Monthly Archives: April 2011

24hr TAALK-A-THON to End Child Sexual Abuse

TAALK, with whom D2L has trained Facilitators, will host a 24 hour internet radio show with guest speakers each hour covering a variety of topics related to child sexual abuse awareness, prevention and support. Hear 60+ speakers from around the world with the brightest minds and the biggest hearts. April 29, 2011 8am (PDT) – April 30, 2011 8am (PDT) http://www.taalk.org/TAALK-A-THON Way to go Diane, Svava and everyone involved at TAALK!

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“Why are we women so…nice about violence?”

http://www.headbutler.com/books/fiction/gretl-claggett-so-much-pretty-why-are-we-women-so-nice-about-violence

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Join the Movement Hits First Milestone

A few weeks ago we added the call to “Join the Movement” to our website and today we hit the 500 mark! While over 250,000 people have gotten involved by taking our training program, Stewards of Children, we wanted to provide another way for people to show their support of prevention, even if they haven’t taken the training yet. It only take a few seconds to Join the Movement. And maybe one more if you “like” us on Facebook while you’re at it! Have YOU …

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‘Trust’

David Schwimmer (Ross from Friends) and Clive Owen have teamed up to create Trust, a new film highlighting the threats that teenagers face online. Cal Thomas, a columnist for Tribune Media Services, writes “In an age where every cell phone is a computer with Internet access, there are no ‘parental controls’ that can fully protect our children and grandchildren from sexual predators.” While statistics show that internet crimes make up a very small percentage of sexual abuse cases, Trust is still a valuable movie for …

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Lumpkin County School district in GA trains all of its educators

A big shout out to the Lumpkin County School District for training 100% of their staff in Stewards of Children.   Lumpkin County becomes the first school district in the state of GA to accomplish this important goal.  We applaud Superintendent, Dewey Moye, and all of the teachers for taking this giant step towards the prevention of child sexual abuse!  Read more here.

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What some Massachusetts public schools are doing to protect children

Susan Komisar Hausman, a Darkness to Light Stewards of Children facilitator extraordinaire, has been working tirelessly in Massachusetts to better protect kids from child sexual abuse.  Her recent work with several local school districts has resulted in significant changes that will have an immediate and tangible impact on the prevention of child sexual abuse.  Read more about what these school communities are doing here.

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