Winners of 2009 Miss California Latina

Winners:
2009 Miss California Latina – Vivian Valadez of the right
and Miss California Latina Teen – Bianca Mettler-Lopez

Winners of 2009 Miss California Latina crowned in Huntington Beach
http://www.ocregister.com/photos/-2523045/pid2523060

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If you wish to purchase tickets for the event they will be available for purchase on Saturday, August 8th, 2009 from 8am -10am or after 6:30pm.
Tickets are on a first come baises and there is no assigned seating.
The cost of the tickets are $25.00
Dress/Attire for the pageant by spectators is business to semi-formal or dinner attire.

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Natalie Raitano & Dilana for Safe Passage on June 20th

Natalie’s Boot Camp for Safe Passage - Photos

Tracie Stafford Speaks At Statewide Domestic Violence Awareness Day

 

 

 

Mrs. California United States and Domestic Violence Survivor Tracie Stafford Brings Personal Testimony to October 1st Californians Uniting to End Domestic Violence Statewide Day of Awareness. CPEDV is proud to feature Stafford as keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Day of Awareness rally at the State Capitol, where she will be joined by legislators and criminal justice officials such as Assembly Member Alberto Torrico and Sacramento District Attorney Jan Scully.

Sacramento, CA — September 29, 2008 — When Tracie Stafford was crowned Mrs. California United States in 2007, she couldn’t have imagined that in the coming year she would publicly reveal a secret she thought she’d keep forever: that she was a domestic violence survivor. But that’s exactly what happened in October of last year, when Stafford attended the 2nd-Annual Statewide Day of Awareness, sponsored by the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (CPEDV).

At the special legislative hearing held after last year’s awareness rally, survivors testified to lawmakers on the importance of funding domestic violence services. It was at that public hearing that Stafford finally felt compelled to break her lifelong silence and spoke in detail of the abuse she had suffered.

“Growing up watching my mother being beaten and hearing stories of my grandmother’s abuse, I didn’t know anything different,” Stafford said. “I thought it was normal to be abused at home and was taught to keep private business private. Eventually I realized that I didn’t want this life for myself or my child and got out. It was later that I learned that domestic violence was a serious crime, and that there was a community of advocates working to stop it.   I knew I couldn’t keep silent any longer. I needed to share my story with other women so that they could access the information and services that I was not aware of.”

Stafford’s experiences since then have only increased her commitment to public advocacy, so much so that she has decided to make a career transition from owning and running an events marketing and planning firm, to becoming a full-time motivational speaker and author. When Stafford saw the number of women who were inspired by her story to seek help for themselves, she knew that her future lay in public speaking and advocacy.

“I can’t believe the number of women who have told me how my story motivated them to take action to better their lives. The most important thing that I can do as a survivor is to spread the message to victims that domestic violence is not our shame— and that we must all speak out to stop it.”

CPEDV is proud to feature Stafford as keynote speaker at this 3rd- Annual Day of Awareness rally, where she will lend her voice to those of legislators and criminal justice officials such as Assembly Member Alberto Torrico and Sacramento District Attorney Jan Scully, all working to realize the goal of safe homes and social justice in California. This year’s Day of Awareness is a wide-ranging community collaboration of 20 organizations that include domestic violence programs, advocacy groups, state agencies and public/private partners. Last year’s event attracted over 300 attendees, and we anticipate a similar turnout this year. A true civic event, the Statewide Day of Awareness will unite citizens from across California in the effort to increase awareness of this public health epidemic, ensure safety for victims and their families and hold batterers accountable.

What: The California Partnership to End Domestic Violence’s 3rd-Annual Californians Uniting to End Domestic Violence: Statewide Day of Awareness

Where: TBC

When: October 1, 2008

Related Web Sites:  
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Home Page: http://dvam.vawnet.org/
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: http://www.ncadv.org    

About CPEDV
The California Partnership to End Domestic Violence is California’s statewide domestic violence coalition, with over 200 member organizations and individuals. Working at the local, state and national levels for more than 25 years, the California Partnership has a long track record of successfully passing over 100 pieces of legislation on behalf of battered women and their children.  As the unified voice for California’s domestic violence agencies, CPEDV provides statewide leadership on public policy issues, offers training and technical assistance to domestic violence service providers and promotes public awareness through community outreach efforts. With offices in Sacramento, CPEDV’s member programs span the entire state.

Contact:
Camille Hayes, Communications Coordinator, camille@cpedv.org
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
Phone: 800-524-4763         
Fax: 916-444-7165              
Web site: www.cpedv.org

Safe Passage Home Founder Honored for Women’s Advocacy

Councilman Dennis P. Zine  presented Safe Passage Home founder Trish Steele with a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles during a charity fundraiser held on June 20 at Barry’s Bootcamp in Sherman Oaks.

Actress Natalie Raitano, best known from her syndicated series VIP, and currently starring in the web series Pink, showed off some off-screen skills by teaching two Bootcamp classes for attendees of the event.  Entertaining the crowd was Dilana  from the Rock Star who sang a three song set.  Also performing, with inner city kids as her back-up dancers, was DJ Cuba Swift.

Safe Passage Home offers support and assistance for women recovering from domestic violence in effort to help these victims regain their sense of self and rediscovery their place in society.

http://www.mydailyfind.com/index.php?s=safe+passage

Safe Passage, SHE, & Ultimate Frisbee Tourney

CSUN students volunteer to produce video and event to bring awareness on Safe Passage Home. Produced by S.H.E. a group of 6 female students from California State University of Northridge.