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“The Difference is Consent”
Forced Marriage Impacts a Wide Variety of Communities in the United States.
It Crosses Religious, Cultural, and Socio-Economic Lines.
No Religion Advocates Forced Marriage.
In 2012, We Have:
Delivered Empowerment Workshops to Over 1100 Service Providers,Students and Scholars
Worked Closely with NBC News, Thompson Reuters, and The Inter Press Service, to Empower Public Awareness of Forced Marriage
Collaborated with a Researcher at the Urban Institute to Analyze Ground Breaking Survey Data we have Collected to Contribute to the Field in the United States
Empowerment Outreach
We Empower a Wide Range of Service Providers, Student Groups, Community Members and Scholars
Sri, V. (in press). Forced Marriage. In J.L. Postmus (Ed.), Sexual Violence and Abuse: An Encyclopedia of Prevention, Impacts, and Recovery. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
September 29, 2012: Guest Lecture, Graduate Level Advanced Practice Class in Social Work, Center on Violence Against Women and Children, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
June 14, 2012: NJADVP 10th Annual Conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. “Forced Marriage: The Domestic Violence of “Honor” and Shame.”
April 2, 2012: In-person meetings with the UK Forced Marriage Unit and the Crown Prosecution Service in London to explore best practices and lessons learned from their many years of addressing forced marriage in local communities.
March 28, 2012: Interview with NBC News. Discussion of forced marriage in the United States.
March 22, 2012: Speaker, “Forced Marriage, The Difference is Consent” Women’s Center Coalition, Rutgers University, NJ. Taped by NBC.
February, 8, 2012: Speaker, “Forced Marriage: The Impact of “Honor” and Shame” 3 DVS Credits, Race and Culture, NJCBW, Trenton, NJ.
January 26, 2012: IPS News Article, “Forced Marriages Still an Ugly Secret,” by Charundi Panagoda.
November 30, 2011: Guest Lecture, Graduate Level Advanced Practice Class in Social Work, Center on Violence Against Women and Children, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
November 29, 2011: “Honor” and Shame in Forced Marriage, Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Ma.
November 17, 2011: Participant, US State Department Roundtable Discussion on U.S. Citizens and Forced Marriage Overseas, Washington, D.C.
October 13, 2011: Forced Marriage, Forced Marriage Conference, 20th Anniversary of the Oneida County Sexual and Domestic Violence Coalition, Utica, NY.
September 13, 2011: “Honor” and Shame in Forced Marriage, Cross-Cultural Counseling Center, International Institute of NJ, Jersey City, NJ.
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Shakti - The Power Within.
