What an exciting month right? All these different organizations and corporate companies are taking a stand against domestic violence, I think it's incredible. One in particular has over 6 different programs that help young girls deal with domestic abuse. It encourages and empowers them to talk about it, learn about it, and help others get out of it.
I am going to touch on every single project and give you a little information about each of them. I hope that you will support and even volunteer to help with any program that deals with domestic abuse this month. It is a touchy subject and one that needs to be addressed!
Love is Not Abuse Curriculum is a step-by-step guide to teaching high school students about teen dating violence. According to the Liz Claiborne, Inc, "Using literature and poetry, this program provides teachers with the tools to teach about this sensitive subject and is intended to be taught in either Health or English/Language Arts classes"
Liz Claiborne would like for the curriculum to be distributed across the country to educate many young teenagers about the issue as possible. They have teamed up with the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. (FCCLA), a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education in public and private schools through grade 12, and other partners, over 1,400 schools across 50 states and the District of Columbia will have taught the curriculum by February 2009.
The New Curriculum includes loveisrespect.org, The National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline.
For a list of schools that provide the curriculum, click here. To request a copy of the curriculum, click here.
To learn more about the Love is Not Abuse Program, please e-mail: loveisnotabuse@liz.com
Loveisrespect.org, The National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline in partnership with Liz Claiborne sponsored a "Love is Respect" Video Contest, based on the "Teen Dating Bill of Rights" theme, "Love is Respect", which offered a provacative way of teens to express their feelings on domestic violence in a creative way.This contest took place in December to raise awareness of teen dating abuse.
The Winner was Ashley Hoyle of Kansas. (Picutred with Tim Gunn, Jaslene Gonzales, and Sheryl Cates, CEO OF National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline)
Image Credit: Liz Claiborne, Inc "Love is Respect'" Video Contest
Liz Claiborne, Inc and it's partners joined forces on December 2, 2008 for "It's Time to Talk Day" to create a greater diaglogue about domestic Violence. According to Liz Claiborne, Inc, " Around the country, talk radio, government officials, domestic violence advocates, businesses, schools and the public-at-large will take a moment - or more - to talk openly about an issue that affects nearly one in three women at some point in their lifetime. In fact, millions of talk radio listeners around the country were reached with the message since the inception of It’s Time To Talk Day in 2004.
Here are Some Great Ideas From Liz Claiborne, Inc website:
Take a moment to talk about domestic violence:
At work, ask your employer to address this issue and help employees who are in need by putting domestic violence hotline numbers in common spaces (i.e. lunch rooms, bathrooms, bulletin boards).
Ask at your local school to see if the issue of dating violence is being addressed and urge them to adopt the Love Is Not Abuse curriculum to prevent teen dating violence.
Contact your local domestic violence organization to find out what they need – beyond money, they might need household goods, toys, cloths and other things you might be able to provide.
Click here for more ideas on how you can get involved.
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