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October 18 - 24, 2009
Raise awareness and encourage change by achieving a "Victory over Violence "
 The YWCA Week without Violence® represents our mission to create a vision of harmony; free of violence and full of peace within our homes, our classrooms, our businesses, our communities, our nation, and ultimately our world. Our YWCA promotes a violence-free world, welcoming individuals, communities, and organizations throughout Silicon Valley to partner and participate during the Week Without Violence®.
The Week Without Violence® is an annual YWCA-wide campaign held during the third week of October to raise public awareness about violence in our homes and our communities; to create dialogue; and to encourage alternatives. For over 100 years, the YWCA of Silicon Valley has been at the forefront of Santa Clara County in supporting a safer community through education that provides women, children, and families with opportunities for positive growth and achievement.
General Public:
Monday: “Random Acts of Kindness” Challenge. 11am – 1pm, B&K Room. Bring your own lunch.
Tuesday: Violence Against Women’s Self-Esteeem. 11am – 1pm. B&K Room. Bring your own lunch.
Wednesday: Domestic Violence and Dating Violence. 12pm – 2pm, Martinez Room, Bring your Own Lunch
Thursday: Free Self Defense Lessons. 11am – 1pm, B&K Room. Bring your own lunch and water.
Friday: “Random Acts of Kindness” Challenge. 11am – 1pm, B&K Room. Bring your own lunch.
Rape Crisis:
Clothesline Project will be on display all week in our Headquarters. This is a national clothesline that moves about the country. After our shirts hang at the YWCA for the week we will forward them to join the national project.
Counseling and Family Services:
We will distribute a flyer called 10 Tips to Expressing Healthy Anger as appropriate to clients throughout the week.
Youth Services
Monday: Drug and Alcohol Violence: Students will learn about the history of Week Without Violence. Students will explore how drugs and alcohol can be a contributor to violence in the household.
Tuesday: Gang Violence: Students will see a movie clip from Boys in the HOod and have a group discussion. They will have a chance to share personal experiences with gang violence and how it has affected their lives.
Wednesday: Domestic Violence/Relationship Violence: Students will be introduced to the Violence and Non-Violence Wheel. They will learn how to identify mental, physical and sexual abuse and explore how it affects people's thought processes.
Thursday: Racism, Sexism and the other "Isms": Students will discuss the different "isms" and how they affect students' lives. They will discuss the impact of the "isms" in the world.
Friday: Week Without Violence Jeopardy: Students will recap what they learned throughout the week by playing a Jeopardy game. They will work on a poster on how to stop violence and attain peace.
Monday: Revenge and Forgiveness: Anger Management vs. Aggression Reduction: Healthy Vs Toxic Relationships: Students will learn that people may act with anger until they are able to forgive. Students will also learn coping skills and cognitive restructuring toward anger. They will learn the Wheel of Violence and the characteristics of a healthy relationship.
Tuesday: Building Solidarity: Students will learn about unity in numbers, representation and advocacy. Students will learn the empowerment of having voices for those who are not able to speak for themselves by putting together art work, T-Shirts, and learning about influential women.
Wednesday: Reflection and Debrief: Staff will debrief and reflect further about the lessons learned in the past few days. In order to practice memory retention a discussion will be held in all classes so that all students share. A journal entry will be assigned and preceding that, youth specialist will share their answer to the journal question.
Thursday: Self Defense for Female Students and What Men can do to Prevent Gender Violence: Female students will learn about self defense from the Program Director in order to have the basic tools to protect themselves if they are confronted with an abusive partner. Male students will learn that they have the power and ability to prevent gender violence.
Friday: Film Clips and Jeopardy: Films be will be rotated from Day 1 therefore all students will be exposed to the different film clips and lessons learned. To assure that students have learned a minimum of three points, staff will run an engaging and educational game of Jeopardy.
Monday: Types of Violence/Scar Stories: Students will learn the different types of violence (i.e. self infliction, physical, emotional, abusive, racial, oppression). Students will also share a “scar story”
Tuesday: Sexual Harassment/Sexism: Students will learn the definition of sexual harassment, many examples of it as well as learn that women are not always the victims. Students will be given scenarios to make it relevant to their lives. Students will also learn the definitions of sexism/discrimination and about the women’s rights movement.
Wednesday:Levels of Conflict+ Triggers: Students will learn the different levels of conflict as well as how to counter them. Students will also learn to be aware of their “triggers” and how to acknowledge and cope with them.
Thursday: Violence in the Media/RESPECT: Students will explore how violence in the media effects human emotions and sensitivity levels. Students will also engage in discussion about RESPECT and how the world would look with and without it.
Friday: Dating Violence/Power & Control: Students will learn the different types of dating violence as well as the Power and Control Wheel.
Child Care Centers:
Monday: Children, families and Staff sign the non-violence pledge and receive purple ribbons to wear in support during the week..
Tuesday: Zap It! Activity. A discussion with children about violence and inappropriate behavior towards others. The activity encourages participants to record the number of incidences of violence or inappropriate behavior they see while watching a T.V. program, cartoon, or a movie. Participants can record instances by placing Zap cutouts on a Zap It! Poster at the front of the room (or on their own sheet of paper). Afterwards, there will be a discussion with the kids, exploring what they saw, how they felt.
Wednesday: Hands are for Helping. Students will trace their hands and cut out the pattern. They will write a word or draw a picture on their hand cutout showing that hands are for helping, not for hurting.
Thursday:Students will go outside on the playground and arrange themselves to spell out: PEACE, HOPE, JOY, DREAM. Photos will be taken from above to display in the Center. Then there will be an outdoor “Peace Picnic” with snacks and treats.
Friday: Plant a “Peace Garden”. Each child will decorate a clay pot with paints or markers with an image of something that represents peace and fill the pot with a flower or plant.
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