Peace Over Violence is launching our Be Strong Curriculum.

Be Strong is an asset-based health promotion and violence prevention curriculum empowering young women ages 13-19. The curriculum builds on concepts of womanhood, respect, and positive relationships as a strategy for health promotion and violence prevention.

Be Strong has been piloted and implemented in eight Los Angeles Unified School District schools during the 2008-2009 school year. It is aligned with California Department of Education Academic Curriculum Standards and the 40 Developmental Assets® for Adolescents (ages 12-18) identified by Search Institute. Also, the curriculum is evidence-informed by independent data analysis conducted by Harder + Co.

The curriculum is currently available for a discounted nonprofit/school price of $95 (plus shipping and sales tax) ($145 Regular Price). Also, available are Peace Over Violence facilitator trainings for organizations. Please contact trina@peaceoverviolence.org for more information.

To download the Be Strong Brochure and Sales form click here

The goal of the Be Strong program is designed to empower female youth and to encourage them to develop healthy, non-violent relationships. Acknowledging the complexities of female adolescents, this program covers a range of topics relevant to young women from gender roles, relationships, and teen dating violence, to sexual health, media gender stereotypes, beauty, and internet use.

The participants will support one another as they apply these concepts to promote self-respect among teenage girls. The Be Strong program will challenge girls to break through barriers and stereotypes, empowering them to reconstruct their own positive definition of young womanhood.

February 2010 is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month is an initiative to raise knowledge and responsiveness to teen dating violence among teens, parents, and communities. Every year, over 10% of California teens report being in an abusive relationship. One in three teens reports knowing a friend or peer who has been hit, punched, kicked, slapped, or physically hurt by a partner.

During February, join Peace Over Violence in spreading awareness about teen dating violence. Schedule an assembly at school, distribute materials during lunch, schedule a presentation on teen dating violence, create a poster or essay contest. Peace Over Violence can help you!

Download TDVAP Month Materials:

Flyer No. 1—It’s Everybody’s Business, click here
Flyer No. 2—Respectful Relationships: click here
Flyer No. 3—Know Your Rights: click here
TDVAP Month Postcard: click here

To schedule a presentation contact:

Trina Greene at trina@peaceoverviolence.org or 213-955-9090 (Los Angeles Area)
Sari Lorge at sari@peaceoverviolence.org or 626-584-6191 (West San Gabriel Valley)

February 2010 is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
February 2010 is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month is an initiative to raise knowledge and responsiveness to teen dating violence among teens, parents, and communities. Every year, over 10% of California teens report being in an abusive relationship. One in three teens reports knowing a friend or peer who has been hit, punched, kicked, slapped, or physically hurt by a partner.

During February, join Peace Over Violence in spreading awareness about teen dating violence. Schedule an assembly at school, distribute materials during lunch, schedule a presentation on teen dating violence, create a poster or essay contest. Peace Over Violence can help you!

Download TDVAP Month Materials:

Flyer No. 1—It’s Everybody’s Business: Here
Flyer No. 2—Supportive Relationships: Here
Flyer No. 3—Know Your Rights: Here
TDVAP Month Postcard: Here

To schedule a presentation contact:

Trina Greene at trina@peaceoverviolence.org or 213-955-9090 (Los Angeles Area)
Sari Lorge at sari@peaceoverviolence.org or 626-584-6191 (West San Gabriel Valley)

VIOLENCE-FREE TEENS: BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS CONFERENCE

FOCUS: POLICY, PROGRAMS, AND PROGRESS

Teen dating violence, sexual violence and sexual harassment awareness has ushered in a new era of policy development, programs for youth leadership, and progress in creating healthy teen relationships.

The 2nd Annual Violence-Free Teens: Building Healthy Relationship Conference will provide training on innovative methods currently being used to prevent dating and sexual violence among teens, introduce Peace Over Violence’s Be Strong Curriculum that empowers girls to develop healthy, non-violent relationships, and review dating and sexual violence policy development on a state and national level.

At this conference, attendees will receive in-depth information on state and national violence prevention campaigns and programs, network and collaborate with stakeholders in youth violence prevention, and develop strategies for working with new technologies and underserved groups.

For more information regarding the Conference contact Ralph Tabares at 213.955.9090 ext. 118 or ralph@peaceoverviolence.org

Start Strong Press Release click here.

Peace Over Violence Start Strong Los Angeles
Fact Sheet click here.

Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships Initiative Fact Sheet click here.

BOM stands for Boss Of Me. Boss Of Me is about being in healthy relationships and resolving problems in your relationships with friends, family and boy/girlfriends in a positive way. Peace Over Violence and Youth Over Violence is bringing this campaign to Southern California.

Join the BOM Campaign:
Become our friend at www.myspace.com/bom411la
Follow BOM 411 on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BOM411

This year was the most successful and far reaching Denim Day in history! For our eleventh anniversary, over 1,000,000 individuals, 350 organizations, 100 businesses, 130 schools, representatives from over 30 states and several countries signed up to support the sexual violence prevention and education campaign, Denim Day in LA & USA 2009.

Do you believe that domestic violence is a cycle that is learned throughout generations?

Samsara (The eternal cycle of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth.)