FaithTrust Institute wants your sermons addressing child abuse, rape, and domestic violence. Please email your sermons as a Microsoft Word attachment and as a video or audio file to training@faithtrustinstitute.org. Include your name, faith tradition, and contact information (phone number and mailing address). Sermons will be judged on the following criteria:
* Clarity and accuracy of information about the issues
* Well-grounded presentation of theological context
* Use of sacred texts from your faith tradition
* Creativity in presenting the nuances of victimization and our faith traditions
Deadline is November 30, 2009.

The Southeastern Minnesota Women’s Breakfast is a gathering designed to bring together policy makers, community leaders, advocates, and all those interested learning more about the economic status of women in Minnesota and women’s role in public policy. Event is free, but since space is limited it is important to register.

The Office on the Economic Status of Women invites you to the Southwestern Minnesota Women’s Policy Luncheon; a gathering designed to bring together policy makers, community leaders, advocates, and all those interested learning more about women’s role in public policy.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We are accepting proposals for symposia, workshops, individual papers, and posters. Acceptable proposals may address theory, research, and/or practice issues related to interpersonal violence and focused on one or more of the conference threads. Symposia will be 90 minutes, and papers should be 20-25 minutes. Workshops will be held on the first day of the conference and may be either a half day or a full day (3 or 6 hours)
Symposia and Papers Due: December 1, 2009
Posters Due: December 18, 2009

Join Jewish Women International in a 60-minute live webinar presented by Rosalind J. Wright, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and assistant professor, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Wright is the principal investigator on numerous studies that look at the impact of family violence on health in women and their children.

This training will prepare you to effectively use your policy and procedures addressing complaints of clergy misconduct and boundary violations including:
* Legal issues
* Theological issues
* Dealing with the media
* Supporting the congregation
* Adjudicating the complaint with fairness and transparency

Men Stopping Violence welcomes fathers and daughters of all ages to this fun, family event. Come spend an afternoon with us as we decorate cookies, play games and make musical instruments. This event is free and refreshments will be served. RSVP by December 5, 2009.

The purpose of this conference is to strengthen the knowledge, skills, strategies, and alliances of those who work with expectant families, infants, toddlers, parents and communities to build a strong foundation for healthy development. The conference is designed for professionals in public health, health care, social work/mental health, child care, early childhood education, ECFE, ECSE, School Readiness, Early Head Start, child abuse prevention, home visiting, parenting education, family law, and child support, and those who work with refugee and immigrant communities, the field of fatherhood, and other helping professions.

Deadline for proposals: September 18th, 2009. See flyer for detailed information on proposal submission.

This year’s conference promises new opportunities to share information essential to improving service systems for children with serious emotional and behavioral disturbances and their families.

This training will prepare you to train others on healthy boundary issues for clergy and spiritual leaders using A Sacred Trust curriculum.

"This conference will motivate the violence prevention field to adopt evidence-based programs and provide support, guidance, and tools to help practitioners implement these programs successfully in their own communities. Attendees will hear from seasoned practitioners in the field and be given the opportunity to network with others in the industry."

The three-day conference will include discussions on issues related to the handling of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and elder abuse cases in the context of the Family Justice Center model. The conference faculty includes nationally & internationally recognized subject matter experts, advocates, and survivors.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence's 2010 conference is themed Changing Faces of the Movement. See website for more details on registration and conference information.