[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Sexual Violence on Campus Awareness Conference April 2

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

 

 

For Immediate Release:  March 23, 2011

 

Durham Hosts Sexual Violence on Campus Awareness Conference April 2

Free Event to Focus on Educating College Women about Sexual Assault, Rape, and Domestic Violence

 

What:              "Bridging the Gaps: A Focus on Innovations" - A Conference Addressing Sexual Violence on College and University Campuses

 

Who:               Mayor's Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Rape Task Force; City of Durham Human Relations Department; Durham County Government; Durham Crisis Response Center (DCRC); North Carolina Central University; Durham Technical Community College; Duke University Women's Center; and North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA) 

 

When:             Saturday, April 2, 2011

Registration from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Workshops from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

Where:            Holton Career and Resource Center

                        401 N. Driver Street

Durham, N.C.  27703

 

Fast Facts:

·         The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 20 to 25 percent of college women in the United States experience attempted or completed rape while in college. This event will focus on the need for college women to get educated about the issues surrounding sexual assault, rape, and domestic violence.

 

·         Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell's Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Rape Task Force was created three years ago and is co-chaired by Council Member Mike Woodard and City of Durham Human Relations Director Yvonne Peña. During this task force's monthly meetings, members have expressed a strong interest in creating a day-long conference to reach out to college women about this pervasive issue. As part of that interest, the Campus Subcommittee of this task force has partnered with Durham County Government; Durham Crisis Response Center (DCRC); North Carolina Central University; Durham Technical Community College; Duke University Women's Center; and North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA) to produce this conference.

 

·         There will also be a number of different workshops offered during the conference, including:

o   Student-on-Student Sexual Assault: Ten Critical Practices 

o   Building Commitment to an Underserved Community: Students with Disabilities and Sexual Violence

o   Creating Effective Law Enforcement-Advocate Collaborations 

o   Campus Safety Audit: A Query into Best Practice Methodology for Sexual Assault/Relationship Violence Policies and Procedures

o   One Act: A New Bystander Education Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

o    My Body, My Temple: Tools for Supporting a Sexual Assault Survivor

 

·         This conference is free and open to the public and lunch as well as snacks will be provided. However, attendees are asked to pre-register to attend the conference by Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at https://sites.google.com/site/campussexualassault/.

 

·         For more information about this conference, including the list of presenters and a complete schedule, visit https://sites.google.com/site/campussexualassault/ or contact Peña at (919) 560-4107, ext. 24245 or via e-mail at Yvonne.Pena at DurhamNC.gov.  

 

·         For more information about the Mayor's Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Rape Task Force, visit www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/Relations/Mayors_Task_Force.cfm. 

 

About the Human Relations Department

The City of Durham's Human Relations Department strives to improve race and human relations in the City by working to eliminate discrimination in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodations; and by prioritizing community outreach and educational activities to meet the needs of Durham's citizens. To learn more, visit www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/Relations. 

 

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