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2010 Educational Seminars and Events
HAVEN Members Visit MA State House
January 21, 2010
June Stewart, Deb Parkington and Leslie Luppino traveled to the Massachusetts State House to promote the Berkshire County Human/Animal Violence Education Network.
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HAVEN presents to Rotary Club of Pittsfield
January 14, 2010
HAVEN Coordinator Lorna Grande was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Pittsfield luncheon meeting.
Approximately 60 local business people learned about HAVEN and the work we do in Berkshire county and statewide. HAVEN partner and Rotarian John Perrault, Executive Director of Berkshire Humane Society extended the invitation. Thanks to all for this great opportunity!!!
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2009 Educational Seminars and Events
HAVEN presents to Domestic Violence Roundtable
May 12, 2009
On Tuesday May 12, Lorna Grande, HAVEN Coordinator had the opportunity to speak at the regular meeting of the Sudbury, Wayland, Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable. This is a longstanding, active roundtable lead by people very interested in the animal cruelty piece of DV. This multidisciplinary group includes members very interested in creating a HAVEN type "sister" organization in eastern MA.
Domestic Violence Roudtable meeting - WickedLocal.com
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HAVEN presents to the ACOAM Academy
April 4, 2009
HAVEN partners Joe Chague, Pittsfield Animal Control and Dr Lorna Grande, HAVEN Coordinator lead a discussion about HAVEN and the link between animal cruelty and violence. ACOAM: Animal Control Officers Association of Massachusetts is holding their Spring 2009 training in the Berkshires for the first time!! Joe Chague was very instrumental in convincing ACOAM that there are folks in western MA who would welcome the opportunity to be properly trained animal control officers. Officer Tom Flanagan of the Animal Rescue League of Boston used the new HAVEN educational video as part of his presentation as well.
Dr Grande also presented on Animal First Aid.
We welcome ACOAM to the Berkshires. For more info about animal control officer training go to acoam.com
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Middlesex County District Attorney's Domestic Violence Roundtable Presentation
January 15, 2009
HAVEN began 2009 continuing to spread the word about the connection between animal cruelty and violence. HAVEN Coordinator, Lorna Grande, DVM spoke to The Domestic Violence Roundtable in Acton, MA. Acton is a bit out of our usual western MA location but the Roundtable coordinator heard about HAVEN and extended the invitation. It was a diverse group and many of the participants were hearing about this connection for the first time. We intend to continue our relationship with this group and have already received an invitation to speak to another DV Task Force in that part of the state.
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2008 Educational Seminars and Events
HAVEN presents to Women in Science class
August 12, 2008
HAVEN Coordinator Dr Lorna Grande lead a discussion at Mt Everett School in Sheffield, MA. The class was part of the national Women in Science program. Many of the high school students were interested in working with animals. Dr Grande discussed the connection between animal cruelty and interpersonal violence and the role HAVEN plays in Berkshire County. The students asked important questions about "accepted" animal cruelty in our society. Differences in anti cruelty statutes pertaining to companion animals and farm animals were discussed.
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Historic 'Town Meeting' About the Link Between Animal Abuse and Societal Violence
June 8-9, 2008
HAVEN coalition social workers, June Stewart (Berkshire Children and Families) and Valerie Dickinson (DSS) along with HAVEN Coordinator Lorna Grande (veterinarian) attended Strategizing the Link: A National Town Meeting on Advancing Public Policy and Community Coalitions. This meeting brought together many of the countries leaders in the field of the connection between animal cruelty and violence.
HAVEN was pleased to have been invited to attend the Expert Summit the day after the conference in recognition of the coalition we have in Berkshire County.
June, Val and Lorna came away even more proud of the work we do at HAVEN. Our work really is leading edge, very few coalitions are functioning in this country and few have as many community professionals involved.
For more information about this conference please
visit AmericanHumane.org
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Berkshire County Animal Control Officers Presentation
May 20, 2008
HAVEN partners Lorna Grande, HAVEN Coordinator
June Stewart, Berkshire Center social worker
Joe Chague and Terry Moran, Pittsfield Animal Control
Addressed a group of Berkshire County Animal Control Officers at the Pittsfield Police Dept.
HAVEN's primary mission is to raise awareness of the connection between animal cruelty and violence. We continue to reach out to community professionals so they will know what to look for and who to contact if they encounter a case of animal abuse that appears to involve interpersonal violence as well.
Also on the agenda at this meeting were Captain in Charge, Michael Winn, Pittsfield Police Dept and MA Dept of Fisheries and Wildlife.
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Northern Berkshire Domestic Violence Task Force Presentation
April 29, 2008
Presentation to the Northern Berkshire Domestic Violence Task Force at the North Adams District Court. This task force is a multidisciplinary group of professionals in northern Berkshire county addressing domestic violence.
HAVEN Presenters:
Kelly Kemp, Berkshire County DA Office, a member of the task force and HAVEN partner.
Sgt Roy Sutton, MSPCA Law Enforcement
Terry Moran, Pittsfield/Adams Animal Control Officer
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March Haven Meeting
Here are a few photo's from our March meeting at the Berkshire Humane Society. Yes, filming of our educational video is underway! - Click pictures to enlarge
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Educational Video Being Produced
HAVEN has partnered with Kiin Media to produce an educational video about the connection between animal cruelty and violence. The video is being funded by The Shirley Shattuck Windsor Charitable Trust and features HAVEN participants.
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Training for Elizabeth Freeman Center Staff
January 3, 2008
HAVEN coalition particpants:
Lorna Grande, DVM, HAVEN Coordinator
Kelley Kemp, Berkshire County District Attorney's Office
Karen Karlberg, Berkshire Humane Society, SafePet Coordinator
Sgt. Roy Sutton, MSPCA Law Enforcement
Joe Chague, Pittsfield Animal Control participated in a discussion about the ongoing partnership between The Elizabeth Freeman Center and HAVEN.
Details about the SafePet foster program and many other topics were discussed.
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