More and more schools are realizing the importance of teaching students about healthy relationships. A few Florida middle and high schools in Manatee County will be offering a new program this year that focuses on teen dating. The course will teach students how to recognize warning signs of an abusive relationship, how to end an abusive relationship safely, how to file a restraining order and many other useful tips. The course is called “Expect Respect” and was started by Hope Family Services, a local domestic violence agency. Check out this article to get more info on the awesome new program.
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Martina McBride was featured on ABC’s Primetime TV Special, “In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts” yesterday. The show featured interviews with various country music stars. Martina not only discussed the music business and her family life but she also talked about her concert tour with partial proceeds benefiting loveisrespect through Tickets-for-Charity, as well as the work she has done with us. Check out this link to view the whole interview. If you look closely you can see Martina and her daughter Delaney sporting loveisrespect t-shirts.
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Hey music fans – our friends at Tickets-for-Charity® are teaming up with Martina McBride and Trace Adkins on their Shine All Night Tour to make fantastic seats available to benefit loveisrespect (all for the same or better price you’ll find elsewhere)! Check out TicketsforCharity.com where a portion of each seat for the tour will automatically benefit the loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline.
Here’s an easy way to support our work and a great way to see the country music superstars when their tour kicks off November 20th! Great seats are available now on TicketsforCharity.com.
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We are seeing a third media frenzy over the Chris Brown and Rihanna story. This time, the world is seeing a poised and courageous Rihanna talk about a very confusing and painful time in her life. She is still trying to sort it out for herself.
One thing she has realized is that young girls are watching her and taking her actions seriously. In the Good Morning America interview, she said she could not take that “lightly.”
You may have noticed that some stories refer to her story as domestic violence and others as dating violence. It doesn’t really matter what you call it. Rihanna was hurt by a man who said he loved her. It was not her fault. It was his choice.
We will continue to see more of this story in the news as we all try to understand how this could have happened. It is a good discussion to have. Thank you, Rihanna for your willingness to share with us.
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We are so excited to announce that our LOVE Mashup has won a Gold MarCom Award! We won in the Web Multi-Media Games, Contests, Presentations category and competed against entries from all our the world. It is really great to be recognized for an application that spreads positive messages for teens. The LOVE Mashup was funded by the Avon Foundation for Women through m.powerment by mark, a campaign dedicated to empowering young women. Click here to check out a release with more info. Visit the MarCom Awards site to see a full list of winners.
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