The article reports, “Sportscaster James Brown, the host of CBS Network’s ‘The NFL Today’ and Showtime’s ‘Inside the NFL,’ has teamed with Verizon to launch a national campaign to end domestic violence against women and men. Brown appeared on several broadcast media outlets on Monday (Jan. 30) to enlist the support of sports fans to promote equality and respect, and to speak out against domestic violence.”

Read the full article at: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sportscaster-james-brown-teams-with-verizon-foundation-launches-campaign-to-end-domestic-violence-2012-01-30

The article reports, “The art is beautiful, but it’s not the point. The paintings, sculptures and collages that line the walls of this Venice walk-up are the creations of women and children who were wounded by domestic violence, and turned to art for strength and solace.”

Read the full article at: http://www.latimes.com/health/la-me-banks-20120131,0,5853051.column

The article reports, “As more teenagers turn to the internet to seek answers for their many areas of concern, the Family Life Education Center (FLEC) at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC) has created an innovative and interactive, bilingual online teen education center about the dangers of interpersonal or partner (or dating) violence, and offers an accompanying support group for teen girls. The combination of services, including an additional link on the website that offers an opportunity for girls to talk to an expert 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is a groundbreaking effort, the first in New Jersey, to reach teens where they are most likely to search for information.”

Read the full article at: http://njtoday.net/2012/01/30/new-website-educates-teen-girls-about-domestic-violence-and-abuse/

The article reports, “New rule for 2012: No more ad campaigns and public service announcements targeted at women to teach them how to avoid rape. It’s not effective, it’s offensive, and it’s also a lie. Telling women that they can behave in a certain way to avoid rape creates a false sense of security and it isn’t the most effective way to lower the horrible statistics which show that 1 in 5 women will become victims of a completed or attempted rape in their lifetime. The numbers for African American women are even higher at nearly 1 in 4. We need anti-rape campaigns that target young men and boys. Campaigns that teach them from a young age how to respect women, and ultimately themselves, and to never ever be rapists.”

Read the full article at: http://www.ebony.com/news-views/stop-telling-women-how-to-not-get-raped

The article reports, “Is sexual trafficking happening in your city? What about on your remote reservation? The short answer is, ‘Yes, right under your nose.’…Prostitution becomes a trafficking crime when the victim is a minor, or at any age if controlled by force, fraud or coercion.”

Read the full article at: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/17/sex-trafficking-rampant-in-indian-country-pimps-on-prowl-for-native-girls-and-women-72621

The article reports, “Many women in Nepal say they didn’t know that involuntary intercourse within marriage has been outlawed. Women’s advocates say those who are aware would rather call it a form of domestic violence than marital rape. Devaki Poudel, 39, has kept quiet about the abuse she’s been enduring at the hands of her husband for nearly 25 years. She didn’t want to embarrass her family.”

Read the full article at: http://www.womensenews.org/story/rape/120117/taboos-undercut-nepals-marital-rape-law