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Save the Date!
East Side Community Outreach
Free Food and Drawings for Gift Cards, Gift Bags, etc.
Education & Testing on HIV/AIDS and STD
Saturday, March 14
11 am to 4 pm
WIM Outreach Office
3636 E. 38th Street Indianapolis, IN
Women's Rap
Date: Saturday, May 2nd
Time: 12pm to 4pm
Location: Lucille Raines - 947 N. Penn, Indianapolis, IN
For more info, please call Demeada Williams at 317-626-3854 or
or
e-mail
her.
12 Step Study Workshop for Women in Recovery
(All fellowships are welcome…NA, CA, AA, etc.)
Second Saturday of each month
WIM Outreach Office - 3636 E. 38th Street
1:00pm to 3:00 pm
WIM Workshop (Various Topics)
Anyone is welcome to attend this workshop
Third Saturday of each month
Unleavened Bread Cafe
Corner of Central & 30th Streets
9:30am - 12:00 pm
FREE Breakfast from 9:30am to 10am!
Let's Talk Group
Discussion Group for Men and Women 25yrs+
Last Thursday of each month
Lucille Raines Residence
907 N. Pennsylvania
5:45pm to 7pm
SNACKS will be provided
15 Years Plus Recovery Workshop (AA, NA, CA, Any A)
Saturday, May 9th from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
WIM Outreach Office
3636 E. 38th Street - Indianapolis, IN
Food will be provided.
Please contact Pamela Goodwin at 317-938-0107 or e-mail her.
Pastor's Wives Forum
Saturday, June 27th from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cost $35. Location TBD.
More information will be provided by May 30th, 2009.
For more information, please contact Pamela Goodwin at 317-938-0107 or e-mail her.
Fort Wayne Site Volunteer Workshop
February 28th - 10am to 2:00pm
This training is for current volunteers, potential volunteers and others who would like to learn more about WIM.
HIV/AIDS 101, Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
Allen County Main Public Library
900 Library Plaza (Corner of Washington and Ewing) – Meeting Room C
Telephone: 260-421-1200
Note: Parking is free to library cardholders / WIM will pay for parking for those individuals who do not have a library card.
Though there
are no typical victims of domestic violence, abusive relationships do
share similar characteristics. In all cases, the abuser aims to have
power and control over his partner.
Domestic violence cuts across lines of race, nationality, language,
culture, economics, sexual orientation, physical ability, and religion
to affect people from all walks of life. Domestic violence is serious
wherever and whenever it happens. Racism, sexism, homophobia and other
forms of oppression can impact how people experience violence in their
lives and how they are able to get help.
Ninety-two percent of American women rank domestic and sexual violence
as one of their top priorities. One out of every three women experiences
at least one physical assault by a partner during adulthood, according
to a 1996 study by the American Psychological Association. Domestic
violence is a part of a repetitious cycle that's difficult to break.
If you're in an
abusive situation please seek help NOW!!
The National Domestic Violence Hotline has received more than 700,000
calls for assistance since February 1996.
- National Domestic
Violence Hotline, December 2001
Nearly one-third of American women (31 percent) report being
physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in
their lives. -
Commonwealth Fund Survey, 1998
While women are less likely than men to be victims of violent crimes
overall, women are 5 to 8 times more likely than men to be victimized by
an intimate partner.
- Violence by
Intimates: Analysis of Data on Crimes by Current or Former Spouses,
Boyfriends, and Girlfriends, U.S. Department of Justice, March, 1998
Violence by an intimate partner accounts for about 21% of violent
crime experienced by women and about 2 % of the violence experienced by
men. -
Violence by Intimates: Analysis of Data on Crimes by Current or Former
Spouses, Boyfriends, and Girlfriends, U.S. Department of Justice, March,
1998
In 92% of all domestic violence incidents, crimes are committed by
men against women.
- Violence Against
Women, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice,
January, 1994
In 1996, among all female murder victims in the U.S., 30% were slain
by their husbands or boyfriends.
- Uniform Crime
Reports of the U.S. 1996, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1996
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