FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VAW MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1995 (202) 616-2771 TDD (202) 514-1888 DIRECTOR OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE TO TOUR PROVIDENCE WOMEN'S SHELTER ON TUESDAY Media Availability At The Statehouse To Follow Tour Washington, DC -- Bonnie Campbell, in her first trip as director of the Department of Justice's Violence Against Women Office will tour the Women's Center of Rhode Island on Tuesday, April 18, at 1:00 pm, as Congress ponders cutting funds for the Crime Bill and its Violence Against Women Act. She will be joined on the tour by Congressman Jack Reed and Mary Trinity, the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence. There will be a limited opportunity for media inquiries at the shelter immediately following the tour. After touring the women's shelter, Ms. Campbell will then proceed to the Statehouse where she will hold a media availability from 3:15-3:30 pm, with Congressman Reed and R.I. Attorney General Jeff Pine. Ms. Campbell's schedule is as follows: Tuesday, April 18 1:00 - 2:00 pm Tour Women's Center of Rhode Island Address available through DOJ Office of Public Affairs at(202) 616-2771 2:15 - 3:10 pm Meeting with R.I. Violence Against Women Act Satewide Planning Group, Congressman Reed and Attorney General Pine in the Statehouse, SenateLounge (open to the press) 3:15 - 3:30 pm Media Availability in the Statehouse Rotunda The Violence Against Women Office was created to lead the Administration's effort to implement the Violence Against Women Act, along with the Department of Health and Human Services. Ms.Campbell oversees the Justice Department's efforts to combine new federal criminal laws with assistance to states and localities to fight violence against women. Note: The location of the women's shelter is not for public release but can be obtained for your planning purpose only,through the DOJ Office of Public Affairs at (202)616-2771. ### 95-214