Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id LAA12208; Wed, 22 Mar 2000 11:23:15 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 11:23:15 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3b.28439c6.260a4d28@aol.com> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: JATDP@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:578] Women, Violence, and learning X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 52 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: OR To all, I post the following for those on the list who are interested, but I also want to take this opportunity to re-iterate the strong connection between literacy and violence. I personally believe that Jenny Horsman's book (Too Scared to Learn, mentioned on this list serv several times) is just the tip of the iceberg in what, hopefully, will be on-going research exploring the critical connections between violence/trauma and adult learning. With the advent of more sophisticated research in neurophysiology, particularly in the field of LD but also in trauma, the impact and effects of trauma on learning/teaching will become clearer. Why does it seem so many adult learners and so many women on welfare who also have low literacy skills have suffered violence in their lives? ? How do we conduct staff development and structure our adult ed programs and classrooms to best serve survivors of violence? What approach might we take with children who are victums so that they will not end up as adults with low literacy skills? The Violence Against Women Act, in part, helps support research in the field of violence against women. Thanks for your time to hear me out. Judy Titzel World Education Boston, MA. VAWA REAUTHORIZATION Federal funding for the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is set to expire in October 2000. Battered women's advocates will gather in Washington, D.C. on International Women's Day, March 8, 2000 to urge Congress to reauthorize funding for VAWA. The activities are part of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence's (NCADV's) 2nd Annual Lobby Day. Lobby Day participants will visit their Senators and Representatives, urging them to reauthorize VAWA funding for another five years and presenting members of Congress with information and materials that emphasize the importance of VAWA-funded programs. In addition to the reauthorization of VAWA funds, Lobby Day priority issues include: the inclusion of language in the VAWA reauthorization package that protects battered immigrant women and addresses civil legal assistance and transitional housing programs for victims of domestic violence; technical corrections to the federal definition of domestic violence to include dating violence; and the implementation of full faith and credit provisions of protection orders. Battered women's advocates who are unable to attend the Lobby Day activities in Washington can still support the event. The NCADV suggests: * Calling your Congress member's office to say that you support reauthorization of VAWA and to discuss other key priorities in your community. Activists should be prepared to share stories, statistics, and funding information. To contact your Representative, call 202/225-3121. To contact your Senator call 202/224-3121. * Writing a letter in support of VAWA reauthorization and other Violence Against Women initiatives from your organization or community coalition to your Representatives and Senators. Call the Senate Postmaster at 202/224-5353 or the House Postmaster at 202/225-3856 for the exact address of your Senator or Representative, or check the web sites at http://www.senate.gov or http://www.house.gov. Please send copies of your letters to NCADV at the address below. * Scheduling a visit with the district office staff of your Representative and/or Senators for March 8th, to share information about how VAWA funds have helped your domestic violence program and improved the lives of the women they serve. For the phone numbers for district offices, contact your Member's office in D.C. or call the NCADV Public Policy Office at the number below. For more information on the 2nd Annual Lobby Day, contact the NCADV Public Policy Office at 202/745-1211. The NCADV Public Policy Office mailing address is 1532 16th St., NW, Washington, DC, 20036. ___
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