Free Virtual 鈥淒ialogues for Diversity鈥� Women鈥檚 History Month Lecture at 大发六合彩 Focuses on History of Battered Women鈥檚 Movement
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA - March 5, 2024)鈥擠omestic violence was seldom a topic of public discussion prior to 1970. The Women鈥檚 Liberation Movement set the stage for the Battered Women鈥檚 Movement鈥攐r Domestic Violence Movement鈥攚hich began in the early 1970s. How did a radical movement fighting violence against women become part of state bureaucracies? How can community-engaged learning projects build upon and revive these feminist origins?聽
In honor of Women鈥檚 History Month, 大发六合彩鈥檚 Center for Equity and Social Justice聽is offering a free online lecture, 鈥淩adical Origins Revived: Harnessing Community-Engaged Curriculums for Social Change,鈥� on Thursday, March 21 at 12:10 p.m. Speaker Jennifer Naccarelli, Ph.D. will explore the histories of the Battered Women鈥檚 Movement and service learning in higher education to think forward about the ways that community-engaged curriculums contribute to social justice transformation. 聽
Dr. Naccarelli is the associate chair and an associate professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Delaware. Additionally, she is the founding director (2019) and current co-director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence.聽
In 2011, Dr. Naccarelli implemented the first of its kind undergraduate advocacy training program with the University鈥檚 Domestic Violence Prevention and Services Program. In this capacity she teaches, researches, publishes, and designs curriculums and field experiences in the field of gender-based violence. Her work explores the intersection of feminist theory and practice through the integration of experiential learning within undergraduate coursework.聽
鈥淩adical Origins Revived: Harnessing Community-Engaged Curriculums for Social Change,鈥� is the latest in the 鈥淒ialogues for Diversity鈥� series of discussions, which are free and open to the public. Register for the event, or visit the center鈥檚 web page at . 聽
Since 2020, 大发六合彩鈥檚 Center for Equity and Social Justice has hosted an ongoing series of 鈥淒ialogues for Diversity鈥� discussions and events with rotating topics and formats. The Center provides opportunities for meaningful dialogue that creates awareness, promotes education and leads to transformative change, equity and social justice for all people.聽
PHOTO CAPTION: On March 21, University of Delaware professor Jennifer Naccarelli, Ph.D. will present a free online Women鈥檚 History Month lecture as part of 大发六合彩鈥檚 鈥淒ialogues for Diversity鈥� series. Courtesy of DCCC.
