News & Updates

May 09, 2013

Heidi Lehmann on Huffington Post

This Mother's Day, Movement Maker Heidi Lehmann from International Rescue Committee shares a story about a mother who walked 18 miles on the rumor of a program that cared about women and girls.

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May 09, 2013

Movement Maker Eesha Pandit on MSNBC

Last night (May 8th), Eesha Pandit joined Chris Hayes on his new MSNBC show All-In to discuss the bystander intervention that led to the release of three girls held in years of captivity -and sexual violence - in Clevelend, Ohio.

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May 09, 2013

Salamishah Tillet To Deliver Keynote at Dartmouth College's Historic Student-Led "Beyond the Brochures" Conference

Last month, Dartmouth College students staged a campus-wide protest to draw attention to instances of homophobia, sexual assault, and racism that have occurred on campus.  In response, the school administrators cancelled classes for a day of discussions and debate for the first time since the 1980's anti-apartheid protests.

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April 29, 2013

A Long Walk Home and Sanctuary for Families in New York Times

Movement Maker organizations Sanctuary for Families and A Long Walk Home are featured in this New York Times article which explores the abusive relationship of pop stars Rhianna and Chris Brown.

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April 18, 2013

A Call to Men on WBAL-TV

Several hundred coaches from area middle and high schools, colleges and universities, and community leagues gathered on April 16th in Baltimore to participate in A Call to Men's Call to Coaches Program. This half-day, interactive seminar was designed to equip coaches and community leaders with resources to prevent abusive behaviors by promoting respect, non-violence, and healthy relationships. The first training session was held in North Carolina, drawing more than 400 coaches and community leaders. Next stop, Seattle, in May.

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April 17, 2013

Preventing Another Steubenville: Futures Without Violence's Coaching Boys Into Men Program Grows

Movement Maker organization Futures Without Violence's Coaching Boys Into Men Program highlighted on HealthCal.org. Read the article which talks about the growth in the program post-Steubenville.

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April 15, 2013

Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence: Impact of VAWA on Asian and Pacific Islander Communities

Movement Maker organization the Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence is featured in an article, "Putting an En

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April 08, 2013

Movement Maker Ted Bunch Addresses 300 in New Mexico

Movement Makers Ted Bunch (A Call to Men) and Corrine Sanchez (Tewa Women United) joined forces to help Ted bring his "get out of the man box to end violence against women" amessage to more than 300 individuals at the University of New Mexico and Northern Mexico College on March 19 and 20. Read what the Navajo Times had to say about the experience.

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April 04, 2013

New York Times Points to Futures Without Violence's Program as a Solution

A day after Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice was fired for abusing players on his team, The New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow points Futures Without Violence's program, Coaching Boys into Men, to help prevent this behavior and break the cycle of violence. Violence does not equal strength.
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April 01, 2013

WSCADV Takes on Domestic Violence Through Architecture

Does architecture have a role in fighting domestic violence? Movement Maker organization Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence has teamed up with the architects of Mahlum, a firm with offices in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon to create a wesbsite (Building Dignity) that gives domestic violence agencies around the country resources and models for fundamentally changing the way shelters are structured.

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