the most helpful for teens?

The most effective workshops I’ve found with teens are ones where you put them in the role of expert. I’ve worked and volunteered extensively with teens in schools, community centers and through my work at CHRIS Kids. Roundtable discussions seem to work best. Build rapport FIRST. Without rapport, you basically have nothing to work with or build upon. I’m delivering my curriculum in places where I’ve not been able to establish rapport in the beginning and as a result, the quality of work we do is diminished. Beyond that, I’m not sure exactly what you’re looking for by “workshops.” But ones where the workshop leaders are more facilitators, and less “teachers” per se, seem to run more smoothly in my experience. Also, I see VAWA may be getting reenacted again. In one of my books (Domestic Violence: intervention, prevention, policies, and solutions by Richard Davis) mentions the VAWA bill doesn’t cover programs or shelters for mens, is this true and has VAWA helped reduce domestic violence at this stage or should it be reformed? As you’re probably already aware, VAWA was reauthorized since you sent this email. I can’t speak to what VAWA does in the way of funding for men’s shelters/programs, or the law itself. One organization you might like to consider contacting is the Partnership Against Domestic Violence here in Atlanta. They may be able to help. I don’t quite understand what you’re asking about reducing dv at this stage or reforming VAWA though. VAWA does have expanded protections for LGBTQ victims of DV, which of course includes men, and therefore by extension heterosexual men b/c VAWA was written to be inclusive rather than exclusive. Do you mean men as victims or abusers?

TIMOTHY H. FROM CHRIS KIDS IN ATLANTA

TIM ME

In the book too, it discusses how there are a lot of skewed facts, data, and programs that just completely leave out the conversation about men, LGBTQ being victims too and the conversation surrounding that. Wondering if it important to cover all genders and scenarios to make prevention more effective as a lot of the statistics I’ve seen in teens and young adults is that both genders are equally accountable.

Part of my work entails getting the word out and education on LGBTQ issues of DV. You may know this already, but rates of DV in LGBTQ relationships mirrors that in heterosexual relationships—1 in 3, or 1 in 4 relationships depending on the study you look at. Keep in mind that the women’s rights movement only got full momentum in the 70s, and gay rights in the 80s/90s (and continuing). Therefore, domestic violence is a relatively new issue. Research is painfully slow, so in terms of research/facts/data for LGBTQ victims, we’re really looking at research in the last 15 years or so with the bulk of it happening in the last decade. In terms of research, this is very recent! So rather than saying facts/data are skewed (which they might be), I’d consider taking the approach that research is ongoing and fairly recent, so it is continually evolving to more accurately reflect reality. All that to say it’s important to have the dialogue and be as inclusive as possible. DV is an issue that knows no gender, race, class, etc. It cuts across all sections of society. There may be culturally-specific interventions when working with different groups. Just raising awareness about DV in those groups can be a task. I’ve run into some resistance in the LGBTQ community: for example, as a group LGBTQ individuals already face a lot of uphill battles with equality, so why shine the light on something like DV which might hinder that progress?

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I’m hoping to create a high school program that involves more roleplaying and wondering if you have any experience with roleplaying games?

Personally, I’m not a fan of role-playing. Some people are. I think it’s a personal choice and depends on the audience. No matter what, have a backup plan! The most successful role-playing I’ve participated in involved taking real-life situations and having the “players” act out real-life

I hope this helps. If you have any other questions, let me know. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting quite busy here so it may take some time to get back to you, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be happy to discuss this with you more.

Building trust with the nonprofits and people first is key. Talking to Tim reaffirmed that the flash mob skits performances were the way to go.

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reactions by the professionals that the victim talked to. Then we brainstormed more appropriate responses that each professional could have had. Again, we come back to appropriate social interaction.

Tara, Thank you for reaching out to NO MORE and for your support of our mission, to raise awareness and bring an end to domestic violence and sexual assault. Give us some questions and we are happy to help out!

In answer to your question regarding teen resources, many of our partners work with youth and teens and have free materials available on their websites. Here are a few examples. Please visit their websites to access the tools. I hope you find them helpful. Thanks for your support and the important work you’re doing to reach teens on this issue.

» National Dating Abuse Helpline - www.loveisrespect. org, contains safety planning tools » Love Is Not Abuse - www.loveisnotabuse.com, includes a free student curriculum on dating and healthy relationships » Men Can Stop Rape - www.mencanstoprape.org, resources for young men on standing up to and preventing violence » Futures Without Violence - http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org, resources for high school and middle school students » Start Strong - www.startstrongteens.org - Has teen created tools, healthy relationship education resources, and more

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VISIT NOMORE.ORG

Thanks again for reaching out and for your continued support of NO MORE. We look forward to hearing more about you and working together in the future. Regards, Melanie

What was the genesis of the NO MORE symbol? The NO MORE symbol has been in the making since 2009. It was developed because despite the significant progress that has been made in raising awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault, these pervasive issues remain hidden and on the margins of public concern. All the major domestic violence and sexual assault organizations in the country agreed that a new, overarching symbol, uniting all people working to end these problems, could have a dramatic impact on the public’s awareness. They all support NO MORE.

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What is NO MORE? NO MORE is a groundbreaking symbol, like the pink breast cancer ribbon and the red AIDS ribbon, designed to galvanize change and radically increase the awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault in our communities.

In order to create the symbol, representatives from the domestic violence and sexual assault field and communications professionals working to raise awareness for these issues, teamed up with some of the top marketing and branding minds in the country. Together they developed the NO MORE symbol which was then tested with a range of audiences including young people and men. NO MORE received support from all demographics in the country. The majority of respondents thought it was memorable and said that the symbol was needed and important. What does the NO MORE symbol mean? The signature blue vanishing point originated from the concept of a zero - as in zero incidences of domestic violence and sexual assault. The smaller, inner circle of the vanishing point symbolizes moving toward our end goal when, “Together we can end domestic violence and sexual assault.” How can I help?  KNOW MORE. Go to www.nomore.org and learn the signs of domestic violence and sexual assault. Get the facts and know how to intervene safely. 

Say NO MORE. Break the silence. Speak out and seek help when you see this problem in your family, your community, your workplace or school.

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Share NO MORE. Share the NO MORE symbol with everyone you know. Facebook it. Tweet it. Pin it. Instagram it. Email it. Wear it. Help to increase awareness about the extent of domestic violence and sexual assault.

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Ensure NO MORE. Get involved. Volunteer in your community, or donate to a local, state or national domestic violence or sexual assault organization. Visit nomore.org to find out how.

How can I contact NO MORE? To contact NO MORE, get more information or to get the symbol, visit www.nomore.org. Or for regular updates, follow NO MORE on Twitter (@NOMOREorg at www.twitter.com/nomoreorg) or visit on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NOMORE.org). 1

Hey Laura! Thanks for your response. Here are some questions!

1. What has UT currently done in preventive programs and counseling programs related to domestic violence? 2. What have you seen being most effective to the least effective in prevention? 3. Whats the stats like here in Knoxville relating to dating abuse/domestic violence in teens and college students? 4. Some students probably don’t realize they are going through dating abuse or domestic violence, what are some ways to reach out and to spread awareness in schools? 5. Have you seen some success stories or students using the 974 Helpline to just talk to someone? 6. Are there any programs out there for teens in Knoxville high schools right now that are in schools? 7. What were some programs and such you have organized and the response you’ve received from them? 8. Sometimes I see posters on campus but I think there is still a lack of conversation on the topic, does Knoxville hold domestic violence forums or large campaigns? (http://www.wwlp.com/ dpp/news/local/hampden/da-raises-domestic-violence-awareness 9. Domestic violence and dating abuse isn’t exactly a topic schools bring up in their cirrculum as I myself had never heard of the term domestic violence until I was in college, would it be possible for schools to bring college students in to be able to reach out to high school students?

LAURA BRYANT, ASHLEY BLAMEY, CHRISTY HICKMAN FROM INSIDE THE S.E.E CENTER AT UT–KNOXVILLE

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10. I’m not sure if you’ve seen the One Billion Rising campaign (onebillionrising.org), which happened worldwide on V-day, there wasn’t any huge ones in Tennessee, but what they did was introduce “flash mob” dancing and live stream events. I think there could be something similar for high school teens to do through artistic movements or through a video series, any thoughts or suggestions?

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» UT S.E.E Center is currently looking for a program. » They know reports are low and the stats prove students don’t want to report » They do not know of any teen program for schools, but there is one in teaching some–YTeens at YWCA and a new teen program at Child and Family of TN » There is a new Men’s Domesic Violence support group now in Knoxville (seriously, their first meeting was held that week!)

The goal is not to tell survivors that they can never call

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RESEARCH

FIND MANY RESOURCES

INSPIRATION Donna Ferrato

www.iamunbeatable.com

A famous photographer documenting domestic violence since 1970s during the Batterwed Womens Movement

Richard Davis

http://www.policeone.com/columnists/richarddavis/

Richard L. Davis is a retired lieutenant from the Brockton (Mass.) Police Department. He completed studies in criminal justice management at LaSalle University. He has a graduate degree in criminal justice from Anna Maria College, and another in liberal arts with a concentration in history from Harvard University.

What Would You Do?

television series using participation from the audience and using real actors to create real life situations

Wish Genie

https://wishgenie.com/

empowering individuals to make the wishes of their community, charities or friends come true!

Higher EDvantage

http://thehigheredvantage.com/

Designing Chicago

http://designingchicago.com/blog/ https://vimeo.com/48626078#at=0

Designing Chicago: New Tools for Public Transit is a project that leverages public participation and design to make citywide navigation better. We are gathering a giant team of transit riders in Chicago and around the world to work with us on the research and design of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;mother of all transit apps.â&#x20AC;?

Ted Talks x Teens http://tedxteen.com/talks

To This Day Slam Poetry www.tothisday.com

Famous Canadian sla poet Shane created a anti-bullying video through getting over 20 animators to create a short piece during a slam poet piece.

End Gun Violence at AIGA http://endgunviolence.aiga.org/

Bissell Centre FASD Music Video http://youtu.be/t1D7g2NoESE

Anti-Bullying Flashmob January 2011

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http://youtu.be/MhYyAa0VnyY

The Knoxville Police Department and Knox County Sheriff’s office responded to more than one domestic violence related call every 30 minutes in 2010; 19,043 total, the highest annual figure to date, compared to 17,951 in 2009, and 16,400 a year earlier. Tennessee has the fourth or fifth highest rate in the nation for murder of women by their intimate partners, 300 qualified applicants are turned away each year for the housing at the YWCA Knoxville is one of just 15 places in the nation with a Family Justice Center, which streamlines services for victims, and a systematic approach and sympathetic ear from Judge Swann’s Fourth District Court makes us one of the top cities in the nation in terms of issuing orders of protection for victims and prosecuting violators—2,519 granted just last year, for example.

“If I leave my batterer, go out on my own, I have no idea where he is. When I go to sleep, every single noise is going to wake me up, because the last word he said to me is, ‘I’ll kill you if you leave me.’”

“No Refuge” by Metro Pulse, Rose Kennedy http://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/feb/23/knoxvilles-growing-crisis-domestic-violence/

A famous photographer documenting domestic violence since 1970s during the Battered Womens Movement

Shut Up or Get Out: PA City Punishes Domestic Violence Victims Who Call the Police http://www.aclu.org/blog/womens-rights-lgbt-rights-racial-justice-criminal-law-reform/shut-or-get-out-pa-city-punishes

Last year in Norristown, Pa., Lakisha Briggs’ boyfriend physically assaulted her, and the police arrested him. But in a cruel turn of events, a police officer then told Ms. Briggs, “You are on three strikes. We’re gonna have your landlord evict you.”

Cheerleader must compensate school that told her to clap ‘rapist’

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cheerleader-must-compensate-school-that-told-her-to-clap-rapist-2278522. html

Vt. lye victim gets new face at Boston hospital http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/feb/27/vt-lyevictim-gets-new-face-at-boston-hospital/

Playing With Fire: Cycles of Domestic Violence in Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie” http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.17539137.2012.01147.x/full#cccr1147-note-0002

RESOURCES

ARTICLES

CAMPAIGNS AWARE campaign ANAR Foundation’s “Only for Children” campaign http://youtu.be/6zoCDyQSH0o

ANAR Foundation uses lenticular printing to create two different images in response to international day on prevention of child abuse on Nov. 19th. It shows a number to children under 4’5 to see a number to call on the ad.

No Homophobes website http://www.nohomophobes.com/

This website is designed as a social mirror to show the prevalence of casual homophobia in our society. Words and phrases like “faggot,” “dyke,” “no homo,” and “so gay” are used casually in everyday language, despite promoting the continued alienation, isolation and — in some tragic cases — suicide of sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ) youth.

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We no longer tolerate racist language, we’re getting better at dealing with sexist language, but sadly we’re still not actively addressing homophobic and transphobic language in our society.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Bruises/6431049 The brief was a joint effort by AWARE (Association of Women for Action and Research) and The White Ribbon Campaign (an international campaign organised by men to stop violence). The objective was to get witnesses of domestic violence to come forward and make a differen

First Person American

http://www.firstpersonamerican.org/ This website is designed as a social mirror to show the prevalence of casual homophobia in our society. Words and phrases like “faggot,” “dyke,” “no homo,” and “so gay” are used casually in everyday language, despite promoting the continued alienation, isolation and — in some tragic cases — suicide of sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ) youth. We no longer tolerate racist language, we’re getting better at dealing with sexist language, but sadly we’re still not actively addressing homophobic and transphobic language in our society.

TIME LIGHTBOX presents Saa Noami Lewkowicz

http://lightbox.time.com/2013/02/27/photographer-as-witness-a-portrait-of-domestic-violence/#1

Photographer Sara Naomi Lewkowicz has continued to document the story of Maggie and her life since November 2012, when she was the victim of a violent attack by her now ex-boyfriend Shane. In an assignment for TIME in March 2013, Lewkowicz visited Maggie and her family in Alaska to document their life as they continue to move on from the incident.

Donna Ferrato

www.iamunbeatable.com

A famous photographer documenting domestic violence since 1970s during the Batterwed Womens Movement

RESOURCES

PHOTOGRAPHERS

BOOKS

Designing for Social Change by Andrew Shea http://designingforsocialchange.com/

Chen , Ching-In, Leah Lakshmi PiepznaSamarasinha, and Andrea Smith. The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities. South End Press , 2011. Alternative ways to combating violence in the home and ways support groups has helped. Gives a lot of history and a lot of sources of what current and previous studies have shown and what groups are doing now. Goes deeper into problems with DV such as disabilities and minority groups. AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR FREE

SITES IMALIVE @IM_ALIVE

http://www.imalive.org

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More importantly, we recognize the technological age we find ourselves in today and we know that millions of people in crisis will never pick up the phone. We believe that IMAlive is part of the solution to the problem. IMAlive is a live online network that uses instant messaging to respond to people in crisis. People need a safe place to go during moments of crisis and intense emotional pain.

Domestic Violence Documentary Film http://youtu.be/7v2LmM_FO-U

“Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America” is a new documentary film about domestic abuse. The film offers a probing and intimate exploration of the troubling persistence of violence against women in America. The recent economic crisis has contributed to a sharp increase in domestic violence around the country.

Leslie Morgan Steiner: Why domestic violence victims don’t leave http://youtu.be/V1yW5IsnSjo

Leslie Morgan Steiner was in “crazy love” -- that is, madly in love with a man who routinely abused her and threatened her life. Steiner tells the dark story of her relationship, correcting misconceptions many people hold about victims of domestic violence, and explaining how we can all help break the silence. (Filmed at TEDxRainier.)

The Respect Challenge http://youtu.be/3CQqMaYhtls

The Respect Challenge is a Futures Without Violence national online campaign and contest promoting the importance of role models in shaping young lives. Two lucky entrants will earn a donation of $10,000 to a school or nonprofit organization of their choice, as well as a VIP trip to New York City to attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. After the initial entry period (September 10 -- October 12), fans will be invited to vote on 10 finalists who have submitted a compelling written note or a video.

TEDxColumbus 2011 - Theresa Flores - Find a Voice with Soap http://youtu.be/5QW_nsAjweE

Theresa Flores: Find a voice with soap Theresa Flores was your average girl from the Michigan suburbs. And through a simple crush on a classmate, was manipulated into something very dark — human trafficking. In this talk fromTEDxColumbus 2011, she recalls how she became stuck in a cycle of abuse by men much older than her. And she shares how, years late, when returning to a motel where she had been abused, she had an idea — putting an 800 number for the National Human Trafficking Hotline on the bars of soap in the bathroom. She now gives this soap to motels for free in areas where trafficking is common, in hopes that girls like her will find it in the bathroom and call.

5 brave personal stories of domestic abuse http://blog.ted.com/2013/01/25/5-brave-personal-stories-of-domesticabuse/

RESOURCES

RELATED VIDEOS

BYSTANDER LINKS Know Your Power

http://www.know-your-power.org/ Intervene when you hear or see intimate partner abuse. GET help from your RA. CALL the police. MAKE sure the victim is safe. Let the perpetrator know that abuse is NOT acceptable RESPONSE ABILITY PROJECT by MIKE DILBECK http://www.campuspeak.com/speakers/dilbeck In 2007, Mike founded the RESPONSE ABILITY® Project, partnering with renowned academic and researcher Dr. Alan Berkowitz. Mike recently published a book written by Berkowitz on his bystander behavior research. Mike has also produced an award winning DVD package that is being used on more than 250 campuses nationwide and by 40 of the NIC/NPC/PFA organizations • TARGET PROBLEM—any kind of problem—that needs some kind of intervention • TRANSCEND BARRIERS—the powerful thoughts that will be in the way of intervention • TAKE ACTION—any kind of action—to make the difference in a problem situation

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

http://www.nsvrc.org/projects/bystander-intervention-resources#Campaigns_Programs A lot a lot of resources, links that are currently out there. Best bystander source i used.

Step up and Speak out

http://www.stepupspeakout.org/youth/youth-home Start with your self: Be an example to your friends and family about how to solve problems without violence. Step up and get involved:

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Become a peer mentor Create a poster campaign in your school about healthy relationships or use the current Step Up Speak Out posters. Create a public service announcement for your community or use the public service announcements from past Step Up Speak Out campaigns. Participate in your local domestic violence/sexual assault programs awareness activities. Find the program serving your community.

National Center for Injury Prevention http://wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/ncipc.aspx Lots of publications free of charge!

Dating Matters

http://vetoviolence.cdc.gov/datingmatters/ A free online course availaboe to educators and teens about domestic violence in a program series

RESOURCES

GOVT RESOURCES

NATIONALLY KNOWN

Futures Without Violence

http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/ Resources for high school and middle school students

Joyful Heart Foundation

http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/ created by celebrity SVU Mariska Hargitay

National Dating Abuse Helpline www.loveisrespect.org contains safety planning tools

Love Is Not Abuse

www.loveisnotabuse.com includes a free student curriculum on dating and healthy relationships

Men Can Stop Rape

www.mencanstoprape.org resources for young men on standing up to and preventing violence

Start Strong

www.startstrongteens.org Has teen created tools, healthy relationship education resources, and more

Love is Not Abuse

http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/

Love is Respect

http://www.loveisrespect.org/ Has teen resources

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not Cool

www.thatsnotcool.com Speaks about digital abuse and teen textual harassment

One Student

http://onestudent.org/ resources for college students on sexual assault

Teen DV Month

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http://teendvmonth.org/ resources for teens to raise awareness for teens

No More Campaign http://www.nomore.org

NO MORE is a new, overarching symbol, like the pink breast cancer ribbon and the yellow support our troops ribbon, that is bringing together all people, organizations and communities that support ending domestic violence and sexual assault in our society. DOWNLOAD THE TOOL KIT! SUBMIT TO THEIR GALLERY!

One Billion Rising Campaign http://onebillionrising.org/

1 In 3 Women On The Planet Will Be Raped Or Beaten In Her Lifetime. One Billion Women Violated Is An Atrocity. One Billion Women Dancing Is A Revolution. One Billion People In 207 Countries Rose on 14 Feb 2013 Harnessing their Collective Power to Continue Rising & Demanding An End To Violence Against Women & Girls Once & For All

RESOURCES

NEW CAMPAIGNS

ATLANTA RESOURCES CHRIS Kids

http://www.chriskids.org/home-page

Partnership against Domestic Violence http://padv.org/

Renovacion Conyugal http://www.renovacionconyugal.com/

The host of the Teen Summitt of the one I attended. They have a lot of different other conferences throughout the year, something I wish Knoxville would do too. To see the full video of the teen summitt and how it was done, watch the video here. I think everyone can learn something from it Watch the teen summitt https://donate.padv.org/2013-teen-summit--jgm

Wellspring Living https://wellspringliving.org/

Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence www.gcadv.org

Anti-Defamation League http://www.adl.org/

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Healthcare of Atlanta www.choa.org

Christi Paul, CNN Headline News Anchor http://www.hlntv.com/talent/bio/christi-paul

Send her a message, talk to her, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only inspirational, but has been through it.

Men Stopping Violence http://www.menstoppingviolence.org/

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The organization who did an interactive workshop at the beginning, talking about some warning signs while using familiar mass media and videos to talk about the subject

YWCA

https://www.ywcaknox.com/ YWCA offers a domestic violence support group to women every Tuesday at 6pm.

Family Justice Center http://fjcknoxville.com/

The Knoxville Family Justice Center serves domestic violence and sexual assault victims. This comprehensive support center provides co-located services for victims and their children including prosecutors, detectives, clergy and social service professionals.

Sexual Assault Center of East TN http://sacetn.org./

Toll free Crisis line 865-522-5244 For anyone going through a medical exam or recovery, SACETN offers an adovcate to provide support during investigations and prosecution along with assisting victims to geting info.

Child and Family of East TN http://www.child-family.org/

Has a place to stay for teens and young adults, help for alcohol or drug problems, mentor or foster children, and professional counseling for family and people.

UT S.E.E Center http://seecenter.utk.edu/

Distressed Student Protocol hotline for students to call as a bystander intervention 974-HELP. Offers help for welllness, any abuse, sexual assault, or domestic violence cases for students.

UT Forensic Nursing Program

http://www.uthsc.edu/nursing/future%20students/DNP/forensic%20 nursing/ One of the best nursing program because of Ginger Evans creating assessments and programs for nurses to collaborate with government agenices, health care departents, and the justice department in dealing with trauma issues.

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INSPIRATION VIDEO Siberian Campaign against Domestic Violence http://youtu.be/VlhvdTOfDAI http://www.sigurnakuca.net/

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A woman takes a photo of herself everyday in 2012 showing the emotional and physical abuse during the whole year.

Bystander action on preventing violence against women http://youtu.be/4R5KVIPReYs People notice sexism but not enough take action, a VicHealth report on “bystander action on preventing violence against women” shows. Our new infographic tells the story. Read more at http://www. vichealth.vic.gov.au

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INSPIRATION VIDEO Stand Up! - Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Stand for Homophobic Bullying http://youtu.be/lrJxqvalFxM

Irish anti homophobic bullying advertisement, created as part of BeLonG To Youth Services annual Stand Up! LGBT Awareness Weeks. Help us continue our important work click the link to donate. https://www.standup.ie/ donate/

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The campaign promotes friendship amongst young people as a way to combat homophobic bullying. For more information on the campaign please see: http:// www.belongto.org/campaign. aspx

Blind Eye - Case Study https://vimeo.com/58143068 Charity Women’s Aid, are launching a cutting edge advertisement in selected UK cinemas that makes use – for the first time – of 3D technology to raise awareness of domestic violence. The advert, ‘Blind Eye‘, uses 3D stereoscopic technology to allow the viewer to change the story simply by closing one eye. The scene is a woman preparing dinner, and the audience can switch between her on her own and her with her violent partner depending on which eye they close. It lasted 65 seconds and was shown before selected 3D screenings of ‘The

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INSPIRATION VIDEO INSPIRATION VIDEO Textual Harrassment

http://youtu.be/U2gIEqW-lL8

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A woman takes a photo of Digital communication is an integral part of teens lives and this fairly unchartered digital space has created new challenges for teens as they start to experience intimate relationships. Unfortunately, dating abuse in the digital world is increasingly becoming a serious problem unique to the millennial generation of teens.

FOUND ON TUMBLR I CAN’T FORGET WHAT HAPPENED BUT NO ONE ELSE REMEMBERS floats in the reflecting pool as call to create national memorial to survivors of rape and abuse.

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INSPIRATION INSTALLATION

INSPIRATION VIDEO Melissa Harris-Perry

@mharrisperry “Today, I have a letter to a young woman whose name I do not want any of us to know, because we already know too much about her. We already know how she was assaulted and photographed. We know she was shamed via social media. We know she has been bullied since the young men who raped her were found guilty. I do not want us to know her name because she deserves some modicum of privacy as she tries to heal. But I do want her to know that she is not alone. Which is why my letter today is to the 16-year-old Steubenville survivor.”

Dearest Beloved Girl, This letter is an apology. An apology for being an adult who has failed to make the world safe for you. Because you should be safe. Even when you make the sometimes stupid, often naive choices that teens make, you should be safe. Your vulnerability should not invite assault and attack of your body or your spirit. And so I am sorry, because we have failed to teach your male peers that they have no right to touch you without your consent or to use you to meet their needs or to discard you if your victimization does not fit their life plan. I am sorry we have failed you. This letter is also a note of gratitude for your willingness to report this crime, to take the stand, and to endure the viciousness hurled at you this week. I know the words that run in a loop in your mind. Don’t tell. If you tell, no one will believe you. If you tell, everyone will think you are a whore. Sometimes he is the one who says them first, spewing the words like mold spores that grow in the darkness of your silence. Sometimes it’s your own voice telling you, I can’t tell. No one will believe me. It’s the reason 54%of survivors never report the assault. It’s the reason I kept my secret for nearly a decade. But not you, beloved. You demanded the right to be heard. You may have lost your voice that night, but you found it again when you told the truth– even though you knew, didn’t you? You knew just how relentlessly they would try to silence you. You knew that neighbors, and friends, and even members of the national media would mourn the loss of your attackers’ football careers more than the loss of your innocence. You knew that even those who claimed to be sympathetic would pass along the pictures of your assault with a tone deaf voyeurism that seeks to make you a thing instead of a person. I think maybe you knew, or suspected these things, but you spoke out anyway. And that…that is astonishing. And I want to say thank you, because you did what so many of us never find the strength to do. You spoke for yourself. You spoke for the 44% of rape victims who are under 18–and you spoke for my 14-year-old self, who still hears that threat echoing in my head, “Don’t tell. No one will believe you.”

So, this is my apology and this is my gratitude. This is me saying, “I believe you.” And I believe you are inherently valuable. Not as a character in some grotesque news cycle where your assault is all we know, but as a girl with hopes and dreams and ambitions and vulnerabilities and so much more growing up to do. I never need to know your name, but I need you to know you are not alone. Surviving is not a single occurrence, it is a lifetime of making choices that honor you and your right to speak. You have begun surviving. You will continue surviving. And if you ever get down, or wonder how you will go on, take out this letter and read it to yourself. I believe you.

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ARTICLE ON ADIDAS NEO YPULSE

Feb 7, 2013 http://www.ypulse.com/post/view/owning-the-runway-adidas-neo-label-enliststeens-to-curate-its-fashion-show

While most fashion shows are highly stylized and glamorous, they typically don’t feature clothing in an accessible way. Runways don’t always reflect reality, and an outfit on a model is usually not something that consumers can realistically wear. However, that’s not the case with Adidas NEO Label. The youthful, sporty, and fashion forward brand hosted a teen curated fashion show in New York City last night and gave fans the chance to be fashion influencers. After all, they’re the ones who wear the clothes so shouldn’t they have a say in the styling? In this creative approach, teens all over the world were encouraged to create looks from Adidas NEO Label’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection. They were asked to mix and match clothing and accessories and create a Polyvore collage of their favorite outfit. 20,000 teens around the world participated in this project, which tapped into their existing habits of pairing items in an inspiration board format. Then, to reward fans for their engagement, the top 30 looks were featured in the fashion show. Teen bloggers, as well as Selena Gomez, one of the brand’s style ambassadors, chose the best looks and the bloggers were flown to NYC to attend the show. These numerous strategies highlight how brands can effectively engage Millennials since they want to have a say in a company’s creative decisions and they look up to online influencers. Rather than just viewing a lookbook of the latest collection, Millennials want to be part of an experience. Adidas NEO Label made its collection come to life and literally reflected the company’s new campaign to “Live Your Style.” The actual show served as a model for how to tap into the Millennial spirit. Instead of a typical catwalk, the runway was a vertical stage where the models walked down steps and around the audience to form a closer connection with fans. Moreover, multiple screens were used to amplify this unique experience – one featured the models walking around, another showed each Polyvore collage with the items that comprised the look, and the last listed the username of the teen who curated the outfit. The teen bloggers gave input on hair and makeup choices for the show, a teen served as the DJ, and all the models were teens as well. Fans at home could follow #NEOrunway on Twitter and Instagram to see the looks in real-time, and footage of the entire show will be available on Facebook.

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Marketers should pay attention to this approach since today, young adults don’t just want to be consumers, but co-creators. Companies that encourage this behavior will build relationships with fans and can secure them as official or unofficial brand ambassadors. Retailers can host in-store events, but in taking this strategy one step further, they should crowdsource the decisions or creative process. By putting the spotlight on fans, Millennials will be more engaged and interested in interacting with your brand. They’ll also be more likely to inform their friends if a brand does something that’s meaningful and relevant to them.

Domestic violence in Columbia: Victim advocate analyzes issue

The Daily Herald

More than Memphis. More than Nashville. More than Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville and Murfreesboro. Aside from Memphis, which ranks a close second statewide in per capita domestic violence cases, Columbia is far and away the worst city in the state for that category of crime. That fact, presented Tuesday evening to a study session of the Columbia City Council, is drawn from an analysis of crime statistics compiled by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The first question posed by Columbia’s unhappy status as the most dangerous place in Tennessee for domestic violence is obvious — Why? Angela Slack, who broke the news to city council members before asking for a strategic plan to prioritize and address the problem of domestic violence, does not blame esoteric societal or economic issues, or in any way accept that it may be a statistical anomaly. Slack blames the criminal justice system in and around Columbia, from cops on the street and those who supervise them, up and through the district attorney’s office and ultimately to the courts. Whether anyone takes issue with Slack’s indictment of the system — and in coming weeks and months The Daily Herald will examine this complex issue through the range of public employees and officials responsible for attacking it — she is in a unique position to watch the system succeed or fail. For 11 years, Slack has worked with Hope House, the Columbia shelter, support and advocacy organization for victims of domestic violence. “My first paid position at Hope House was as a court advocate, and as soon as I got in there I saw how poorly victims are treated in the system, how people didn’t listen and how everybody seemed to minimize the cases and wanted to dismiss them rather than prosecute them,” Slack said recently. “It’s just a mess.” Now the executive director of Hope House, she said her persistent advocacy over the years has taken a new turn with Columbia’s ascension to the very top of a shameful list. “I’m done being nice about this,” she said. “The city has taken baby steps in trying to address the issue of domestic violence,” she continued. “I don’t mean to sound arrogant or egotistical, but quite honestly those baby steps have all been taken because I have pushed and pushed and pushed. And I’m pretty sure they’ve taken them only because they’re sick of hearing me call, they’re sick of getting my emails, they’re sick of me. “And,” she said, “they know I’m not going away.” Slack, who said she has searched hard for answers to the still-increasing problem of domestic violence in Columbia, found “a circle of blame” — one that encompasses all those whose task it is to fight crime in the city. “Law enforcement will tell you that it doesn’t matter what they do, the DA is going to drop the ball,” she said. “The DA’s going to tell you law enforcement didn’t give them what they needed, or the best they can get is whatever because the judge won’t do any more.” Nearly 50 percent of all domestic violence cases that go through the court system are dismissed, she explained, and the main reason is the victim’s response to legal action following a complaint.

Feb 19, 2013 http://columbiadailyherald.com/sections/ news/local-news/domestic-violence-columbia-victim-advocate-analyzes-issue. html

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Oscar Pistorius and the Global System of Deadly Misogyny THE NATION

Feb 20, 2013 http://www.thenation.com/blog/173033/ oscar-pistorius-and-global-death-cult-misogyny#

A professional athlete; a home with an arsenal of firearms; a dead young woman involved in a long-term relationship with her killer. In November, her name was Kasanda Perkins and the man who shot her was Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher. Now her name is Reeva Steenkamp, killed by Olympic sprinter and double amputee Oscar “the Blade Runner” Pistorius. We don’t know whether Pistorius is guilty of murdering a woman he claims to have deeply loved or is guilty merely of being an unbelievably irresponsible gun owner, firing four bullets into the door of his bathroom in an effort to hit an imagined burglar. We do know that this is either an all-too-familiar story of a man and the woman he dated and then killed, or it’s the story of a man who thought a burglar had penetrated the electrified fence that surrounded his gated community to break into his house and use his toilet. Two days before Steenkamp’s death, there were protests outside of the South African parliament about the failures of the state to adjudicate the unsolved rapes and murders of women across the country. As the executive director of the Rape Crisis Centre Kathleen Dey said on February 12, “There are no overnight cures to the scourge of rape that is affecting South Africa. We have the highest instance of rape in the world and we cannot continue in this way.” The official statistics are shocking. Every seventeen seconds a woman is raped in South Africa yet just one out of nine women report it and only 14 percent of perpetrators are convicted. The Rape Crisis Centre and other organizations are starved for funds, with the demand for social services, counseling and even HIV tests far outstripping their capacity. There have also had to be demonstrations against what the Women’s League of the African National Congress has termed “femicide.” In this country of 50 million people, three women a day are killed by their partners. When news of Steenkamp’s death became frontpage news across the country, it pushed out ongoing headlines of the February 2 Western Cape gang rape and mutilation of a 17-year-old girl named Anene Booysen. Before her death, Booysen identified one of her perpetrators: it was someone she both trusted and knew. This is hardly a South African problem, of course. We are confronting nothing less than a global system of brutal misogyny. Too many men across the world see too many women as repositories of their rage, frustration, narcissism or simply their will to enact violence. The World Health Organization’s reports that depending on the country, anywhere from “15% (Japan) to 71% (Ethiopia) of women report physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lives.” Like in South Africa, every statistic on this issue must be viewed with skepticism because of the transnational stigmas and shame that silence women who have survived. In the United States, rape culture and the rape it produces have been normalized to the point where Notre Dame athletes accused of rape can take the field for a national championship football game without a peep from the sports pages. It’s a country where Fox News host Bob Beckel can ask incredulously, “When’s the last time you heard about rape on a college campus?” It’s a country, and a world, where people are now saying enough is enough.

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It’s a global problem that will get solved only with a global response if we want to even dream of a world where violence against women is a relic of history. That’s the sentiment behind initiatives like “One Billion Rising to End Violence Against Women and Girls,” and this kind of brave solidarity and support is extremely welcome. This very solidarity was displayed by Reeva Steenkamp herself just before her death. Distraught over the murder of Anene Booysen, Steenkamp sent out an instragam message. It read, “I woke up in a happy safe home this morning. Not everyone did. Speak out against the rape of individuals in SA. RIP Anene Booysen.” Short of a billion of us rising, happy and safe homes will not be a reality for the women of the world. It should be. We have to act now unless we want to keep telling the stories of Kasandra Perkins, Anene Booysen and Reeva Steenkamp over and over again, only with different names.

Domestic violence in Columbia: Victim advocate analyzes issue

The Daily Herald

Feb 19, 2013 http://columbiadailyherald.com/sections/ news/local-news/domestic-violence-columbia-victim-advocate-analyzes-issue. html

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There are more domestic violence cases per person in Columbia than in any other city in the entire state of Tennessee.

ARTICLE ON NO MORE RAWSTORY

Match 13, 2013 http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/13/ survey-half-of-all-young-people-know-a-victim-of-sexualassault-or-domestic-violence/

A survey released Wednesday by the advocacy coalition No More found that 51 percent of young people ages 15 to 22 know someone who has experienced domestic violence or sexual assault. The survey, one of the first of its kind to quantify dating violence among young people, found that 44 percent of both young men and women know someone who has been a victim of domestic violence and 30 percent know someone who has been a victim of sexual assault. Monika Hostler, who serves as the executive director of the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, told Raw Story, “What I told people working on the poll is that the data wasn’t shocking to me, what was shocking was that we got the resources to get the data.” The survey found talking about violent behaviors was believed to be a good means of preventing it. Interestingly, African-Americans were far more likely to talk with friends or family about partner abuse than either whites or Hispanics. The survey goes on to point out that while a majority of men, 62 percent, matched young women in saying they would be willing to intervene in domestic violence against a stranger, they were also far less likely to understand behaviors of abuse, such as stalking or controlling behavior. “The thing that I aways say is accountability for young people looks very different from accountability for adults. So for me that means really doing the hard work for people who felt like it was okay to re-post and re-engage in this kind of behavior,” Hostler said. “I think the general public is going to be shocked,” she continued. The release of the survey data coincides with the beginning of the trial against two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio who are accused of gang raping a 16-year-old girl. The case has garnered national attention, and some hackers even posted what was allegedly evidence of a local high school student describing the attack just hours after it occurred. Hostler sympathized with “the young girl who was, in my opinion, raped both physically but also continuously re-victimized through the re-posting rampantly in social media, but that’s the other thing. If we didn’t have social media, would we really be talking about this case? So it’s a Catch-22, the effect social media has had. For this young girl, I’m sorry social media exists.” The recent debate over renewing the Violence Against Women Act highlights the fact that legislators simply don’t have a good understanding of exactly how many people are affected. “Quite frankly, I do believe that people care about violence against women, but they don’t think that the frequency is real,” Hostler said. “While they know that it’s wrong, and that it happens, I think that it is easier for politicians — and the general public — they think there are only a few people, the unmentionables, who experience this. ”

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The survey found that 53 percent thought it would be difficult to help a victim of dating violence and 40 percent said they didn’t know what to do if they witnessed such an act of violence happening.

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CHILD & FAMILY POETRY EVENT

FAVE BRANDS

FAVE SHOWS

FAVE CELEBS

FAVE APPS/GAMES

Led Zepplin, Beatles, Who, Mushroomhead, Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold, Miss may I, etc Happy Jump, Happy Fall Ray William johnson, Niga higa Kimbra, Martin freeman, benefit cumberbatch, facebook, songza, 8tracks, the silent age chris hemsworth, tom huddleston

Instragram, Twitter

Doctor Who, Sherlock, Castle, Pretty Little Lairs, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, Anton Yelchin, 16 Roxy, Guess, 5Fingers, Evolv Carry Diaries, Torchwood Ryan Gosling Instragram, Photosynth Corey Taylor, Chris Fehn, Sid Wilson, Mick Youtube, Google THompson, Joey Jordison

Fare-obb Doctor Who, Touch, Psych, Monk, Sherlock

angry birds, sims 3

twitter, instragram, flixter

dj earworm, kkimberly freeman voltaire, fdragonfable, jewels, flipline games, mabinogi danisnot ontie, amzing phil, charlie is so cool like, rewdiepie,kickthepj,sampepper,domincfear, smosh,omfgitsjackanddean,nerimon,crabstickz, improveverywhere,superamazingproject, iamcyr, kevjumba,ragenineteen,bryarlybishop, amnesia,portal,minecraft,mario bros, captainimaginery,jenxthejinx,russmonkey86, swoozie06,tomska,bribryontour,vlogbrothers pokemon,, kingdonhearts, zelda,

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16 RUDE, Apple DC, NEFF, Vans, Nike, Adidas, Apple, Burton, Forum Snowboard, Subara, RedBull, 16 Monster Tripp, Dead Yhmads, Social Collison, Apple, Lip Service, 18 Demonia 18 American Eagle Apple, Urban Outfitters, 17 Madcloth forever 21, american eagle, sony, LG, apple, ralph laruen 17 (polo)

17 Forever 21, Toms

Project runway, faceoff justin bieber, machine gun kelly the office, arrested development, breaking bad, the walking dead, the old twilight zone episodes, fringe, the xfiles, 30 rock james franco, zooey deschanel, alex jones the walking dead, legend of korra, spongebob

Top Gear, Sports Natron, Travis Pastrana, Lecrae, Andy Mineo, KB, Ken Regular Show Block

F 18 snorg tees

doctor who, merlin, sherlock BBC, torchwood, buffy the vampire slayer, angel, dexter, supernatural, adventure time

15 apple, tripp

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COURAGEOUS, WILL YOU WRITE A SKIT FOR OUR FLASH MOB IN MARKET SQUARE? I KNOW IM CRAZY BUT LETS DO IT So I would make sure to note that domestic violence is a pattern, so it is important for people to understand its not a one time thing but a huge controlling factor and happens as a pattern on a daily/weekly basis and can be verbal, physical, financially, sexual, etc. Yesterday, spoke with the S.E.E Center at UT, one of the stats they told me were that that there were only 14 reported cases around campus in the past 4 years. Spoke to Evelyn from YWCA shes been around for 15 years, in the many hundreds, she has only known 1 abuser to “change” his behavior, which just emphasizes that earlier prevention is better She said there were 13 murrders (domestic violence related) last year (or 2010). for every murder, it costs taxpayers $1 million dollars to trial. So $13 million, which could been used for over 120 Knoxville homes for families (an average is 100,000 in Knoxville) because she said they have to turn away 30-50 people each month. The Knoxville Police Department and Knox County Sheriff ’s office responded to more than one domestic violence related call every 30 minutes in 2010; 19,043 total, the highest annual figure to date, compared to 17,951 in 2009, and 16,400 a year earlier. **-- Evenlyn says, if you then add up the number of calls, two officers respond at high risk calls, and usually a backup car goes, so 4 cops have to visit each call, and how much are cops paid? in 1870- the human society came into being 1880ish- children society came into (so children were thought 2nd) the first womens shelther didn’t happen until after the battered women’s movement in 1970s

This is an article in Metro Pulse http://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/feb/23/knoxvilles-growing-crisis-domestic-violence/ Domestic violence i more cases per person in Columbia, TN http://columbiadailyherald.com/sections/news/local-news/domestic-violence-columbia-victim-advocate-analyzes-issue.html One reasons why cases don’t go to far in trial: Abusers can plead “no plead” and have as many hearings until they plead or until the victim gets tired and drops the case.

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-Why’d you do that??? -Because you’re acting stupid!! I told you what would happen the next time you embarrass me in public! Just wait until we get home! -Even after this, she still won’t leave him… - This is the way her father “loved” her

mother.

Scene 2: (A female on the ground crying as if she’s just been hurt. A young man standing over her- A small group of people gathered nearby, repeating the phrase: “WHY DOES SHE STAY?” -NO!!! WE’RE ASKING THE WRONG QUESTIONS!!! WHY Does HE ABUSE???

-A staggering amount of violent offenders, regardless of gender, reported they were victims of physical or sexual violence or lived in a violent home.

-An even more staggering amount of cases much worse than this will go unreported.

It’s time to STEP UP.

-She lies awake at night---What can I do? -Where will I go? -Who will I stay with? -What about the Children?? -What about the CHILDREN??

-Researchers who polled more than 1,400 seventh graders found that more than 37 percent of 11to 14-year olds had been the victim of some form of psychological violence. - Nearly one in six reported they had fallen prey to physical violence while in an ongoing relationship It’s time to STEP UP!

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Scene 1: (An argument ensues, involving a young couple in the middle of the square. The argument gradually increases in volume and comes to an abrupt end when the male slaps a to-go drink out of the female’s hands spilling onto the ground.) -Bystanders will begin to pay attention-

Scene 3: (Two younger females begin a mischievous conversation that ends in…“Watch how mad he gets when I flirt with HIS best friend.”)

- 7% of 7th graders polled strongly agreed that it was okay for a boy to hit his girlfriend under the right circumstances, such as “a girl who makes her boyfriend jealous on purpose.”

-Interestingly, 50% strongly agreed that it was OK for a girl to hit her boyfriend in the same situation. -According to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 percent of American high school students reported to have been physically abused by their boyfriend, or girlfriend.

-YEA…YEA…YEA Statistics are great, but what does that have to do with me?

-Or me? Or Him? Or Her? Or Me? Or Them? Or ME? -It affects us as a community.

-In Knoxville, there were 13 domestic violence related murders in 2010. -For each and every murder, it costs taxpayers $1 million dollars to send that suspect to trial. -The Knoxville Police Department and Knox County Sheriff’s office responded to over 19,000 domestic violence-related calls in 2010. -That’s more than one every 30 minutes; the highest annual figure to date. ---It’s time to STEP UP!! -Domestic Violence cases are at an all time high and the only way to fight back is to STEP UP. -It’s time to stop being afraid or unwilling to have these conversations with our young people. -Teach them what a healthy relationship should be and never settle for anything less. -Their lives depend on it.

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ALSO WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT CURRENT TOPICS AND OTHER ABUSE STORIES WE’VE SEEN. AWESOME.

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DID YOU KNOWS ITS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH?! WE NEED IMPROVERS to raise awareness through flash mob skit performances about domestic violence/sexual assault. This is inclusive (men,women,lgbtq,etc) and will be a way to just get people in Knoxville to think about domestic violence/sexual assault. ^^^^SCHEDULE^^^^ Monday: Will upload video of choreograph (so you can learn it at the comfort of yo home!) Wednesday: Tara will be available to go over it with anyone if you have questions (free all day) 615-713-8426 Friday: Meet at 4pm World’s Fair Park (at that large white amphitheater) will make sure we are all on the same page and then perform! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ __________________________ So what will you get out of it? a Free shirt/buttons + new knowledge on how to stand up against violence + being part of a new launching volunteer based website that will be promoted and developed for future UT students and high school programing + being famous ___________________________ Here’s what this last flash performance will be based off of http://vimeo.com/62965959 This was done in Mid TN at a high school, created for us to do! *******So invite everyone and anyone******** yeah, I just need free people and a few photogs/videographers (3-4) to document every angle and process

Some inspiration What we did in market square (some clips) http://youtu.be/LE1CjdIm8OI & One Billion Rising http://onebillionrising.org/ For this flash mob, it has to beat this flash mob ->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhYyAa0VnyY

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STEP UP FLASH MOB IN MARKET SQUARE? APRIL 19

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AFTER THOUSANDS OF NAME CHANGES AND CONSIDERATIONS.... STEP UP CAMPAIGN->IMPOWER->IMPROVE->WEIMPROVE

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PANIC MODES + TOO MANY IDEAS

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TALKING TO MY TEACHER MANY TIMES HELPED WITH A MORE DIRECT BETTER APPROACH TO THIS AND MORE SPECIFIC

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GET A LOT OF HELP

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only thing that ever has.

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SHARE THE IDEAS

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Direct. Distract. Do. Created by students handwriting and thoughts. Also a Twitter/Instagram hashtag to join the conversation or to start it within their own schools

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http://www.weimprove.org/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Improve/634188656595869 https://twitter.com/we_improve

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Hashtag: #weimprove Instagram: we_improve

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FINAL SHIRTS BUTTONS STICKERS

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AFTER THESIS TALK After doing thesis, I feel like I could tackle any other social issue. I did this as a personal experiment too to see if I could do a project for more than just one semester and if social design is what I want to do for the rest of my career or for only for a short time. It tested my limits and pushed me further than any other project. I not only excceeded in the minimum requirements, but I’ve felt I’ve accomplished a lot in just a semester by redoing the name, collaborating, having not just one flash mob, but two. Its affected the way I’ll look at other projects and will not be afraid to experiment. I’ve always been less risky in the past so I believe its brought out the best and worst of my ideas and design. Mentally, its been difficult in handling this, but I think it was successful because I tried to involve the community as much as possible and I didn’t learn just about branding or how to organize flash mobs (still suck at it) I learned what it really takes to do community projects especially following designers like Vicky and Nourah in their workshops this semester. Of course if i had more time, I’d consider making more print, adding more branding material and everything to it and would do more flash mob testing and get the feedback from the non-profits!

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED! Becky Garland from SACETN Ginger Evans from UT Jerry Adams from UT Amy Canfield from Child & Family Donna Morris from Child & Family Lee Hutchinson from Knox Alex Schnelle from Alpha Chi Omega Timothy DeLoach from Chriskids in ATL Christi Paul from CNN in ATL Evelyn from the YWCA Mary Ellen Knight at the YWCA Christy Hickman from S.E.E Center Laura Bryant from S.E.E Center Ashley Blamey from S.E.E Center Miranda Gottlieb from UT Courageous from Knoxville Poetry Nessa from UT joyanna from Pellissippi Partnership Against Domestic Violence in ATL ALSO TO THE FRIENDS WHO HELPED WITH FLASH MOBS! :) Stacy Austin Heil for letting me use Studio 212 in Maryville,TN for screenrprinting My classmates, my teachers Deb Shmerler Baldwin Lee, Jane Pope, Eric Smith.

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Printed with Fed Ex Designed by Tara Sripunvoraskul Fonts: Universe & Baskerville Photography: Tara Sripunvoraskul

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