You're invited to participate in a national audio-conference on the Migrant Clinician Network's violence prevention project Hombres Unidos

[Guest guest]

Session One: Thursday January 15, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., EST, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. CST and 12:00 a.m.

- 1:30 p.m. PST.

Speakers: Researcher/Principal Trainer: Emiliano de Leon,

TAASA and MCN, TX. Practitioners: Jerry Tello,

National Compadres Network, CA,

and Judge Ramona , WI; hosted by Barbara Hart, Muskie School

Article: Hombres Unidos. A review of the

education project developed by the Migrant Clinician Network to prevent sexual

and intimate partner violence by working with migrant Latino men at migrant

health centers serving men living in migrant camps in FL, PA and IL, The

education strategy included a course facilitated by two male promotores that engages groups of 9-15 men

for five sessions of two hours. Pre- and post- testing was conducted

related to the knowledge and attitudes of participants regarding women and

abuse/violence against them. The prevention education work is expanding

and modify to deliver the curriculum to two community sites on the borders of

TX and AZ.

For more information contact: Vicky

Lynes at 612-824-8768 ext. 100 or vlynes@...

Register online at: http://www.bwjp.org/conferences/conferences.aspx

Amber Hunter

Family Violence

Initiative Manager

Migrant Clinicians

Network

1001 Land Creek Cove

P.O. Box

164285

Austin, Texas 78716

512.579.4505

ahunter@...