The Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center acknowledges that our community has suffered a great loss by the murders of our sisters Elizabeth Orellana and Kristal Duarte and our brother Octavio J, Calcano.
You are invited to honor their memories at a vigil being held on:

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
Jenks Park, Broad Street, Central Falls
(rain location Notre Dame Church)
6:00 PM

For more information contact the Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center at 401-723-3057
or
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence at 401-467-9940.

Save The Date for Filmmaker Byron Hurt

Save The Date! OCTOBER 27TH, 2006 FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
Toll Gate High School Auditorium

575 Centerville Rd Warwick, RI

Film Screening 7:00-8:00pm followed bydiscussion with Byron Hurt!

Filmmaker Byron Hurt is coming to Rhode Island with his documentary Beyond Beats and Rhymes: A Hip-Hop Head weighs in on Manhood in Rap Music.
The following article on Vibe.com is interesting. Check it out!
Byron Hurt: On Manhood in Hip Hop
Read more at http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2006/06/byron_hurt_on_manhood_in_hip_hop/

Sponsored by the Rhode Island Coalition Aganst Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Your local domestic violence agency is
the Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center: 723-3057. The services provided include an
emergency safe home, a 24 hour help line, court advocacy, community outreach, elder
advocacy, support groups, children's programs and prevention through public awareness
and education. A cell phone drive is one of the activities being held throughout October to support the work of the Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center. You can help by donating your old cell phones! They are being collected at the Central Falls Police Department, Cumberland
Police Department, and at local post offices. There are many other ways that community members can help, such as: Including information regarding Domestic Violence Awareness Month in your agency bulletin; Distributing brochures and information regarding available services; Inviting a guest speaker from our agency to conduct a work shop on this topic. If you want to learn about other ways you can get involved with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, please contact Cindi Coburn or Nicole Crossett at 723-3057 or click on upcoming events on our website: www.bvadvocacycenter.org