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    • Gender-Based Violence

    National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Interview with Qudsia Raja

    • October 19, 2021
    In honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, join our Assistant Director of League Inclusion, Emma Briggs and the VP of Policy and Equity Initiatives at the National Domestic Violence…
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      • Projects That Inspire

      (Un)-happy Valentine’s Day?

      • February 3, 2017
      What does Valentine’s Day have to do with teen dating violence awareness? In 2017, more than you might expect. First, Valentine’s Day falls in February, of course, which is also…
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        • Women

        It’s a Global Problem. (Color It Orange)

        • November 16, 2016
        It’s no secret that the one of the greatest weapons we have against society’s most horrific problems is public awareness of the issue in terms of its dimensions and the…
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          • Civic Leadership

          3 Questions: Eva Terry, Development Director, Peace at Home Family Shelter

          • October 31, 2016
          Eva has a long history of work with assisting women and children in Northwest Arkansas. Prior to joining Peace at Home Family Shelter, she was at Northwest Arkansas Women’s Shelter…
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            • Projects That Inspire

            Can we end domestic violence?

            • October 31, 2016
            Given the fact that October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, that’s a good question. Here’s what we know – 35 years after the first awareness month, domestic violence remains…
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              • Women

              It’s National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

              • October 13, 2016
              This guest post is co-authored by MariBen Ramsey and Christine Benero. MariBen Ramsey is the Secretary of The National Domestic Violence Hotline. MariBen is a long-time member of the Junior…
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              • Civic Leadership
              • Women

              In case you missed it…

              • December 2, 2014
              November 25th was International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Missed it? Maybe that’s not surprising. A Google search on the name results in only 312,000 hits, a…
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              • Projects That Inspire

              It’s not just the NFL’s problem. (It’s ours.)

              • October 6, 2014
              Everyone’s talking about the NFL’s action (or inaction) on disciplining Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice after video surfaced of Rice punching (and knocking out) his fiancée (now his wife)…
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                • Civic Leadership

                What Happened to Universal Values?

                • March 1, 2013
                Yesterday the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, having passed in the Senate earlier this month. The reauthorization was not without…
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                • Projects That Inspire

                What’s the value of ‘volunteer experience’?

                • January 12, 2012
                Just ask Olivia Thomas. Corporate finance executive, single mother, legislative insider, and life-long volunteer, Olivia Thomas has played a variety of impactful roles. Now serving as the executive director of…
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