Sexual Assault and Prevention Forum at City Hall Thanks in Part to a Grant From Verizon Foundation
Sexual Assault and Prevention Forum at City Hall Thanks in Part to a Grant From Verizon Foundation
THREE WEEKS IN JANUARY PRESENTS "STORYING RAPE: HOW THE NARRATIVE OF RAPE IS SHAPED IN SOCIETY"
PR Newswire
Jan. 26
WHO: NBC Journalist, Ana Garcia moderates forum discussion on sexual assault and prevention with panel participants:
- Los Angeles Police Department Chief, Charles Beck
- Los Angeles Deputy Mayor, Aileen Adams
- Screenwriter, Julie Hebert
- UCI Faculty, Dr. Francesca Polletta
- Rape Treatment Center Director, Gail Abarbanel
- USC Faculty, Dr. Rose Montiero
- CODEPINK Co-founder, Jodie Evans
- Artist, Suzanne Lacy
WHAT: A private peer-to-peer conversation between civic, creative, scholarly and media leaders, as well as national figures in violence prevention and rape treatment. The event brings together leaders to consider how the "story" of rape is configured in the media, in the civic realm, in entertainment, among police, scholars and on high school and college campuses. The forum is part of a larger project called Three Weeks in January: End Rape in Los Angeles, a public performance art project by Suzanne Lacy, presented by LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions). The project engages activism, education, media, city politics, and art to bring renewed focus to the effort to end rape. This event is not open to the public.
Candlelight ceremony in front of the Los Angeles Rape Map - Artist Suzanne Lacy with 200+ community activists and participants will gather in Deaton Auditorium in the Los Angeles Police Department for a candlelight ceremony in front of the Los Angeles Rape Map. This culminating event of Three Weeks in January: End Rape in Los Angeles features opportunities for private reflection and candle-lighting in memory of a person impacted by violence; connecting with participants from across the region who have contributed to the project. Complete schedule and details: www.threeweeksinjanuary.org
WHERE: Private peer-to-peer conversation
(Closed to the public)
Bradley Tower, City Hall
200 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Candlelight ceremony
Deaton Auditorium, Los Angeles Police Department
100 W. 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
WHEN: FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
3:00-5:00 pm (Peer-to-peer conversation)
5:00-8:00 pm (Candlelight ceremony)
INTERVIEW & PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES:
- Los Angeles Police Department Chief, Charles Beck
- Los Angeles Deputy Mayor, Aileen Adams
- Screenwriter, Julie Hebert
- UCI Faculty, Dr. Francesca Polletta
- Rape Treatment Center Director, Gail Abarbanel
- USC Faculty, Dr. Rose Montiero
- CODEPINK Co-founder, Jodie Evans
- Artist, Suzanne Lacy
About LACE
LACE champions and challenges the art of our time by fostering artists who innovate, explore, and risk. We move within and beyond our four walls to provide opportunities for diverse publics to engage deeply with contemporary art. In doing so, we further dialogue and participation between and among artists and those audiences. www.welcometolace.org.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 108.7 million total wireless connections, including 92.2 million retail customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with nearly 82,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
/PRNewswire -- Jan. 26, 2012/
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