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The YWCA USA Monterey County is affiliated with the YWCA USA and with the YWCA Pacific Region.
The YWCA USA was founded five years before the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves, sixty-one years before the federal Women Suffrage Amendment gave women the right to vote, one hundred and six years before the Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination, and thirty-one years before the invention of the bra. Our situation has improved dramatically since those first days in 1858, but women and people of color still face discrimination in the workplace and society at large.
Empowering women, eliminating racism - it's what we are about and what we intend to do. Join us.
As you may know, October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Thank you for all of the supporters who joined us at our Candlelight Vigil on Monday, October 6. More than 50 community members attended the vigil to memorialize those we have lost due to domestic violence & to celebrate survivors.
Visit our Wish List's for our Safehouse domestic violence shelter & our counseling center
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Thank you for celebrating the International Women's Day & Take Back the Night events at CSUMB. Theta Alpha Sigma Sorority & the YWCA Monterey County collaborated for 2 very special events.
Please see the great coverage of Friday, March 6, 2009, Take Back the Night event.
http://www.kionrightnow.com/Global/story.asp?s=9964485
If you would like to continue to improve our country by making women and people of color truly equal, please support the YWCA Monterey County through a donation of your time or money.
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On February 3, 2009, KION 46 News featured a story about Domestic Violence & the increased need of services the YWCA Monterey County is providing for our fellow community members.
http://www.kionrightnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=9783521
Thank you to all of our supporters for joining us for our Art Opening on Thursday, October 23 from 7:00-8:00pm at the CSUMB Library.
The art was created by survivors of domestic violence in the YWCA's on-going art therapy group. The Healing Circle is a collective mandala reflecting the women's and children's inspirational journey's.
A very special thanks to the sorority, Theta Alpha Sigma, from CSUMB for their collaboration and assistance with all of the domestic violence activities at CSUMB during October.
Domestic Violence 101
Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender. It can happen to couples who are married, living together or who are dating.
Domestic Violence is an ongoing pattern of intimidation, violence, controlling and/or terrorizing behaviors by an individual in order to control and have power over the thoughts or behaviors of their partner.
Often, there is the misperception that abuse is about anger. Abuse more accurately described is the intentional imbalance of power in a relationship.
Common types of abuse are physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, isolation, threats, intimidation, and economic abuse. Abuse in a relationship is not a one-time event. It doesn’t go away by itself, and usually increases over time. There is a cycle of violence that includes a tension building phase, followed by an explosive incident, and then a brief honeymoon period of promises, and apology.
- Most research shows that as many as half of the men who batter partners also abuse their children.
- Six in ten adults report that they personally know someone who has experienced domestic violence.
- One in three teenagers report knowing a friend or peer who has been hit, punched, kicked, choked or physically hurt by their partner.
- Of all respondents with disabilities, 28 percent reported being pushed, slapped, choked or hit by a partner or spouse, compared to 18 percent of those without disabilities.
- Of all LGBT respondents, 27 percent report being pushed, slapped, choked or hit by a partner or spouse. It is important to note, that there is the added threat of being "outted" at work or with family members by the abuser.
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