PASCH 2011 Conference

2009-11-02T21:40:59Z

2009-11-02T21:39:00Z <h3>Justice for All: Overcoming Barriers to Peace and Safety in the Christian Home</h3> May 13–15, 2011 <a href="http://www.columbiabc.edu/">Columbia Bible College</a> Abbotsford (Vancouver) British Columbia, Canada <img class="image-left-first" alt="Photp credit to Vincent J. Brown at http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualsense" src="/photos/0000/0389/barriers1.jpg" /> The Organizing Committee and the Program Committee for the 2011 conference are hard at work planning for an event that will appeal to faith community members, clergy, victim/survivors, advocates, therapists, health-care workers, academics, criminal justice personnel, and others working in the field of domestic violence. Nancy Nason-Clark, PASCH board member and Program Committee member, was most helpful in offering ideas for innovative plenary sessions, breakout sessions, music and poetry. Barb Fisher-Townsend, Program Committee chair, has been considering constituencies to receive the call for papers, which will be sent out in spring 2010, breakout session themes and possible participants, and keynote speakers for plenary sessions. Both Elsie Goerzen, Organizing Committee member and coordinator of the Mennonite Central Committee’s domestic violence project, and Gwen McVicker, PASCH board member and Organizing Committee member, are utilizing their many contacts to bring together a coalition of people living and working in the Vancouver area who will assist in conference development. The conference opens on Friday evening (May 13) with a prayer session; and on Saturday (May 14), there will be two plenary sessions and a selection of breakout workshops, panels, and presentations. On Sunday morning (May 15), there will be a plenary session followed by a worship service and the conference wrap-up at noon. One new addition to the PASCH conference will be “Talking Circles,” based on specific interests. These are common in indigenous groups and are a gathering of people to discuss points of commonality and/or difference. The idea is to find common ground of shared meanings and experiences in which differences are recognized and respected. The process involves listening and attending to varied viewpoints—leading to productive possibilities for change and perhaps to future conference themes. While the conference schedule is certainly not finalized, we wish to offer breakout sessions on the following topics: <ul> <li>Men who have acted abusively and batterer intervention</li> <li>The impact of abuse on children</li> <li>The broken marriage covenant</li> <li>Incest and pornography</li> <li>Other issues as appropriate</li> </ul> We will also organize a Friday preconference workshop that will offer CEUs to specific target groups. We are excited about this conference and invite feedback about topics, speakers, and so forth. Please contact the program chair Barb Fisher-Townsend at fisher.townsend@unb.ca. Abbotsford is located on the Canada/US border with Washington State about 45 minutes outside Vancouver, BC. The city, located in the heart of the Fraser Valley, has a culturally diverse population of about 145,000. It is also known as “Sport Town Canada” because of its wideranging sporting venues and events. true false 7 PASCH 2011 Conference

2009-12-09T12:08:20Z

2009-04-18T00:15:03Z

2009-08-07T00:14:00Z <img class="image-left-first" alt="Couple" src="/photos/0000/0309/couple_large.jpg" />What we thought would be a small local training event simply overflowed! Participants came from the United Kingdom, Idaho, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. One participant was from Macedonia, and various parts of New England were represented. On August 7 we met at Eastern Nazarene College to consider how to work with Christian batterers and victims. Both secular care providers and persons in active ministry were invited, and a wide range of persons were present. Board member Julie Owens led off with a presentation on the psychological and spiritual mind-set of an abused Christian woman. Julie detailed her confusion, disillusionment and dislocation from much of what she had previously held dear. At her second session, she further explained the changes that will be experienced by the victim and her community, as well as steps that can be taken toward healing. Tyrone and Barbara Schroyer told of their adaptation of the Duluth model of intervention for Christian offenders. Ty told of his own abuse of a former girl friend, and his determination to behave differently. In time he became a staff member of the Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Project and started teaching others the insights that he himself has gained. His teaching style is clear, direct and forthright while his wife’s is more gentle, philosophic and relational. Their interchange with the audience was lively and highly informative. A panel including the Schroyers, theologian William Spencer, classicist Catherine Kroeger (explaining how the Greeks viewed the metaphor of “head”) and moderator Lurena Lee (director of DPH outreach to communities of faith program) discussed aspects of male dominance and propensity to abuse. The audience responded with excellent questions, observations and insights. Notes on some of the presentations are available here: <ul> <li><a href="/pdfs/9963/3289/Changing_Men_Changing_Lives_Brochure.pdf" class="pdf-icon">Changing Men Changing Lives Brochure</a></li> <li><a href="/pdfs/9963/3289/Equality_wheel.pdf" class="pdf-icon">Equality Wheel</a></li> <li><a href="/pdfs/9963/3289/P_C_with_log_12-04-04.pdf" class="pdf-icon">Power and Control Wheel</a></li> </ul> These are also available by writing to: Peace and Safety in the Christian Home, 1095 Stony Brook Road, Brewster, MA 02631. Our schedule for the day looked like this... <h2>Working With Christian Batterers and Victims</h2> Eastern Nazarene College, August 7, 2009 <ul> <li>8:30 sign in and registration (<a href="/conference/new">register in advance, online</a>)</li> <li>9:00 The Duluth Model adapted for abusers who profess a Christian faith – Tyran and Barbara Schroyer </li> <li>10:00 break </li> <li>10:15: Understanding the Christian victim and her world view: why she will never be the same again -  Julie Owens </li> <li>11:15 Break </li> <li>11:30 Strategic use of scripture as support rather than roadblock – Catherine Kroeger </li> <li>12:00 Lunch </li> <li>1:00 Panel discussion: Addressing issues of hierarchy, male dominance and scripturally based equality – Tyran and Barbara Schroyer, William Spencer Catherine Kroeger. Moderator: Lurena Lee </li> <li>2:15 break </li> <li>2:30 Paths toward healing for the victim and her faith community – Julie Owens </li> <li>3:15 wrap-up </li> <li>3:30 dismissal</li> </ul> Cost for the event is forty-five dollars. The student rate is thirty dollars, and a limited number of scholarships are available. The cost includes a light breakfast and lunch. On the following day, August 8, there will be an opportunity for interaction and discussion of the issues that have been raised. It will be held at the PASCH home site in Brewster on Cape Cod. There is no charge to attend this event. true false 6 August 2009 Training Event: Working with Christian Batterers and Victims

2009-11-25T17:50:16Z

2009-03-17T11:13:29Z

2009-03-29T11:06:00Z From <a href="http://nurevelations.com/">NuRevelations</a> Time: Sunday, March 29, 2009 from 10am to 1pm Location: <a href="http://atlantabereansda.org/">Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church</a>, 291 H.E. Holmes Dr., Atlanta, GA Has a past relationship left you misused and abuse? Domestic violence should not happen to anybody. Ever! Period! But it does - and when it does, there is help. Maybe you have lived with abuse, maybe it happened just once; maybe you work or live next to someone who is being abused right now. If you know someone whom you think is being abused - a friend, family member, co-worker, client, patient or parishioner invite them to attend this free program, sponsored by the Family Life Department of the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church. This program is designed to begin the healing process to: <ul> <li>Undo the Damage</li> <li>Become a Victor</li> <li>Don't Exist...Live Your Life by Divine Design!</li> </ul> Visit the <a href="http://nurevelations.com/events.htm">NuRevelations website for more information.</a> true false 5 Battered but not Broken

2009-03-17T11:14:25Z

2009-03-12T23:38:47Z

2009-04-15T23:33:00Z Featuring Keynote Speaker The Honorable John DeStefano, Jr. Seven Term Mayor of the City of New Haven "<a href="http://nursing.yale.edu/">The health implications of common exposure to violence in New Haven</a>" Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 3:30 pm School of Nursing Lecture Hall, Room 118 100 Church Street South, New Haven, CT true false 4 Sybil Palmer Bellos Lecture at Yale University School of Nursing

2009-03-12T23:38:47Z

2009-02-28T21:35:37Z

2009-04-29T05:01:00Z <div style="text-align:center"> <h3>Building a Community Response to Family Violence</h3> <a href="http://www.ccafv.org/conference"> <img alt="Innovation" src="/photos/0000/0305/innovation.jpg" /> </a> </div> April 29 - May 1, 2009, the <a href="http://www.ccafv.org/homepage.php">Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence</a> will hold a national conference in Columbus, Ohio. This three-day event, being held at the Columbus Hilton at Easton Town Center, has five programming tracks that target five key sectors, or 'touchpoints,' in our communities where victims may reach out for help - Business, Faith, Health Care, Legal and Victim Services. In addition to general sessions, conference participants can select from over 55 breakout sessions and master classes. Each track will offer sessions that highlight promising practices, emerging issues, and collaborative efforts in addressing family violence in our communities. Cross registration across the tracks is not only allowed but encouraged! Visit the conference website at <a href="http://www.ccafv.org/conference"> www.ccafv.org/conference</a> for more information. true false 3 Innovation Through Collaboration

2009-02-28T21:53:07Z