Love Shouldn’t Hurt – Domestic Violence Issues
Hello, we are Justine, Charlotte, and Pilar and we are eighth graders at LREI in New York City. Our class this year is doing a project called Social Justice. Our group is focusing in the topic of Domestic Violence. The reason we choose this issue is because we feel strongly and we want to do something about how women are treated badly and abused. This year are we will be interviewing people who work in domestic violence units. We hope to educate ourselves and the community of LREI and our wider audience about domestic violence and how it affects women all over the world.
Emotional Creature Performance
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On January 10th, my group and the other Women’s Rights group went to a broadway performance called “Emotional Creature”. Emotional Creature was about the broad topic of a teenage girls life, and showing the audience many different scenarios of what girls go through. We saw scenarios of rape, physical abuse, body image/eating disorders, boys, hormones…
Interview with Patricia McCormick
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On December 13th, my group and I had a 30 minute interview with the author of Sold, Cut and Never Fall Down, Patricia McCormick. Sold is book about a poor girl who is stuck struggling from Sexual Abuse in India. Our main focus was on the novel Sold and how sexual trafficking connects to Domestic…
Interview with Carol Granum from STEPS
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On December 12th my group and I had an Interview with Carol Granum. Carol, leads the program STEPS. STEPS is a program for teen domestic violence offenders. STEPS is an alternative rather than going to jail. The program has existed for 25 years. The students are STEPS are expected to come to class once a…
Field Work #3 Blog Post-Court Case
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On December 6, my group and I went to the Criminal Court in Brooklyn, to view domestic violence court dates. We sat in the jury box and observed the cases at hand. I learned that if a defender in a domestic violence case does not plead guilty to a domestic violence action they have to…
Interview with Michelle Kaminsky and Farah Rodriguez
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On Thursday, November 29 my group and I went to the DA’s office in Brooklyn. We interviewed multiple people and what their job is at the office. First we met with Michelle Kaminsky who is a domestic violence attorney. We had worked with Michelle before and had another discussion with her. One person we interviewed…
Interview With Michelle Kaminsky-Assistant DA in Brooklyn 11/16/12
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On November 16, my social justice group and I interviewed an Assistant District Attorney who deals with sexual trafficking and abuse. Her name is Michelle Kaminsky. We were able to interview about her work with cases involving sexual abuse and how it causes body image problems for girls and women. We also got a tour…
Love Shouldn’t Hurt – Domestic Violence Issues
by student
Hello, we are Justine, Charlotte, and Pilar and we are eighth graders at LREI in New York City. Our class this year is doing a project called Social Justice. Our group is focusing in the topic of Domestic Violence. The reason we choose this issue is because we feel strongly and we want to do…
