Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM)

Show your support by wearing  a purple ribbon this month.  Rise to the Challenge to end domestic violence in our community.  Educate yourself about domestic violence.  Volunteer your time or skills.  Partner with your class, workplace, church, or organization to raise awareness in your community.

And please join us for these activities:

14th Annual Block Party

• Saturday, October  7th, 2017
  11-1 pm
  3200 Hilltop Avenue, Wausau
• The Women’s Community celebrates DVAM with a community Block Party.  Free food, games, prizes, and entertainment will be provided.

U-Paint Party & Women’s Community Fundraiser at BB Jacks

• Monday, October 16^th
  7-9:30 pm

“Bright Butterfly!” by Briana Z-Glasel

• A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Women’s Community!
• Art done FUN… and that’s just FINE!™ No painting experience necessary!
• We guide you step-by-step and stroke-by-stroke!
• Event held at BB Jacks restaurant: 900 Golf Club Rd, Wausau
• Guests typically arrive a little early to order dinner, however we will take a couple breaks for food, drinks, etc.
• We cannot specially accommodate guests that arrive more than 10 minutes late.
• Must be 12 years of age or older.
• Cost includes one 16×20″ canvas, all painting supplies and step-by-step instruction!
• Promotional codes and discounts not valid on fundraisers.
• Date/Time: Mon, 10/16/2017, 7:00 – 9:30 PM
• Location: BB Jacks Restaurant – 900 Golf Club Rd, Wausau
• Teacher: Briana Ziebell-Glasel
• Price: $40.00 PRE-REGISTER THROUGH THE TICKET SITE

Domestic Violence Conferences:

“Identifying Domestic Violence in Your Practice“

• Tuesday, October 17, 2017
  Registration: 8:00 a.m. Presentation: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  Northcentral Technical College Center for Health Sciences Auditorium
• Dealing with domestic violence in counseling settings is often complex and multidimensional. Both newcomers to the field as well as seasoned mental health professionals, counselors, clergy, and others are often perplexed about how to appropriately deal with cases where this relationship dynamic is revealed. Questions arise in terms of how to hold abusers accountable, how to empower victims, responding to the identification of relationship abuse, and dealing sensitively with issues related to faith and religion should they occur, just to name a few.
• Register online at NTC.edu

“Hmong Tradition and Strategies in Family Law Proceedings Involving Domestic Abuse”

• Thursday, October 19, 2017
  Registration & Lunch: 11:00 a.m. Event: 11:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
  Northcentral Technical College Center for Health Sciences Auditorium