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Stopping Violence Against Women – Watertown Library
November 28, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This panel will bring together perspectives relating to violence against women: in New England, nationwide, and in the Republic of Armenia. It will touch on issues relating to Title IX, women’s health, and the importance of engaging men in ending violence against women. Question-and-answer period and opportunity for discussion will follow the panel.
Our featured panelists:
Tsovinar Harutyunyan is the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Armenia Program Analyst. Based in Armenia, she is currently on a 4-month detail assignment as a technical specialist on gender, youth and disability at the UNFPA Headquarters in New York.
Peter Koutoujian is Sheriff of Middlesex County in Massachusetts. He has been involved with the Massachusetts White Ribbon Day since its inception over a decade ago and is a strong advocate for engaging more men and boys in stopping sexual assault and domestic violence.
Attorney Wendy Murphy is adjunct professor of sexual violence law at New England Law Boston, where she also co-directs the Women’s and Children’s Advocacy Project.
Craig Norberg-Bohm, a consultant in private practice, recently retired from Jane Doe, Inc. (the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence), where he worked for 15 years.
Judy Norsigian (moderator) is past executive director and co-founder of Our Bodies, Ourselves.
Sponsored by the Armenian International Women’s Association, New England Chapter, and the Watertown Free Public Library
Free and open to all.