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Shirley Alvarado, Peace Over Violence

Shirley@peaceoverviolence.org
213.955.99
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!anielle@#a$ato%ipr.co%
Cell: (1(.)).221
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Chart-Topping Singer Aloe Blacc and Wife Maya Jupiter
to be Honored by Peace Over iolence at Hu!anitarian A"ard#
Blacc, Jupiter to Perform at Sept 26 Event in Pasadena
Celebrating Leaders in Violence Prevention Movement
Pa#adena$ CA %Sept& ''$ '()*+0*ecogni1ing o2t'tanding leader' in the 'e32al and do%e'tic violence
prevention %ove%ent, the /o' Angele'45a'ed nonpro6it organi1ation Peace Over Violence 7POV8 9ill
honor %arried %2'ician' Aloe :lacc and ,aya ;2piter 9ith the Voice over Violence A9ard at the <3
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Ann2al =2%anitarian A9ard' !inner on "riday, Sept. 2), 21< at the /angha% =2ntington in
Pa'adena.
.he event 9ill al'o incl2de a #pecial recognition of the ',th anniver#ary of PO-# .eaf$ .i#abled$
and /lder Service# Progra!, the 6ir't in the nation to 'erve dea6 '2rvivor' o6 do%e'tic violence and
'e32al a''a2lt.
Co%plete 21< =2%anitarian A9ard' !inner honoree' are:
Aloe Blacc and Maya Jupiter 0 oice over iolence A"ard1 Aloe :lacc, the chart4topping
'inger 5ehind '2ch hit' a' >.he ,an? and >@a$e ,e Ap?, and hi' 9i6e, 'inger ,aya ;2piter,
9ere the 21< cele5rity 'po$e'people 6or POVB' !eni% !ay in /A & ASA ca%paign. .heir
involve%ent 5ro2ght increa'ed a9arene'' to the ann2al ca%paign, 9hich '2pport' '2rvivor'
and ed2cate' people a5o2t 'e32al violence prevalence and prevention. :lacc and ;2piter are
dedicated to 'ocial activi'% and 6reC2ently vol2nteer 9ith Peace Over Violence, leading
'ong9riting 9or$'hop' 6or teen'. .ogether, they recently 6o2nded Artivi't -ntertain%ent, to
5ring together li$e%inded arti't' 6or po'itive 'ocial change. :lacc 9ill per6or% three 738 live
n2%5er' at the event, incl2ding a d2et 9ith ;2piter.
2ai#er Per!anente 0 eri3on Wirele## Hopeline A"ard1 #ationally recogni1ed 6or
%aintaining one o6 the %o't co%prehen'ive health 'y'te% re'pon'e' to do%e'tic violence in
the A.S., Dai'er Per%anente contin2e' to lead the 9ay in addre''ing interper'onal violence
thro2gh nation 9ide %edical per'onnel training, policy initiative', and innovative approache' to
violence prevention. A' the large't nonpro6it healthcare 'y'te% in the co2ntry, Dai'er
Per%anente ha' 5een in'tr2%ental in the leader'hip and direction o6 the gro2nd5rea$ing #o
,ore Ca%paign, la2nched la't year. !eveloped thro2gh the colla5oration o6 advocate' and
corporate leader' ali$e, the #o ,ore Ca%paign call' on all o6 2', together, to 'pea$ o2t0to
end the 'ilence, 'ha%e and 'tig%a that '2rro2nd' do%e'tic and 'e32al violence.
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Pa#adena Police Chief Phillip Sanche3 0 Public Service A"ard1 Chie6 Sanche1 i' a 'trong proponent o6 co%%2nity
colla5oration and integration and 9a' in'tr2%ental in developing the Co%%2nity "or2% on Eang Violence, a 'erie' o6
9or$'hop' in Santa ,onica that provided an opport2nity 6or re'ident' to 9or$ colla5oratively to red2ce yo2th violence,
increa'e co%%2nication and i%prove relation'hip' 5et9een la9 en6orce%ent and the co%%2nity. A' Chie6 o6 the Pa'adena
Police !epart%ent, Sanche1 ha' 'erved a' a 5ridge per'on 5et9een la9 en6orce%ent and the co%%2nity. .hi' pa't year he
ha' 9or$ed clo'ely 9ith Peace Over Violence to 52ild and r2n a !o%e'tic A52'e *e'pon'e .ea% in Pa'adena 'ta66ed 9ith
vol2nteer advocate'.
!e Pun" Singer, A 5il! About 2athleen Hanna 0 Media A"ard1 +n The Punk Singer, 6il%%a$er Sini Ander'on capt2re'
the 'tory o6 p2n$ %2'ician and 6e%ini't activi't, Dathleen =anna. Dathleen 5egan her career a' a 'po$en 9ord per6or%er and
then C2ic$ly 5eca%e one o6 the %o't po9er62l voice' in p2n$ %2'ic a' the 6ront9o%an 6or :i$ini Dill and later, /e .igre.
.hro2gh decade' o6 archival 6ootage and inti%ate intervie9' 9ith =anna, the doc2%entary highlight' DathleenB' 2n9avering
activi'% again't rape c2lt2re and 'e32al violence. @ith the help o6 her 5and%ate', =anna changed the r2le' in P2n$ ,2'ic, a
genre 9ith a long hi'tory o6 %i'ogyny and violence. She %ade her concert' 'a6e and e%po9ering place' 6or 9o%en and
helped organi1e the riot grrrl %ove%ent, a call to action 6or increa'ed 6e%ini't activity and 6e%ale involve%ent in the p2n$
%2'ic 'cene. .he 6il% ha' in'pired n2%ero2' po't 'creening dialog2e' on 6e%ini'%, 'e32al violence and co%%2nity
activi'%4incl2ding Peace Over ViolenceB' !eni% !ay rape prevention ca%paign $ic$ o66 event.
>+n a year that ha' 5ro2ght increa'ed attention to rape c2lt2re and to the in'tit2tional re'pon'e' to violence in o2r 'chool',
2niver'itie', %ilitary 5a'e', ch2rche' and place' o6 52'ine'', it i' o2r honor to cele5rate the'e individ2al' and organi1ation' that have
tr2ly i%pacted the live' o6 '2rvivor' and o2r 9ider co%%2nity in innovative, co%pa''ionate and gro2nd5rea$ing 9ay',? 'aid Patti
Eiggan', e3ec2tive director o6 Peace Over Violence.
.he pre'enting 'pon'or 6or the <3
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Ann2al =2%anitarian A9ard' i' Veri1on. Other 'pon'or' incl2de Dai'er Per%anente and the
EA-SSF "o2ndation. "or a co%plete li't o6 'pon'or', vi'it 999.peaceoverviolence.org.
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Ann2al =2%anitarian A9ard' 9ill ta$e place "riday evening, Sept. 2), 21< at the /angha% =2ntington, 1<1 So2th Oa$
Dnoll Ave., Pa'adena. A coc$tail reception and 'ilent a2ction 5egin' at ) p.%., 6ollo9ed 5y the a9ard pre'entation' and dinner 'tarting
at G p.%. "or tic$et', call 213.955.99, or vi'it http:HH'hop.peaceoverviolence.orgHcollection'Hh2%anitarian4a9ard'4dinner.
-'ta5li'hed in 19G1, Peace Over Violence i' a 'e32al and do%e'tic violence, 'tal$ing, child a52'e and yo2th violence prevention
center headC2artered in /o' Angele' and i' dedicated to 52ilding healthy relation'hip', 6a%ilie' and co%%2nitie' 6ree 6ro% 'e32al,
do%e'tic and interper'onal violence. One o6 the 6ir't agencie' o6 it' $ind in the co2ntry, POV ha' 5een co%%itted to 'ocial 'ervice,
'ocial change and 'ocial I2'tice 6or <3 year'. POVB' innovative progra%' are co%prehen'ive and incl2de e%ergency, intervention,
prevention, ed2cation and advocacy 'ervice'.
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