Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Ben Atherton-Zeman: Feminist, actor, husband" <>]

Hello, friends in the movement!  I sent a version of this email earlier to some other lists – sorry for the cross-postings. 

 

I still have some room in October (Domestic Violence Awareness Month) and would love to come to your community!  However, I know most of you have experienced budget cuts, and have little or no funds for speakers.  I offer these suggestions if you want to bring me, or other speakers/performers. 

 

www.ovcttac.gov: The Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center provides all the expenses (flight, ground transpo, food, lodging and handouts), plus $450/day for an honorarium.  The online application is fairly simple to fill out – drag down and click on “Applications and Forms,” then “Training and Technical Assistance Application.”  If the speaker you want to bring is a TA provider for OVC TTAC and it’s more than 60 days before the event, they are a wonderful resource.  (Note: if you’re paying the speaker MORE than $450, you should omit the $450 honorarium from your application to OVC TTAC.)  (Note also: they provide funds for violence prevention folks to attend conferences when their agency can’t afford to send them!)

 

NCAA Speaker’s Grant: a huge URL, http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/NCAA/Academics+and+Athletes/Personal+Welfare/Health+and+Safety/speakers_listing  If your speaker is listed here, you’re a college with a sports program OR can partner with such a college, NCAA can grant you $2000 towards the speaker’s fee and expenses. 

 

If you bring me to your community, I can perform “Voices of Men” as a high school assembly, evening fundraiser, etc.  I can also train your staff/Board on how to organize community men (and/or college men) to challenge domestic and sexual violence – a five step process that seems to be working in many communities.  Finally, I can train folks on how to use interactive theater for domestic/dating violence prevention.  

 

Please contact me soon – I would love to help you do good work in your communities.  Please also take a moment to view clips from “Voices of Men” at my website below.  Thanks!

 

Ben Atherton-Zeman: Feminist, actor, husband

Performing a one-man play “Voices of Men,” working to end sexual and domestic violence

Video clips available at http://www.voicesofmen.org