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New England Domestic Violence Regional Forum

October 29th 2004
John Hancock Conference Center, 40 Trinity Place, Boston

Keynote Speakers:
Andrea Cabral, Suffolk County Sheriff
Sydney Hanlon, Presiding Justice, Dorchester Division, Boston Municipal Court Department

Panel:
Moderator: Sujata Warrier, PhD, New York State Office for the Prevention of Violence (Recipient of "Rev. Cheng Imm Tan Outstanding Visionary Award", ATFADV Silk Road Gala 2004)

Panel Title: "Building Bridges: Eliminating Barriers

"Panelists:
David Adams, Co-Director, Emerge
Kim Gaddy, Sergeant Detective, Sexual Assault Unit, Boston Police Department
Zenobia Lai, Manager, Asian Outreach Unit, Greater Boston Legal Services
Hyun Jung Lee, Bilingual Advocate, Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
Beth Merachnik, Senior Trial Counsel/Assistant Attorney Genera, Criminal Bureau of the Attorney General's Office

Breakout Session #1
Title: "Confronting the Issue: Awareness, Prevention, and Advocacy"
Focus: Social service support and DV advocacy, cultural sensitivity and community education
Facilitator: Lucille Persing, Director of Direct Services, Asian Task Force

Title: "Law and Order"
Focus: Police Intervention and Enforcement.
Facilitator: Paul Porter, Police Chief, Randolph Police Department


Breakout Session #2
Title: "Legal Relief"
Focus: Protection, and the perspectives of prosecutors and defense.
Facilitators: Judge John T. Lu, Associate Justice, Boston Municipal Court/ Suzanne Kontz, Assistant DA, Middlesex County

Title: "Rebuilding Lives"
Focus: Stabilization services and Empowerment
Facilitator: Janet Fine, Executive Director, Massachusetts Office of Victim Assistance (MOVA)
Eve Ensler
3rd Annual Business Women's Breakfast (2004)
 
On December 12, 2003, Eve Ensler, internationally lauded author of "The Vagina Monologues" and "Necessary Targets" and founder of V-Day -a global movement that helps anti-violence organizations throughout the world - performed for over 200 in attendance at the Evos Art Institute in Lowell, Massachusetts. This event was a benefit for the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK), and Rape Crisis Services of Greater Lowell (RCSGL), both dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence in the Greater Lowell community.
   
On the evening of the event, Ms. Ensler's performance included new works that focus on the plight of international women suffering from rape and torture during wartime, called "Vagina Warriors". She is best known for her work as the founder of V-Day that originated out of her work "The Vagina Monologues," which is a series of profiles of women discussing their relationships and experiences with their own bodies.
   
Ms. Ensler is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship Award in Playwriting, the Berrilla-Kerr Award for Playwriting, the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, and the Jury Award for Theater at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, as well as the 2002 Amnesty International Media Spotlight Award for Leadership and The Matrix Award (2002).
 
 



 
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