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"Sometimes you
need to get in other people's business."
"Taking a stand
against domestic violence doesn't mean jumping into the middle of
a fight. It means helping to create a community climate that refuses
to tolerate abuse."
The It Is Your
Business community action kit, developed in 1999 by the Family Violence
Prevention Fund, in partnership with the National Institute on Domestic
Violence in the African American Community, features text, tools,
and resources designed for African American communities in the San
Francisco Bay Area. The action kit urges community members to heed
the call of Ujima, the Kwanzaa principle that promotes taking responsibility
for solving problems and strengthening communities. The goal is
to transform domestic violence from a private matter to a community
concern -- that is, everybody's business! The kit outlines action
steps individuals can take to persuade neighbors, co-workers, and
church members to join together in creating safety for women and
to reach out to families affected by violence. It also describes
the resource materials available to community members -- stickers
for windows, signs and posters for businesses and public places,
and a brochure addressed to African American men, "You have the
power to stop domestic violence."
Recommended
for individuals, church members and clergy, business leaders, and
community organizers within the African American community.
To obtain information
on how to order the action kit and other resource materials contact:
the Family
Violence Prevention Fund,
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304,
San Francisco, CA 94103-5133.
Phone: (415) 252-8089
Web site: www.fvpf.org
Or contact the National Institute on Domestic Violence in the African
American Community.
Phone: (612) 624-5357. Web site:
www.dvinstitute.org
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