CMBWN IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

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  • Executive Director Dawn Dalton was interviewed during ABC Chicago's June 30, 2009 taped piece on protests, regarding the Illinois state budget, taking place outside of the Thompson Center in Chicago.  Ms. Dalton informed the public about the consequences of reduced services available to survivors of domestic violence, including the impact on the community-at-large.  The taped footage can be viewed here.

   

  • Executive Director Dawn Dalton appeared in a taped informational piece about The Network called Comcast Newsmakers presented by Comcast Cable Co.  The segment aired twice an hour, every hour, for a week during CNN Headline News in March 2009

• • The Network was featured in an article describing the challenges and benefits of Court Watch programs.  Dawn Dalton, Network Executive Director, is cited in this article through her description of The Network’s ability to successfully launch and conduct such a program in Cook County.  Access the article, Caring eyes focus on domestic violence court, here.

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  • Executive Director Dawn Dalton was consulted on and quoted in a January 2009 Chicago Tribune story concerning satellite tracking of stalkers through the Cindy Bischof Law entitled Crackdown on protection-order violators gets off to a slow start.  Access this article here.

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  • Executive Director Dawn Dalton was interviewed for the November 2008 issue of Chicago Lawyer for an article centered on the Cindy Bischof Law.  The article describes her involvement with a team of policymakers working to figure out the best way to implement the GPS program throughout Illinois and quotes her several times describing identified barriers that must be overcome for successful implementation.  The article can be found here. 

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  • The All Faiths Against Domestic Violence Committee project coordinator Joyce Calvin was featured on a radio station WVON show about domestic violence and community response as it is linked with faith groups.

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  • Executive Director Dawn Dalton was the featured guest on the October 28, 2008 episode of Fox’s Good Day Chicago.  Ms. Dalton spoke on the occurrence of domestic violence in Chicago and its many effects on the family.  Video of her appearance can be seen by clicking here.

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  • Executive Director Dawn Dalton was quoted in an August 20, 2008 Chicago Tribune article regarding the creation of a specialty panel appointed to examine whether the Cook County Domestic Violence Court is adequately protecting victims.  This article is entitled, Focus on Domestic Violence Protection, and may be accessed here.

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  • Fox News Chicago’s Good Day Chicago Anchor Jan Jeffcoat interviewed Executive Director Dawn Dalton and Board Member Rhonda Washington on the experiences of a victim of domestic violence and how the VOCA cuts will impact the services to victims.

• • On April 7^th, 2008, The Network held a press conference with Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill), Congresswoman Jan Schkowsky (D-Ill), a survivor of domestic violence, and a representative from the domestic violence services community in response to the impending VOCA and VAWA funding cuts.  At the conference, both Congress people pledged to join the domestic violence services community in the fight for funding.  Many advocacy group representatives were in attendance, as were the following news media outlets: WBEZ Radio, IRN (Independent Radio Net), The Chicago Tribune, 720 WGN Radio, and CLTV.  Coverage of the press conference can be found here. 

• • Executive Director, Dawn Dalton, was a part of a panel discussion on domestic violence on radio station WVON’s Wealth and Real Estate program on March 30, 2008.  In honor of Women’s History Month the producer of the Wealth and Real Estate program wanted put a focus on domestic violence for one hour of the two-hour program and invited Ms. Dalton as an expert contributor.

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  • Executive Director, Dawn Dalton, was interviewed for Channel 2 news coverage on a domestic violence story on March 24, 2008.  She is quoted as saying “There has to be a change in the social norm, and that involves everyone as naming this violence as wrong.”  This interview can be viewed here. 

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  • Executive Director, Dawn Dalton, and former Board Member, Jennifer Greene were quoted in a front page story of the Chicago Tribune in an article, The law couldn't save her,  on the challenges facing victims of domestic violence that can lead to death.  This article can be read here.       

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  •  Executive Director Dawn Dalton and Board Member Rhonda Washington were interviewed for a Violence Against Women forum held by the City Colleges of Chicago.  This forum was aired over the course of three weeks in March 2008 as the program Hope, Help, Healing: Ending Domestic Violence. 

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  • Former Policy Advocate, Angelica Jimenez, was interviewed on NPR’s program Worldview.  As a result of this interview, meetings were scheduled with Senator Barack Obama’s Chicago office and  Richard Durbin’s staff to supply more information about the problems discussed with U-Visas and Violence Against Women Act.  Webcast of the show can be found here. 

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  •  On March 2, 2008, Helpline Director, Gwyn Roland, was on WGN Radio’s program Pet Central with a staff person from the Anti-Cruelty Society to discuss the intersection of domestic violence and animal abuse.      

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  • Centralized Training Institute Director, Ana Romero, was interviewed for Hoy, a Spanish newspaper, in regards to the Economic Empowerment Conference the Network held in February 2008. 

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  • Helpline Supervisor, Rosario Esquivel, was interviewed on the WOJO Spanish radio station to raise awareness on the Help Line.

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