Our mission is to be responsive community leaders centered on learning, educating and facilitating the practices and principles of non-violence in our world. We encourage the empowerment of an active citizenry and support a United States Department of Peace, a Youth Promise Act and violence prevention.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Public Invited to First AAUW Meeting of 2011
“How to Decrease Violence against Women and Girls through Education” will be the topic of the AAUW, Livonia Branch January 18th meeting. Colleen Mills, president of the Citizens for Peace, will share possible solutions to the violence plaguing women and youth in the U.S. The fifty minute presentation is designed to increase awareness of the severity of the problem.
The question” Why are we violent, but not illiterate?” posed by Coleman McCarthy, a peace educator, will be discussed during the presentation.
This meeting is open to the public and will be held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church located at 34567 Seven Mile Road, west of Gill. It begins at 7 p.m.
The Livonia AAUW promotes lifelong education, and positive societal change to enhance the quality of life for women and girls.
For more information contact Colleen Mills at 734-425-0079.
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