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If you are in an abusive relationship, there is help
CALL:
IF YOU ARE IN IMMEDICATE DANGER CALL: 911
YWCA Crisis Hotline: 1-757-622-4300
Virginia Family Violence & Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-838-8238
National Teen Dating Helpline: 1-866-331-9474
Rape, Abuse & Incest Hotline: 1-800-656-4573
Not Sure What You Can Do?.........
Take a moment to help those who need a connection to safety. Here's one way you can help and it won't cost you a cent. If you get a new cell phone this holiday, donate your old cell phone and give someone a lifeline. Here's one way to donate:
http://aboutus.verizonwireless.com/communityservice/Hopeline_PressKit.pdf
January 14 - We want to thank the Girl Scouts for inviting us to their lock-in last night. Such a great group of girls and women. That brings us to 410 students who have heard the "Refuse Abuse" program this school year.
We are looking forward to Tallwood High School in February.
Education Program
Ubasti offers a dating abuse prevention program to schools and youth organizations. 1 in 4 young women will experience violence in her dating years. Ubasti's goal is to stop dating abuse and stop a cycle of violence from starting. This program is free of charge and we'd like to present the program to your school or youth group. Please email Ubasti at: Ubastinfo@gmail.com for more information.
Today's Wise Woman:
"The universe cannot sustain itself without full justice and equality for women in all aspects of life. "
Zainab Salbi (Baghdad, Iraq; Founder & CEO, Women for Women International)
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Presidential Proclamation--National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, 2011
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Our Nation must continue to confront rape and other forms of sexual violence as a deplorable crime. Too many victims suffer unaided, and too many offenders elude justice. As we mark National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, we recommit to building a society where no woman, man, or child endures the fear of assault or the pain of an attack on their physical well being and basic human dignity.
Despite reforms to our legal system, sexual violence remains pervasive and largely misunderstood. Nearly one in six American women will experience an attempted or completed rape at some point in her life, and for some groups, rates of sexual violence are even higher. Almost one in three American Indian and Alaska Native women will be sexually assaulted. Young women ages 16 to 24 are at greatest risk, and an alarming number of young women are sexually assaulted while in college. Too many men and boys are also affected. With each new victim and each person still suffering from an attack, we are called with renewed purpose to respond to and rid our Nation of all forms of sexual violence.
Sexual assault is considered to be the most underreported violent crime in America, and criminal justice responses vary widely across our country. Some communities have developed highly trained, coordinated teams who understand the nature of sexual assault and can respond with compassionate understanding. In other places, victims hesitate to report these crimes because they fear the criminal justice system will respond with skepticism or fail to bring the perpetrator to justice. We must ensure our police, prosecutors, and courts treat victims with the seriousness and respect they need and deserve. We must do more to provide services that help victims recover from the trauma of sexual assault. And ultimately, we must prevent sexual assault before it happens.
Under Vice President Joe Biden's leadership, my Administration is committed to engaging a broad spectrum of Federal agencies and community partners to prevent sexual assault, support victims, and hold offenders accountable. The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women is leading the Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative to improve the way sexual assault survivors are served. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is funding innovative prevention campaigns that engage bystanders in reducing sexual assault, and the Department of Education is working to combat sexual violence at schools and universities. We will continue to support new approaches that show promise in changing cultural attitudes toward sexual violence and preventing these crimes.
Each victim of sexual assault represents a sister or a daughter, a nephew or a friend. We must break the silence so no victim anguishes without resources or aid in their time of greatest need. We must continue to reinforce that America will not tolerate sexual violence within our borders. Likewise, we will partner with countries across the globe as we work toward a common vision of a world free from the threat of sexual violence, including as a tool of conflict. Working together, we can reduce the incidence of sexual assault and heal lives that have already been devastated by this terrible crime.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2011 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. I urge all Americans to support victims and work together to prevent these crimes in their communities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
BARACK OBAMA
YOUR Q & A
Q: We are often asked, where did the company name come front?
A: Thanks for the question! Ubasti is the name of the Egyptian cat goddess who was said to be the protector of women and children.
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