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Danielle Fairlee, Nakatomi & Associates

Cell: (818) 606-2210, danielle@nakatomir!com
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Denim Day in LA & USA Founder Patti Giggans
to Receive Community Angel of Peace Award Sept !"
Expert on Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention
Will be Honored in L.A. for 30 !ears of Leaders"ip
&.) AN1%&%) ()et! 22, 2012)3(4e 5iolence 6re*ention Coalition o7 1reater &os
An-eles 8ill 4onor 6atricia .cc4i9::o (6atti) 1i--ans on )et! +0
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8it4 its 2012 Comm9nit$ An-el o7
6eace A8ard 7or 4er more t4an t4ree decades o7 raisin- a8areness a;o9t domestic and se<9al
*iolence, and 7or 4er leaders4i in ;rin-in- t4e *iolence re*ention mo*ement 7rom t4e 7eminist
;ackrooms o7 &os An-eles to ;oardrooms, militar$ ;ases, sc4ools and 9ni*ersities, and t4e
mainstream media e*er$84ere!
=0 am 4onored to recei*e t4is a8ard on t4e 4eels o7 se*eral remarka;le $ears 7or o9r
mo*ement,> 1i--ans said, 7rom t4e 4ead?9arters o7 6eace .*er 5iolence, t4e &os An-eles-;ased
nonro7it 7o9nded in 1,@1 as t4e &os An-eles Commission on Assa9lts A-ainst Aomen! 1i--ans
also is t4e 7o9nder o7 Denim Da$ in &A and B)A, an international se<9al *iolence and re*ention
camai-n 4eld ann9all$ d9rin- )e<9al 5iolence A8areness 'ont4!
(4e Comm9nit$ An-el o7 6eace A8ard 8ill ;e resented to 1i--ans on (9esda$, )et! +0 at
an a8ards l9nc4eon at &A 6la:a de C9lt9ra $ Artes! Also ;ein- 4onored at t4e e*ent are Bnion #ank,
recei*in- t4e Cororate An-el o7 6eace A8ard, and t4e tele*ision s4o8 The Fosters, recei*in- t4e
'edia An-el o7 6eace A8ard! For tickets or in7ormation, *isit 888!*c-la!or-!
.n 4and to resent t4e a8ard to 1i--ans 8ill ;e /o;ert "! /oss, '!D!, resident and C%.
o7 (4e Cali7ornia %ndo8ment, a 4ealt4 7o9ndation esta;lis4ed in 1,,6 to address t4e 4ealt4 needs o7
Cali7ornians! C6atti and 4er 6eace o*er 5iolence or-ani:ation 4a*e ro*ided leaders4i 7or a
trans7ormed 9nderstandin- o7 t4e iss9e o7 domestic *iolence,> Dr! /oss said! =(4ro9-4 t4eir 8ork, 8e
no8 see domestic *iolence as a re*enta;le, sol*a;le, and 7i<a;le ro;lem!C
=6attiDs decades o7 leaders4i are an insiration, and 4er 8ork in 7ramin- se<9al assa9lt and
domestic *iolence as a re*enta;le 9;lic-4ealt4 iss9e remains *isionar$,> said "aile )4illin-, director
o7 t4e 5iolence 6re*ention Coalition!
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1i--ans An-el o7 6eace A8ard
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=6atti and 6eace .*er 5iolence ad*ance a *ision o7 a 8orld 8it4o9t *iolence ;$ 8orkin- on t4e -ro9nd, ;$ reac4in- o9t to
9ne<ected artners, ;eca9se t4e$ 4a*e al8a$s ;elie*ed t4at *iolence is connected,> )4illin- contin9ed! =Eer 8ork creatin- Denim
Da$ 4as c4allen-ed 9s to re-7rame 4o8 8e see *iolence3as somet4in- t4at m9st ;e c4an-ed in t4e mindset o7 t4e eretrators, not
somet4in- 84ere 8e ;lame *ictims! De*eloin- a c9rric9l9m aro9nd ;9ildin- 4ealt4$ relations4is in middle sc4ools3all o7 t4ese are
7or8ard-t4inkin-, re*ention-;ased aroac4es to endin- t4e eidemic o7 *iolence, and is 84$ 8eFre so -lad to reco-ni:e 4er!>
1i--ans oints to recent 8aters4ed e*ents t4at 4a*e raised o9r nationDs conscio9sness a;o9t se<9al and domestic *iolence,
incl9din- release o7 t4e 2012 .scar-nominated doc9mentar$ The Invisible War, 84ic4 c4an-ed national olic$ a;o9t rae and se<9al
assa9lt in t4e militar$! )4e also cited t4e 6enn )tate Bni*ersit$ c4ild se<9al a;9se scandalG t4e Hnotall8omen social media camai-n
in t4e 8ake o7 t4e tra-ic 'a$ 2012 killin-s at BC )anta #ar;ara, and recent nation8ide rotests ;$ st9dents a-ainst 9nderreortin- o7
rae statistics on colle-e cam9ses!
=(4ese are all tiin--oints in ;rin-in- a8areness to t4e scoe o7 se<9al *iolence in o9r comm9nities,> 1i--ans said!
=(4anks to comm9nit$ acti*ism and social media, 8e are seein- t4ese iss9es disc9ssed and de;ated in a 8a$ 8eD*e ne*er seen
;e7oreG no lon-er are t4ese toics ta;oo or disc9ssed ;e4ind closed doors or s8et 9nder t4e r9-!> #9t s4e sa$s t4e recent case
in*ol*in- t4e NF& and /a$ /ice ro*es 4o8 7ar 8e still 4a*e to -o!
=Domestic *iolence a8areness and rae re*ention 8as once seen as a 9rel$ 8omenDs iss9e,> s4e said! =(oda$, t4at tent
4as e<anded to incl9de e*er$one as 8e de*elo 9;lic 4ealt4 aroac4es to address t4e ca9ses o7 *iolence! Ae kno8 t4ere are no
e<c9ses 7or rae or assa9lt and ;eca9se o7 t4at, 8eD*e 7oc9sed on instit9tional acco9nta;ilit$ I so t4at t4e militar$, c49rc4es,
9ni*ersities and ot4er or-ani:ations cannot i-nore rae and cannot silence s9r*i*ors!>
1i--ans 4as ;een t4e e<ec9ti*e director o7 6eace .*er 5iolence, a se<9al and domestic *iolence and $o9t4 *iolence
re*ention center since 1,8J! Additionall$, s4e 4as 4eld n9mero9s state8ide and national leaders4i ositions, incl9din- 8it4 1in6, t4e
Cali7ornia Domestic 5iolence Ad*isor$ Co9ncil, t4e Cali7ornia Coalition A-ainst )e<9al Assa9lt (CA&CA)A), and t4e Cali7ornia
6artners4i (o %nd Domestic 5iolence (C6%D5)! A ;lack ;elt in "arate and master sel7-de7ense trainer, 1i--ans 7o9nded "arate
Aomen, t4e 7irst martial arts sc4ool in )o9t4ern Cali7ornia in 1,@6!
)4e 4as co-created *iolence re*ention ro-rams and c9rric9la incl9din- In Touch With Teens and Womens Self Defense
and Safety. )4e 4as also co-a9t4ored se*eral ;ooks, most recentl$ When Dating Becomes Dangerous: !arents "uide To
!reventing #elationshi$ buse. 1i--ans is a reciient o7 (4e Cali7ornia 6eace 6ri:e, and is a D9r7ee Fo9ndation )tanton Fello8!
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