tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post5598696821573628016..comments2023-08-20T08:37:35.759-05:00Comments on Domestic Violence and the Workplace: What Are YOU Doing For Domestic Violence Awareness Month? (Or…Where Is All The Purple?)Kim Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231689127537151217noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post-57782492258046799112010-10-20T10:56:23.938-05:002010-10-20T10:56:23.938-05:00DCCADV - That is so awesome! I love it! Thanks fo...DCCADV - That is so awesome! I love it! Thanks for sharing!Kim Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231689127537151217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post-81101973806598546832010-10-20T10:53:15.359-05:002010-10-20T10:53:15.359-05:00D.C's doing some great things for DVAM this ye...D.C's doing some great things for DVAM this year. Something we're really excited about is that one of D.C's most popular cupcake stores Hello Cupcake is making purple ribbon cupcakes! This will surely get the word out given the cupcake culture of D.C. Our staff has been doing great public awareness events and we're getting a great response! Hoping next Oct. D.C will be a lot more purple than it is this month!DCCADVhttp://peaceathomedc.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post-25216619902968005132010-10-20T08:44:33.844-05:002010-10-20T08:44:33.844-05:00Lorne - thanks for your insights! Much thought ac...Lorne - thanks for your insights! Much thought actually went into asking the grassroots organizations about moving NDVAM to another month...and for now it is staying in October. I don't so much personally care if I EVER see football players wearing purple shoes...but I would like to see a day where we can all more openly discuss an issue which is so uncomfortable for so many. <br /><br />And you are so right - as is Shonali - money and marketing DO make a difference. But I do think there is that psychological issue that we have to address.....and we can only do that by talking and opening communication at a very human level, I think. <br /><br />Thank you as always...for being you!Kim Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231689127537151217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post-6001160977151598322010-10-20T07:17:02.232-05:002010-10-20T07:17:02.232-05:00Good question, Kim. I'm not sure how valid thi...Good question, Kim. I'm not sure how valid this comment is because it comes without research, but I'd venture that the biggest gap between the amounts of pink and purple visible this month is the amount of funding available to spread the word. They're both great causes, but I see breast cancer as one of the most widely supported causes in the world. From a pure marketing point of view, it will be hard to be seen when you're trying to be visible in the month when they're most in the limelight. <br /><br />But even just the number of rough-and-tough 300 lb NFL players who wear pink this month should be ample evidence that causes such as domestic violence and breast cancer can win widespread support. If there's any traction at all to moving the month (which is not unheard of), you may be at least one step closer to becoming more visible.<br /><br />Keep doing the great things that you're doing, Kim. As many have said, you're changing lives.Lorne Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282652307378964825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post-31499622974701346792010-10-08T14:37:35.600-05:002010-10-08T14:37:35.600-05:00Just stopping by to say thanks again for all of yo...Just stopping by to say thanks again for all of your support for the fight against domestic violence! <br />Because love is not abuse, and like Tina said, what's love got to do with it.<br /><br />God Bless,<br />Allyson M. DeeseAllyson M. Deesehttp://www.allysonmdeese.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post-23111790202472793262010-10-08T08:13:52.436-05:002010-10-08T08:13:52.436-05:00Shonali - those are interesting thoughts. And ind...Shonali - those are interesting thoughts. And indeed Komen does a fabulous job "spreading the pink." But unfortunately I think this is more than an issue of "commandeering color"...I think it is an issue of how comfortable we are discussing and "representing" on this issue. If there is a resource table on domestic violence...and one on breast cancer awareness... I can guarantee you which one people are more comfortable coming up to for information. (I am never the most popular table at the workplace wellness fair). <br /><br />We have to find ways to change this. And I will keep trying.Kim Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231689127537151217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post-58392597671551025612010-10-08T08:01:12.886-05:002010-10-08T08:01:12.886-05:00Kim, I think it's because Komen has masterfull...Kim, I think it's because Komen has masterfully commandeered the month of October AND the color pink. And the LGBTQ community commandeered the color purple a long time ago.Shonali Burkehttp://www.WaxingUnLyrical.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post-64335389213751086612010-10-07T16:53:32.148-05:002010-10-07T16:53:32.148-05:00Lynn - thank you for speaking out!Lynn - thank you for speaking out!Kim Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231689127537151217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post-9663848423433970242010-10-07T16:22:34.034-05:002010-10-07T16:22:34.034-05:00Thank you for the work that you do! I am a breast ...Thank you for the work that you do! I am a breast cancer survivor, and my mother is terminal with. Yet as an author and advocate for victims of domestic violence, I have to speak out in October because there is more pink than purple. You asked, "What are you doing?" The National Association of Baby Boomer Women is hosting a teleseminar, and I will be talking about domestic violence tonight at http://AttendThisEvent.com/?eventid=15300840Beyond the tearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467974499876353781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post-31399390518003846282010-10-07T13:52:44.171-05:002010-10-07T13:52:44.171-05:00That is awesome Kevin - and you are right...purple...That is awesome Kevin - and you are right...purple does mean hope. Let's keep on spreading it!Kim Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231689127537151217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694161.post-3738826462629275532010-10-07T12:53:06.178-05:002010-10-07T12:53:06.178-05:00We had an event on Monday in downtown Santa Cruz t...We had an event on Monday in downtown Santa Cruz that was all about domestic violence awareness -- The Clothesline Project. Purple means hope.KWGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996429724505279563noreply@blogger.com