Conference Examines Domestic Violence
A daylong conference exploring violence against women and its aftereffects is scheduled Thursday at Cal State Northridge.
The 1997 Ending Violence Against Women Conference, sponsored by the San Fernando Valley chapter of the National Organization for Women, will also feature the first statewide display of the Clothesline Project, an international collection of T-shirts decorated by survivors, family members and friends of victims.
Conference workshops will include sessions with community activists, professional advocates and local government officials dealing with domestic violence, date rape and divorce mediation.
“Over the last 10 years, violence against women has become much more visible due to the education efforts of women’s groups,” said Jean Morrison, president of the Valley chapter of NOW.
“But people are still having a hard time talking about violence and we will continue to need seminars such as this to get as much exposure as possible about this problem.”
The workshops, which start at 8 a.m. in the university’s student union, 18111 Nordhoff St., are free to the public, however phone-in reservations are requested.
For more information, call NOW at (818) 769-2035.
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