Women's Empowerment Rally
Domestic Violence Unit
State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy
Prince Georges County, MD
State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy
Prince Georges County, MD
Issues
Domestic Violence Awareness
Rev. Fayrene T. Koroma and Mr. Glenn Ivey
(former State’s Attorney – P.G. County, MD)
We address 3 ISSUES concerning women:
1. Domestic Violence Prevention
2. Human Trafficking Awareness
3. Women & Entrepreneurship
Currently, State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy is the State's Attorney for Prince Georges County, MD.
Previous Speakers of the "Women's Empowerment Rally" (WER) were State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy, former State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks, Ms. Aida Clark-Edwards and Ms. Lynn Strange.
Our next "WER" is scheduled for Friday, August 16 ("Virtual" Only) from 6p.m. to 8pm.!
This will be a "Virtual Only" event!
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Also, Saturday, August 17 from 2:00p.m.-5:00p.m. We will meet at the ALIVE Church, 810 Westwood Office Park, Fredericksburg, VA 22401!
This will be an "In-Person" and "Virtual" event!
Tickets are $30 ($35 in advance)! This includes event materials
& a Buffet Luncheon!
Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD), and Rev. Fayrene T. Koroma Koroma continue to provide strong advocacy meetings
to "combat" Domestic Violence (the silent crime).
***
On October 10, 2005 Yvette Cade was doused with gasoline and set on fire. According to the Wed., April 29 &30 ’06 Examiner, “A Prince Georges County man was convicted Friday of trying to kill his estranged wife, who was set on fire last year at the cell phone store where she worked. The case was “rooted in rage, propelled by malice and executed without mercy,” Prince Georges County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey said.
The question is why did Roger Hargrave do it? Were there other alternatives available to him that could assist him? On Thursday, October 20 ’05, the Church on the Hill responded by hosting a Rally at the Rayburn House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. Former Congressman Albert R. Wynn, D-MD, was our Congressional Sponsor.
Former Deputy State’s Attorney Pat Smoot (from the Office of former State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey) spoke out against Domestic Violence at the Rally. She headed the domestic violence unit at the Office of the State’s Attorney. During her tenure, some of the tactics that the unit emphasized to assist women who became victims of domestic violence were:
• Provide a Safety Plan for couples who experience ongoing arguments and fighting at home
• Prevent the cycle of violence in the home through family counseling
As the judicial systems copes with Domestic Violence, Deputy Smoot insisted that officers, lawyers, and judges be better trained not to demean victims of domestic violence. Also, often, church leaders demean the vulnerable victims and do not believe the “wife” when she tells them that she is being abused. When violence enters the marriage, the bond is broken.
Therefore, every effort should be made to assist families to grapple with domestic violence.
The tragedy is that children are seeing the violent acts, and therefore the “cycle of abuse continues.” Often these children become “batterers in their adult life.”
1. Domestic Violence Prevention
2. Human Trafficking Awareness
3. Women & Entrepreneurship
Currently, State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy is the State's Attorney for Prince Georges County, MD.
Previous Speakers of the "Women's Empowerment Rally" (WER) were State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy, former State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks, Ms. Aida Clark-Edwards and Ms. Lynn Strange.
Our next "WER" is scheduled for Friday, August 16 ("Virtual" Only) from 6p.m. to 8pm.!
This will be a "Virtual Only" event!
***
Also, Saturday, August 17 from 2:00p.m.-5:00p.m. We will meet at the ALIVE Church, 810 Westwood Office Park, Fredericksburg, VA 22401!
This will be an "In-Person" and "Virtual" event!
Tickets are $30 ($35 in advance)! This includes event materials
& a Buffet Luncheon!
Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD), and Rev. Fayrene T. Koroma Koroma continue to provide strong advocacy meetings
to "combat" Domestic Violence (the silent crime).
***
On October 10, 2005 Yvette Cade was doused with gasoline and set on fire. According to the Wed., April 29 &30 ’06 Examiner, “A Prince Georges County man was convicted Friday of trying to kill his estranged wife, who was set on fire last year at the cell phone store where she worked. The case was “rooted in rage, propelled by malice and executed without mercy,” Prince Georges County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey said.
The question is why did Roger Hargrave do it? Were there other alternatives available to him that could assist him? On Thursday, October 20 ’05, the Church on the Hill responded by hosting a Rally at the Rayburn House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. Former Congressman Albert R. Wynn, D-MD, was our Congressional Sponsor.
Former Deputy State’s Attorney Pat Smoot (from the Office of former State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey) spoke out against Domestic Violence at the Rally. She headed the domestic violence unit at the Office of the State’s Attorney. During her tenure, some of the tactics that the unit emphasized to assist women who became victims of domestic violence were:
• Provide a Safety Plan for couples who experience ongoing arguments and fighting at home
• Prevent the cycle of violence in the home through family counseling
As the judicial systems copes with Domestic Violence, Deputy Smoot insisted that officers, lawyers, and judges be better trained not to demean victims of domestic violence. Also, often, church leaders demean the vulnerable victims and do not believe the “wife” when she tells them that she is being abused. When violence enters the marriage, the bond is broken.
Therefore, every effort should be made to assist families to grapple with domestic violence.
The tragedy is that children are seeing the violent acts, and therefore the “cycle of abuse continues.” Often these children become “batterers in their adult life.”
“Women’s Empowerment Rally” – October ‘11
Rev. Fayrene T. Koroma,
State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks (PG County
MD) and Pastor Ben Slye (Christian Life Center)
Women & Entrepreneurship
As we focus on "Women's Empowerment," we must deal with "Women and Entrepreneurship.”
In American society, it is clear that the system is not designed for women to get ahead. It is formulated so that we make just enough money through a job to return to work the next week. Some of you can identify with working from “paycheck to paycheck.”
Although America’s free enterprise system allows women to use creative measures to “make a living,” women still have part-time jobs (in addition to a full-time career). Most single women live on a closely monitored budget to prevent overspending or to make sure their paychecks cover all of their monthly expenses (including rent, utility bills, etc.)
In the book “Women Beyond Equal Rights,” Dee Jepsen* (wife of former Senator Roger Jepsen) states:
“Women are primarily responsible for passing on our culture, passing on our values and for shaping and molding the young lives of the leaders of tomorrow. We women have often been taken for granted, and seldom taken seriously by many in our society. What is needed now is healing, not more hostility. Hostility is not a solution, but a new problem.”
However, through our aggressive program to assist women to be successful in business we can combat homelessness, poverty, unemployment and underemployment. Since most women earn much less than their male counterparts, entrepreneurship is the key to assist us as we strive toward financial independence!
Too often a divorce, or loss of a job causes the financial collapse of many woman. In cases of divorce she is often penalized when a husband walks out on her (or she has to leave the home for own safety). Compounding the problem is the need to remain financially stable, esp. if children are involved. Her inability to meet the mortgage payments, provide adequate child care for her children so that she can pursue a career, often leads a single woman to become homeless. Or, if she has not been in the job market for many years, she may find herself among the “working poor” who have minimum wage jobs – unable to keep up with an increasingly changing economic system!
Therefore, we must create our own financial security by properly investing, preparing for the future through retirement plans, and forming investment clubs, and starting small businesses.
Believing that God is our source, and not a job, entrepreneurship is a call. It is a sure way to achieve financial independence in this country.
*Note: Mrs. Jepsen served on President Ronald Reagan’s Task Force as Special Asst. to the President as Liaison between women’s organizations and the White House from ’82-’83. She was the guest speaker at a previous National Network (NNCMW) Business Meeting at the Rayburn HOB.
You may send us an at: [email protected].
As we focus on "Women's Empowerment," we must deal with "Women and Entrepreneurship.”
In American society, it is clear that the system is not designed for women to get ahead. It is formulated so that we make just enough money through a job to return to work the next week. Some of you can identify with working from “paycheck to paycheck.”
Although America’s free enterprise system allows women to use creative measures to “make a living,” women still have part-time jobs (in addition to a full-time career). Most single women live on a closely monitored budget to prevent overspending or to make sure their paychecks cover all of their monthly expenses (including rent, utility bills, etc.)
In the book “Women Beyond Equal Rights,” Dee Jepsen* (wife of former Senator Roger Jepsen) states:
“Women are primarily responsible for passing on our culture, passing on our values and for shaping and molding the young lives of the leaders of tomorrow. We women have often been taken for granted, and seldom taken seriously by many in our society. What is needed now is healing, not more hostility. Hostility is not a solution, but a new problem.”
However, through our aggressive program to assist women to be successful in business we can combat homelessness, poverty, unemployment and underemployment. Since most women earn much less than their male counterparts, entrepreneurship is the key to assist us as we strive toward financial independence!
Too often a divorce, or loss of a job causes the financial collapse of many woman. In cases of divorce she is often penalized when a husband walks out on her (or she has to leave the home for own safety). Compounding the problem is the need to remain financially stable, esp. if children are involved. Her inability to meet the mortgage payments, provide adequate child care for her children so that she can pursue a career, often leads a single woman to become homeless. Or, if she has not been in the job market for many years, she may find herself among the “working poor” who have minimum wage jobs – unable to keep up with an increasingly changing economic system!
Therefore, we must create our own financial security by properly investing, preparing for the future through retirement plans, and forming investment clubs, and starting small businesses.
Believing that God is our source, and not a job, entrepreneurship is a call. It is a sure way to achieve financial independence in this country.
*Note: Mrs. Jepsen served on President Ronald Reagan’s Task Force as Special Asst. to the President as Liaison between women’s organizations and the White House from ’82-’83. She was the guest speaker at a previous National Network (NNCMW) Business Meeting at the Rayburn HOB.
You may send us an at: [email protected].
