http://www.safe4all.org/news/ Stop Abuse For Everyone News OpenACS 5.0 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:03:21 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/rss-support/images/openacs_logo_rss.gif http://www.safe4all.org/news/ 126 48 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=69814 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=69814 We are proud to announce that SAFE Speaker John Hamel will be giving the keynote address and conduct two workshops to over 100 facilitators at the Batterer's Education Program Conference in Waterloo/Cedar Rapids, Iowa on November 6. John's address will explore issues relevant to working with men who batter along with its controversial issues. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:03:21 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68691 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68691 Ms. Overberg began working with victims in the early 1960's through a program of the Providence, RI School System. She found that many of the children who had emotional, academic and acting out problems came from violent homes,and she worked primarily with their mothers. During that time, Ms. Overberg went back to school and got her bachelors degree. From there she went to Miami, attended Barry University and worked with the elderly, many of whom were being battered by their children. After graduating with an MSW, she drove to California with the goal of living and working in different parts of the state, which she says she has ?pretty well accomplished.? After working with the mentally ill at a YWCA, she then spent the remainder of her career working with family violence, sexual assault, rape and stalking victims. From 1984 to presently, she has had positions as the CEO of various organizations, including the Valley Oasis in Lancaster where she opened the first and only shelter for battered men in the country. She was working with an agency in Salinas which was first called the Women's Crisis Center and is now known as the Central Coast Crisis Center and advertises that it serves all ages, genders and families in need.She currently works with the Men's Center in San Diego to help maintain services to men throughout San Diego and Orange Counties. Specialized Topics: * Forming Community Agency Collaborative's * Establishing a Co-Ed Shelter Program * How to Sell Your Program to the Funding Agencies Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:22:46 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68785 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68785 Stop Abuse For Everyone now has a Chapter in Washington. We will be announcing more about this most recent addition to the SAFE organization soon. Here is their contact info.: SAFE-WA P O Box 1342 White Salmon, WA 98672-1342 Phone: 1-360-989-1411 E-mail: safe.waus@yahoo.com Mark Fearing: Executive Director Welcome to SAFE-WA Board of Directors and to Mark, and thank you all for your commitment to "Stop Abuse For Everyone"! Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:59:09 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68703 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68703 Linda Mills, member of SAFE Speaker's Bureau gives a major interview! Linda was on NPR's Diane Rehm show this morning to discuss her book. The interview went very well!! Hear the interview here: http://wamu.org/programs/dr/ Linda's website: http://www.violentpartners.com/resources.html SAFE Speaker's Bureau link: http://www.safe4all.org/speakers Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:48:32 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68407 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68407 P.E.A.C.E. 4 ALL (SAFE-IL) is hosting their second Annual Rummage and Treasure Tent Sale. The sale will be held at 3104 S. Country Club Road in Woodstock on August 7th, 8th and 9th from 8 am ? 7 pm each day. All proceeds and donations will be used to support victims of family violence. Donations for the rummage and treasure tent sale may be dropped off at 44 N. Virginia Street in Crystal Lake on August 4th, 5th and 6th. Items needed include: gently used clothing, household good, baby items, furniture and toys. Monetary and gift card donations from individuals, businesses and organizations are also greatly appreciated. To donate large items, such as furniture, please call 815-455-2457. Be sure to mark the dates and join us for a shopping adventure where you?ll be sure to find some incredible deals! For more information, contact P.E.A.C.E. 4 ALL at 815-455-2457 http://www.peace4allonline.org/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:19:53 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68336 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68336 July, 2008 Dear SAFE supporter: Current economic conditions have caused many of our dedicated supporters to curtail the customary and generous support SAFE relies on. As a result SAFE faces a serious revenue shortfall. And yet, SAFE?s important mission must continue. Victims of domestic violence can?t wait. SAFE needs your help! Stop Abuse for Everyone is a 501(c)3 non-profit agency committed to assisting those suffering domestic abuse, i.e., straight men, GLBT victims, teens, and the elderly. As you know, SAFE does not discriminate, upholding our motto that no victim is left behind because of gender, age, religion, race or ethnicity. Selected as one of the 50 most promising strategy programs (http://mcgruff.stores.yahoo.net/50strattopre.html) in the nation to prevent domestic violence by the National Crime Prevention Council. Your generous donation, whatever the amount, supports our award-winning website, our nationally distributed brochures, SAFE support groups and perpetuates the work of SAFE International. We are also developing a nationally based support program with an innovative approach that we believe has the potential to reach many individuals without access to services where they currently live. Through the support of donors like you, direct services are made available through SAFE chapters in New Hampshire, Illinois and Washington, and allows SAFE the financial means to develop more chapters throughout the U.S and the world. Please help SAFE continue our mission to stop abuse for everyone. Donations may be made online at our website (http://www.safe4all.org/donate/) or through the mail at the address above. On behalf of all the victims and survivors of domestic abuse whose lives improve because of your commitment to them, we thank you! Sincerely, SAFE International Board Jade Rubick, President Lee Newman, Executive Director Ira Steitfeld Sheila Smith Jack Turteltaub Reid Vanderburgh P.S. Please take a moment now to help make a difference. http://www.safe4all.org/donate P.P.S. If you would like to designate funds for a particular chapter location please indicate this on the memo section of your check or online donation. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:16:48 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68331 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=68331 http://www.wirenh.com/Features/Cover_Stories/could_the_Epping_murders_have_been_prevented?_200807033016.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:20:49 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=67507 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=67507 A radical new take on the crisis of intimate abuse, Violent Partners argues that as a culture we misunderstand the root causes and basic effects of abuse, and until that changes there is no hope of fixing the problem. Dr. Linda Mills challenges assumptions, tears down myths, and offer solutions, all the while telling riveting stories of couples who have conquered violence in their relationships. In Violent Partners, she describes several programs that hold promise for addressing intimate abuse, one of which is SAFE, Stop Abuse For Everyone! Visit the book's website for more information. http://www.violentpartners.com/ Congratulations Linda on your groundbreaking work! We are proud to have you as one of our brilliant Speakers. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:49:42 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=67465 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=67465 SAFE-NH is back online after only a short down-time, thanks to our volunteer Webmaster Rico Arico. The changes to our site are laying the groundwork for innovations in our outreach and direct service initiatives encompassing the entire SAFE organization. Keep checking here at SAFE News for more announcements as we move forward. Visit SAFE-NH at: http://www.SAFE-NH.org Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:10:31 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=67409 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=67409 Reid Vanderburgh is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist with a private practice in Portland, OR. His specialization and focus is helping people cope with major life transformative events: Loss and grief, domestic violence, shifting sexual orientation, and emergence of gender identity issues. He brings a unique prospective as someone who transitioned from female to male in the mid 1990's. He is the author of Transition and Beyond: Observations on Gender Identity. In addition to his work as a therapist, Reid has extensive experience providing workshops, classes and presentations on transgender issues, within a variety of settings. He became interested in domestic violence work first professionally, desiring to help agencies begin the process of being more holistic in their approach to the issue. In this way, they would better serve the transgender survivors. On a personal level,his interest deepened when a close friend disclosed that she was a long time survivor, making him realize how insidious deep seated shame can be. Reid is a member of WPATH(World Professional Association for Transgender Health)and the American Association of Family Therapists. He was a former Board Member of Basic Rights Oregon and recently became an International Board Member of SAFE. Specialized Topics: * Domestic Violence in the Transgender Community * Transgender Inclusion in Service Provision * Forming New Relationships with Non-Abusers Thu, 29 May 2008 17:33:51 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=67403 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=67403 This is in part due to the preparations for a new development within the SAFE organization which will enable us to provide nationwide support groups very soon. We will announce when our SAFE-NH website is available again. Thanks for your patience! Thu, 29 May 2008 17:06:46 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=65680 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=65680 Please use this link to cast your vote for SAFE. http://apps.facebook.com/speedgranting/proposal.php?pid=640 Join Jade Rubick, (Founder and President of SAFE)Lee Newman, (Executive Director of SAFE) along with SAFE Board members, friends and supporters on Facebook. Join us on our friends lists and join us in the SAFE groups and Cause on Facebook as well. We are currently ranked 6th in the Grant Competition and the only way to reach 1st place is with your votes! Please help us make it to 1st in time!! There is no money to be paid, simply your FREE vote...and if we win, the top recruiter for SAFE gets a prize from Facebook! Come and help us win, and become part of SAFE's online presence in Facebook! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:11:58 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=65467 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=65467 Please viit our Speaker's Bureau by using the "Trainings and Presentations " tab at the top of our SAFE Home page to find out more information on Dr. Farrell and his range of topics. You may also visit his web page to become more familiar with his books and other work. http://www.warrenfarrell.com/ SAFE strives to provide experts for National and International speaking engagements, Conferences, Panels and for the media. Welcome to our SAFE International family Warren, we are honored to include you among us! Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:18:23 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=44329 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=44329 The SAFE support group for abused men is currently suspended, but we will have a new (and improved) support group available soon. If you have any questions please e-mail jade@safe4all.org - and please put 'support group' in the subject line. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:23:11 GMT http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=65324 http://www.safe4all.org/news/item?item%5fid=65324 This podcast is extremely important! This show is in part about the "Coaching Boys Not To Abuse" program and "curriculum" (part 1) but there is also some additional insight into the use of the DV system to abuse innocent people.(part 2) and this interview is done by a woman. She also speaks openly about the damage that families have suffered due to the bias that has been encouraged by the Domestic Violence "industry". Please listen to the show by going to http://www.wgy.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=al_roney.xml and scrolling down to "Domestic Violence Campaign (pts.1 & 2)" SAFE-NH has sent several letters to this Coach Your Boys Campaign since it's launch a couple of years ago, http://endabuse.org/programs/display.php3?DocID=9916 telling them that this is a discriminatory program. We suggested to them that they should consider supporting campaigns that teach both boys and girls not to be abusive to anyone and to respect EVERYONE!. However, they have never bothered to respond. We also have always said that this is curriculum is unfair and harmful to boys! National Partners of this Campaign: http://endabuse.org/programs/display.php3?DocID=9914 Local Partners: http://endabuse.org/programs/display.php3?DocID=100210 Please listen to this interview and let me know your thoughts...this is much the same as we have been expressing at SAFE-NH for over 5 years! Maybe it's time to contact the list of Corporations that are listed as "Partners" in this campaign and suggest that they financially support programs that are making an "honest" effort to "Stop Abuse For Everyone", rather than biased organizations that erode families and our communities by discriminating against males of all ages! Their "customers" are men and women, so both men and ethical women should take a stand on this for their sons. They must also take a stand for their daughters, or they will get the message that their violent acts are excusable or worse yet ,the misguided perception that their violence is a sign of female empowerment. When everyone regardless of gender is treated, supported and respected equally we will see that there are ways to make our families and our communities safer for everyone! It's no longer acceptable for Domestic Violence to be the meal ticket for programs that focus on getting the financial gravy train to stop at their door at the expense of families and valid victims of abuse! It IS time for funding to be given to organizations that are honestly trying to protect people and heal our communities with non- biased approaches! We must hold abusive people accountable but we must also hold organizations accountable for their abusive actions as well. Organizations that are money-driven and willfully discriminate even after they know the facts, need to suffer the consequences by losing their funding to others who treat all people equally and with dignity. Let's join together and help new perspectives and approaches to reach their tipping point so that families can thrive and once again become a strong part of the fabric of our communities! Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:49:22 GMT