#HerDreamDeferred: Ending Violence Against Black Women: The Movement to Combat Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence

View this email in your browser   MYTH In order to combat racial injustice, we must remain silent about the vulnerability of Black women to interpersonal violence. FACT Black Women’s Blueprint reports that 60% of Black girls will experience sexual assault by the time they turn 18. Homicide in the course of domestic violence is a leading cause of death for Black women ages 15-35, and in 93 percent of cases where Black women are killed by a man the killings were intra-racial. Black women are killed and abused everyday by people they love and silence will not set us free. Racial justice includes justice for them too.  Join us Tuesday, March 31 at 3:00pm for the Next Event in #HerDreamDeferred, an Online Series on  the Status of Black Women:  Ending Violence Against Black Women: The Movement to Combat Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence In Our Communities Despite the widespread violence perpetrated against Black women within their own communities, and the centrality of their well being to the overall health of Black people, social justice advocates and stakeholders are often silent in acknowledging and addressing this issue. Our inability to talk about this issue reinforces a narrative that the violence perpetrated against Black women and girls is largely unremarkable and warrants no collective demands that it be ended. Join us as we break the silence around private violence in our communities, and call for Black women's experiences to be centered, alongside those of men, in our collective vision for racial justice. Following the panel, we will host a Twitter Chat with our speakers and other special guests. Join the conversation online, using the hashtag #HerDreamDeferred. Please continue to check our website for updates. We will release more research, stories, infographics and calls to action to center private violence within racial justice platforms. FEATURED SPEAKERS:  Terry O'Neill, National Organization for Women Farah Tanis, Black Women's Blueprint Aleta Alston Toure, Free Marissa Now!  Nona Jones, PACE Center for Girls Moderated by Janine Jackson, FAIR REGISTER HERE Please stay tuned for more information about each event in our series and ways to get involved in the movement to elevate the lives of Black women. For more information on #HerDreamDeferred, and to register for the remaining events in our series, please visit: www.aapf.org Facebook Twitter Website Instagram YouTube About the African American Policy Forum Founded in 1996, AAPF was developed as part of an ongoing effort to promote women’s rights in the context of struggles for racial equality. It serves as an information clearinghouse that works to bridge the gap between scholarly research and public debates on questions of inequality, discrimination and injustice. Website: www.aapf.org  Email Address: afampolicyforum@gmail.com Phone Number: (212) 854-8041 Mailing Address: African American Policy Forum, Inc. 435 West 116th Street, Rm. 827 New York, NY 10025

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