OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY

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Our Christmas Party was a success, many friends who have supported us during the year, came to celebrate.
We ate delicious food, and played " The White Elephant Game" opening presents and stealing them from each other!
We want to thank our friends for all their support during 2009
and our hostess for a wonderful evening!

Angie King
Robin Rinzler
Sonia Paz Baronvine

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD TODAY

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Domestic Violence in the World Today

by Sonia Paz Baron-Vine

I have done research on this terrible worldwide epidemic, and I have learned, that women are victims of violence in approximately 95% of the cases of domestic violence.
Race, Religion, Culture, Economic Status...none of these, are a shield against domestic violence. It violates the fundamental human rights of women and often results in serious injury or death.
Studies show that between one quarter and one half of all women in the world have been abused by intimate partners.
Worldwide, 40-70% of all female murder victims are killed by an intimate partner.

According to the The Family Violence Prevention Fund ( FVPF )
one in every three women in the world has experienced sexual, physical, emotional or other abuse in her lifetime
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) reports that in forty-eight surveys from around the world, 10-69% of women stated that they had been physically assaulted by an intimate partner at some point in their lives.
In the United States, approximately 22.1% of all women have experienced some form of assault by an intimate partner.
Each year, 4.5 million physical assaults are committed against women by intimate partners,In 1999, approximately 1,218 women—more than three women every day—were murdered by an intimate partner.
In that same year, intimate partner homicides accounted for 32% of all murders of women.on domestic violence in Europe indicates that every day, one woman in five is a victim of domestic abuse

Most of the time the person or persons that is being abused is so terrified of what their abuser can and will do to them if they did try to leave, that they stay quiet.
In 95% of the cases the victim is so brainwashed by their abuser that the abuser has the victim believing that they could not make it alone or without them in the world. Most people do not realize the physiological damage that occurs when a Domestic Violence Victim is told day in and day out that no one would want them, because they are used or damaged goods, how unworthy unattractive, how stupid they are, and they are not worth the air that god gave them to breathe.
Being abused in this manner causes a person’s self-esteem to fall so low that they begin to believe the lies that their abuser says.
By this time the victim’s self-esteem and self worth lay completely and utterly shattered on the ground in millions of pieces. Then what is replaced by the person everyone once knew is a traumatized shell of a person.
The Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women recommends that states parties "promote research, collect data and compile statistics, especially concerning domestic violence, relating to the prevalence of different forms of violence against women and encourage research on the causes, nature, seriousness and consequences of violence against women and on the effectiveness of measures implemented to prevent and redress violence against women."
Here are the Domestic Violence Laws of the World

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/population

So what are WE doing?
The Women's Community Center is strongly against Domestic Violence.
We are here at 805-544-9313 to listen, guide any woman, who may need our support.
We can connect you with different agencies in the SLO County to help you get out of a Abusive Relationship!!

Sonia Paz Baron-Vine
WCC Board Member

MEMORIES OF OUR DAY WITH CREATIVE WOMEN

Robin, Angie and Sonia Paz

Friends visiting the booths

Delia Horwitz and Kristina Bennett of

"Poetry in Motion"

"Poetry in Motion" performing

Our guests relaxing on the lawn and listening to music

Sonia Paz and Joy

Our banner and the cool balloons!

Delia Horwitz of "Poetry in Motion"

performing one of her poems

Sonia Paz Baronvine, Joy and Jan

Angie, Robin and Renee Sampei

Musical Organizer for DWCW

Angie King and Robin Rinzler

WCC President and Vice President

DAY WITH CREATIVE WOMEN 2009

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MUSIC PLAYLIST

Hello friends,

I wanted to tell you that when you open our page, you can either browse the articles and have our classical music playing, or you can scroll down the page and on the right side, on our " Music Playlist" click on the arrow, and mute it.
That way when you see our videos, there is not confusing music!!
thanks,
Sonia Paz

DAY WITH CREATIVE WOMEN 2009 MUSICAL GUESTS

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DAY WITH CREATIVE WOMEN 2009

WCC Board of Directors Robin, Angie and Sonia Paz

Our Banner

Sonia and Joy

Friends and Families sit on the lawn

Sonia, Joy and Jan

Angie, Robin, Renee

Angie and Robin

Robin and Renee

Happy Families walking under our rainbow gate

It was a super day, the weather was nice, the vendors of quality handcrafted items, setting their booths, the volunteers got to the Mission Plaza in San Luis Obispo early Saturday and our 35th Annual Day with Creative Women started!!!

Angie, Robin, Sonia, Joy, Renee, Jan, sat up the Women's Community Center Booth with the help of our faithful volunteers, Rebecca, Tatiana, Paul and Dimitri. Later the drumming began with the

DAY WITH CREATIVE WOMEN 2009

Poster by Elise Beavers a third year student at CSUC


Hello Everyone!!!

We are so excited, tomorrow Saturday, August 8th, 2009 is our 35th Annual
"Day With Creative Women" at the Mission Plaza in San Luis Obispo, California.
It will run from 10 am to 5 pm, and there is free admission.

Women from all over the State of California, will arrive, set up their booths and sell their Art and Handcrafted Items.
This event benefits our Women’s Community Center of San Luis Obispo County, a non- profit, all volunteers group, dedicated to the empowerment of women.

We will have
CRAFTS - ARTISTS - KIDS ZONE - WOMEN GROUPS DANCING - LIVE MUSIC - HANDCRAFTED ITEMS - FOOD
Please come and bring your family and friends, meet new friends and sit on the lawn under the Sycamores to hear great music.
See you there!

Sonia Paz Baron-Vine
WCC Board Member

Welcome new Women's Press Editor Courtney Brogno!!!!

The Women's Press has a new editor!!
Her name is Courtney Brogno, she is young, clever, and we are excited to have her join our team!!!
Welcome Courtney!!