Girls Think Tank! » violence against women http://girlsthinktank.org Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:08:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 © girlsthinktank@gmail.com () girlsthinktank@gmail.com() girlsthinktank@gmail.com No no http://girlsthinktank.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Girls Think Tank! http://girlsthinktank.org 144 144 Come on out to hip reuse/recyle clothing swap and mixer to benefit GTT and Shakti Rising on April 16, 2009 http://girlsthinktank.org/come-on-out-to-hip-reuserecyle-clothing-swap-and-mixer-to-benefit-gtt-and-shakti-rising-on-april-16-2009/ http://girlsthinktank.org/come-on-out-to-hip-reuserecyle-clothing-swap-and-mixer-to-benefit-gtt-and-shakti-rising-on-april-16-2009/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:31:37 +0000 girlsthinktank http://girlsthinktank.org/?p=165

GTT is the beneficiary of an art raffle to support our new Project AVOW!  (Take a vow to end violence against women).  Come out next Thursday to benefit GTT at a mixer and recycle/reuse clothing swap at the Hive downtown, 770 11th Avenue, from 6-9 pm.   There will be food, drink and speakers on “greening” businesses and sustainable materials in the fashion industry.  Proceeds from the benefit will also support GTT partner Shakti Rising, a local organization devoted to transforming young women’s lives after suffering trauma such as violence or abuse.  Cost of the event is $10.  Invite your friends!   

We will hold a Project AVOW committee meeting at 5:15 pm at the Hive before the benefit begins.  Feel free to join us and/or email Helen at helenz@zhlaw.com if you would like more information about this project.

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Today in the San Diego Tribune it was reported that crime has fallen in San Diego with only a blip on the screen that rape is up nearly 1/3!   How are San Diego’s women not outraged by this?  Join us in our dignified rage about sexual violence in our community.  We have to bring this silent epidemic out into the light in our communities and stop rape in San Diego. 

 

Crime falls for a third year in a row

Number of rapes rises significantly

By Kristina Davis

Union-Tribune Staff Writer

2:00 a.m. January 30, 2009

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Online: For a detailed crime report, go to sandiego.gov/ mayor/news

SAN DIEGO — Crime in San Diego dropped by 8 percent over the past year, marking the third consecutive year of declining crime, Mayor Jerry Sanders announced yesterday.

Violent crime, including homicide, robbery and assault, was down about 5 percent, while property crime, including auto theft and burglary, was down about 9 percent.

The only type of crime to jump substantially was rape, from 296 incidents in 2007 to 376 in 2008, an increase of 27 percent.

Police Chief William Lansdowne said much of that rise can be attributed to programs in high schools and colleges that encourage young people to report the crime, especially acquaintance rape and rape involving alcohol.

“We found that people were very reluctant to report the crime, and now we’re seeing a lot of that reluctance has gone away,” Lansdowne said during a news conference at the department’s Northern Division. “We hope next year to see a reduction.”

Crime attributed to gangs had an 8 percent increase overall, but police say a concentrated effort to combat gang violence over the year has made quite a difference.

According to the data, gang homicides decreased 25 percent; drive-by shootings are were down 42 percent; and arrests of gang members were up 5 percent.

However, robberies and assaults by gang members continue to be an issue.

“Gangs are a cancer on every city in America today,” Lansdowne said.

Assistant Chief Cesar Solis said gang officers are focusing on the growing trend of gang members targeting people leaving parties.

In December, high school students Monique Palmer, 17, and Michael Taylor, 15, were shot to death after leaving a party in Valencia Park.

In an effort to quell some of the violence, authorities had a sit-down with all the members of a large southeastern San Diego gang and offered them help to get out of the lifestyle. Those in the meeting included Lansdowne and representatives from the District Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and several other social service providers. The idea of the gang summit came from the mayor’s wife, Rana Sampson.

Solis said a few gang members have since expressed interest in the help.

Kristina Davis: (619) 542-4591; kristina.davis@uniontrib.com

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