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DVCC Voices of Courage Spring Luncheon
Thursday, May, 24, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
$150.00Join us to celebrate the work of the Domestic Violence Crisis Center Thursday May 24. All proceeds from the event go to support services DVCC provides to over 3,300 victims of domestic violence in New Canaan and surrounding communities each year. Hear keynote speaker Jackson Katz, activist and expert on violence, media, and masculinities. Katz is creator and co-founder of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP), which provides sexual harassment and gender violence prevention/leadership training to institutions in the U.S. and around the world, and advocates the ‘bystander approach’ to sexual and domestic violence prevention. Author of “Why Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help”, Katz has long been a major figure and thought leader in the growing global movement of men working to promote gender equality and prevent gender violence.