Only one organization unites women's voices in strategic action to change policies for
Shelby County women and girls - the Memphis Area Women's Council.
With the help of a passionate volunteer board and linkages to the right partners
and funders on specific strategic actions - the Women's Council is making change.
--Deborah Clubb, Executive Director
DV rally draws crowd at Children's Museum
A community rally and press conference drew more than 100 participants at this year's event sponsored by the Erase Domestic Crime Collaborative and organized by the Memphis Area Women's Council.
The October 27 event included hard-hitting speeches by members of law enforcement agencies, and intense descriptions by DV survivors about what they experienced and how critical it is to have a dedicated community response to the problem.
Read news story in The Commercial Appeal. Violence begins at home for victims of domestic crimes
Events recognizing DV will be held throughout October
Meetings, seminars, rallies and 5k races are planned - and much more - during national domestic violence month.
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Tennessee ranks near top in rate of women slain by men
KNOXVILLE (WATE) - A new report on crime ranks Tennessee fifth in the nation in the number of women killed by men. It's the same ranking Tennessee received last year.
The study released Tuesday by the Violence Policy Center found of the 59 women killed by men in 2009, almost all were slain by a man they knew.
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Men walked a mile for women once again
Memphis men stepped out again this year — some in high-heeled shoes of various colors — to raise awareness about domestic violence.
This year’s Walk A Mile In Her Shoes™ event, the second annual walk sponsored by Memphis Men for Memphis Women, was held on Broad Avenue in conjunction with the Broad Avenue Art District’s spring Art Walk April 15. About 75 individuals — men, women, children and one dog! — participated. Another few hundred people watched as the march proceeded around the art district.
Proceeds went to MAWC to help pay for ongoing educatiopn and awareness efforts in the fight to stop violence against women and children.
See coverage of this year’s Walk.
MAWC board member writes letter to editor - Feb. 20, 2011
Whalum compares school charter surrender to rape - Feb. 21, 2011
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