Posts Tagged ‘Domestic Violence’

Investigation Discovery’s Paula Zahn to Moderate White House Panel on Domestic Violence

April 17, 2012 | by kdelmonico

Paula Zahn of Investigation Discovery's 'On the Case with Paula Zahn'

On Wednesday, April 18, Vice President Joe Biden will host an event in support of the White House’s initiative to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). As a part of tomorrow’s event, Investigation Discovery’s Paula Zahn will moderate a panel discussion with community leaders and advocates about the importance of VAWA and the issues that our country continues to face in combating domestic violence. The White House will broadcast the event live online at 11am ET on Wednesday, extending the reach and impact.

In addition, Discovery Education is working with White House and U.S. Department of Justice advisors to broadcast a live webinar to students across the country about preventing teen dating violence. The webinar, a part of the Discovery Education LIVE digital series that brings current events to the classroom, will take place at 1pm ET on Wednesday. Lynn Rosenthal (White House Advisor on Violence Against Women), Kathleen Gless (Victim Justice Program Specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice), and Latinisha Lewis (Grant Program Specialist in the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women) will address high school students across the country to discuss warning signs and the ways they can protect themselves against teen dating violence. All are invited to register for the webinar, and an archived version will be made available following the live broadcast at DiscoveryEducation.com.

Please join us in spreading the word and addressing this important issue!

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Investigation Discovery Breaks the Silence Surrounding Domestic Violence with ‘Sin by Silence’ & NNEDV

October 11, 2011 | by aharris
Brenda Clubine

Brenda Clubine

“I wish I could put into words what it’s like…you are so broken as a person.”

After enduring years of abuse and domestic violence, Brenda Clubine was put behind bars for killing her husband. While serving time at the California Institution for Women, she met other women who shared similar stories, and founded an inmate-initiated and inmate-led support group to help abused women, Convicted Women Against Abuse (CWAA). (Nearly eighty percent of female inmates have experienced abuse in their lives.)

After serving 26 years in prison, Brenda Clubine was released, thanks in part to her advocacy work with CWAA. Brenda’s first act of freedom was to call her son. “I had to learn how to use a cell phone to call my son,” she recalled. “Things change while you’re in prison. They don’t teach you how to use a cell phone when you see it on TV.”

Sin by SIlence EventTo highlight Brenda Clubine’s story, and raise awareness about domestic violence issues, Investigation Discovery, in conjunction with the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), hosted a screening and panel discussion event in Washington, D.C. earlier today. Brenda’s tale is one of several featured in the documentary, Sin by Silence, which makes its world television premiere on Investigation Discovery on Monday, October 17, at 8pm ET. In addition to Brenda, who is celebrating her 50th birthday today, other panel speakers included Olivia Klaus, Director and Producer of Sin by Silence and Paulette Sullivan Moore, Vice President of Public Policy for NNEDV.

All three panelists encouraged attendees to help spread the word about domestic violence issues. As Brenda noted, “We fail by keeping the silence silent.”

Watch the trailer for Sin by Silence and RSVP to join the film’s director and producer, Olivia Klaus, for a chat on Facebook during the premiere on Monday night.

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