Service Learning Proposal For MVP (Mentors in Violence Prevention)
By: Emily Leiter
Raati Kumar
Racara Jackson
Jamie Crenshaw
Amanda Santos
Fadia
September 26, 2012
Meredith Tweed
WST 3015-0001
Community Partner Profile:
Community Partner: MVP (The Mentors in Violence Prevention)
Contact: Abigail Malick
Community Partner Mission Statement: “MVP provides the leadership necessary, within sport and beyond, to address the global issues of sexism – especially men’s violence against women. In our advocacy efforts and training programs, we educate, inspire and empower men & women to prevent, interrupt and respond to sexist abuse” (MVP).
MVP is an organization put together to bring awareness to sexual abuse. Motivate and educate students on prevention against violence on gender and bullying. Their goals are to inform students on violence accruing against men/women and help bring light to those everyday issues happening. Also, the organization will be challenging and developing their volunteers to inspire and inform others on potentially dangerous situation.
Political and/or Social Basis for Organization: ‘’MVP was founded in 1993 by Northeastern University for the Study of Sport in Society and the National Consortium for Academics & Sports. The multi-racial MVP Program was designed to train male college and high school student-athletes and other student leaders to use their status to speak out against rape, battering, sexual harassment, gay-bashing, and all forms of sexist abuse and violence’’ (MVP).
Still today many schools are using the MVP program to bring awareness to those issues. The program is influencing individual to have a voice and helps to prevent accruing situations. They have events protesting and informing student on sexual abuse, bullying, rape, violence’s, and gay-bashing. MVP allowing those who have or have not been victims stand up and fight to prevent these issues from happening.
The Proposal:
The following is a proposal to outline the needs, rationale and feasibility for a service learning project to benefit Mentors in Violence Prevention. The following proposal contains background on the need for and benefits of a Community Outreach project, an outline of the work I plan to do, the rationale for its inclusion in WST 3015, and a scheduled timeline. This proposal may need to be revised after beginning the project and must be flexible to meet the needs of the both the Service Learning project and the community partner.
Need for volunteers for the Community Outreach Program:
The Mentors in Violence Prevention program acts to prevent violence against women. Their main goal is to raise awareness of violence against women, and to educate everybody on ways to prevent such violence. Our community does not see domestic violence as being as serious and other forms of violence. MVP strives to make people understand that this violence is, in fact, preventable. Through different trainings, MVP achieves their goal of prevention by having volunteers look at the subject of domestic violence differently, not just as this taboo subject that nobody wants to address. It is MVP’s hope that through these trainings, participants will become inspired to be leaders in our community, when it comes to dealing with domestic violence and educating others about ways to prevent such violence.
Plan Proposal:
Throughout the semester, MVP will have various activities to raise awareness of men’s acts of violence against women. Some of these activities include screenings of victims’ documentaries, such as Telling Amy’s Story, at least once a month. Another activity in which MVP hopes to raise awareness of violence against women is through holding brown-bag lunches, in which people discuss attitudes toward abuse while having lunch together. During these lunches, participants will be talking about abuse in society with scenarios that people can relate to. To advertise these events, volunteers will create flyers and posters to be displayed around campus, advertise via social networks like Facebook. We will also be sponsoring a table in front of the Student Union, as well as making announcements in class inviting people to attend and support the organization. MVP will invite local community partners involved with domestic violence to attend the activities as well.
I will be part of a team of volunteers that will dedicate our time and effort into this organization, educating people about domestic violence, bullying, hazing, as well as its implications. By informing others, especially women, of our individual rights I can take part in making this community, state, and country domestic violence free and become better citizens.
Rationale for Women’s Studies:
By: Emily Leiter
Raati Kumar
Racara Jackson
Jamie Crenshaw
Amanda Santos
Fadia
September 26, 2012
Meredith Tweed
WST 3015-0001
Community Partner Profile:
Community Partner: MVP (The Mentors in Violence Prevention)
Contact: Abigail Malick
Community Partner Mission Statement: “MVP provides the leadership necessary, within sport and beyond, to address the global issues of sexism – especially men’s violence against women. In our advocacy efforts and training programs, we educate, inspire and empower men & women to prevent, interrupt and respond to sexist abuse” (MVP).
MVP is an organization put together to bring awareness to sexual abuse. Motivate and educate students on prevention against violence on gender and bullying. Their goals are to inform students on violence accruing against men/women and help bring light to those everyday issues happening. Also, the organization will be challenging and developing their volunteers to inspire and inform others on potentially dangerous situation.
Political and/or Social Basis for Organization: ‘’MVP was founded in 1993 by Northeastern University for the Study of Sport in Society and the National Consortium for Academics & Sports. The multi-racial MVP Program was designed to train male college and high school student-athletes and other student leaders to use their status to speak out against rape, battering, sexual harassment, gay-bashing, and all forms of sexist abuse and violence’’ (MVP).
Still today many schools are using the MVP program to bring awareness to those issues. The program is influencing individual to have a voice and helps to prevent accruing situations. They have events protesting and informing student on sexual abuse, bullying, rape, violence’s, and gay-bashing. MVP allowing those who have or have not been victims stand up and fight to prevent these issues from happening.
The Proposal:
The following is a proposal to outline the needs, rationale and feasibility for a service learning project to benefit Mentors in Violence Prevention. The following proposal contains background on the need for and benefits of a Community Outreach project, an outline of the work I plan to do, the rationale for its inclusion in WST 3015, and a scheduled timeline. This proposal may need to be revised after beginning the project and must be flexible to meet the needs of the both the Service Learning project and the community partner.
Need for volunteers for the Community Outreach Program:
The Mentors in Violence Prevention program acts to prevent violence against women. Their main goal is to raise awareness of violence against women, and to educate everybody on ways to prevent such violence. Our community does not see domestic violence as being as serious and other forms of violence. MVP strives to make people understand that this violence is, in fact, preventable. Through different trainings, MVP achieves their goal of prevention by having volunteers look at the subject of domestic violence differently, not just as this taboo subject that nobody wants to address. It is MVP’s hope that through these trainings, participants will become inspired to be leaders in our community, when it comes to dealing with domestic violence and educating others about ways to prevent such violence.
Plan Proposal:
Throughout the semester, MVP will have various activities to raise awareness of men’s acts of violence against women. Some of these activities include screenings of victims’ documentaries, such as Telling Amy’s Story, at least once a month. Another activity in which MVP hopes to raise awareness of violence against women is through holding brown-bag lunches, in which people discuss attitudes toward abuse while having lunch together. During these lunches, participants will be talking about abuse in society with scenarios that people can relate to. To advertise these events, volunteers will create flyers and posters to be displayed around campus, advertise via social networks like Facebook. We will also be sponsoring a table in front of the Student Union, as well as making announcements in class inviting people to attend and support the organization. MVP will invite local community partners involved with domestic violence to attend the activities as well.
I will be part of a team of volunteers that will dedicate our time and effort into this organization, educating people about domestic violence, bullying, hazing, as well as its implications. By informing others, especially women, of our individual rights I can take part in making this community, state, and country domestic violence free and become better citizens.
Rationale for Women’s Studies:
The Mentors in Violence
Prevention (MVP), is a nationally recognized educational program that focuses
on violence against women. This violence includes, dating violence, sexual
violence, bullying, and school violence prevention. The goal of MVP is to,
challenge ideals, raise consciousness, open discussion, and stimulate
leadership. The basic mission of MVP clearly relates to Women’s Studies, as it
seeks to end violence against women, by raising awareness of underlying matters
and unique subtleties of all forms of men’s violence against woman. The forms
of violence against women can be demonstrated specifically on a micro level and
macro level. Historically a majority of gender violence is against women
because they are seen as physically smaller or weaker. That is why it is so
important to not only be aware of violence against women, but speak-up against
such inequality.
According to psychologist Hussein Bullhan, “Violence in any three domains- physical, social or psychological-has significance repercussions in the other two domains. Violence occurs not only between individual, but also between groups and societies… Any relation, process or condition imposed by someone that injures the health and well-being of other is by definition violent” (Kirk and Oazawa-Rey 266). The explanation of violence of women is provided on a macro- level and a micro- level. In a macro level perspective, the economic system disempowers women, because some women earn less than men. This is why in a violent marriage or relationship women find it difficult to leave their partner, because they financially depend on their partner. In addition, when a woman is seeking a raise or promotion from their boss, they might find it difficult to speak against the sexual harassment they are receiving from their boss. Thus, in both cases macro-level inequalities are present in violence at the micro level. The main problem with violence against women is women think they are responsible for acts of violence against them, this is not true. In the examples I gave, none of these women asked for violence against them either indirect or directly. Instead, their economic difficulties disempowered these women, making it hard for them to leave the violence against them. The misconception that should be addressed is that women do not directly or indirectly ask to be beaten or abused. People tend to focus on the victim instead of the perpetrator, which isolates women into making them think it’s their fault. When blame falls to the victim, they tend not to want to seek help against violence. By being aware of violence against women and speaking up against it, we can move towards being proactive leaders around these issues of violence against women.
According to psychologist Hussein Bullhan, “Violence in any three domains- physical, social or psychological-has significance repercussions in the other two domains. Violence occurs not only between individual, but also between groups and societies… Any relation, process or condition imposed by someone that injures the health and well-being of other is by definition violent” (Kirk and Oazawa-Rey 266). The explanation of violence of women is provided on a macro- level and a micro- level. In a macro level perspective, the economic system disempowers women, because some women earn less than men. This is why in a violent marriage or relationship women find it difficult to leave their partner, because they financially depend on their partner. In addition, when a woman is seeking a raise or promotion from their boss, they might find it difficult to speak against the sexual harassment they are receiving from their boss. Thus, in both cases macro-level inequalities are present in violence at the micro level. The main problem with violence against women is women think they are responsible for acts of violence against them, this is not true. In the examples I gave, none of these women asked for violence against them either indirect or directly. Instead, their economic difficulties disempowered these women, making it hard for them to leave the violence against them. The misconception that should be addressed is that women do not directly or indirectly ask to be beaten or abused. People tend to focus on the victim instead of the perpetrator, which isolates women into making them think it’s their fault. When blame falls to the victim, they tend not to want to seek help against violence. By being aware of violence against women and speaking up against it, we can move towards being proactive leaders around these issues of violence against women.
.Action:
I have already met with Abigail Malick, the UCF Campus Coordinator of Mentors in Violence Prevention, to discuss volunteer opportunities available this semester. In addition to contacting her regularly, I will be helping to organize, as well as attend, brown bag lunches and be involved in organizing and advertising for the screening of “Telling Amy’s Story.”
Timeline:
The Service Learning Project will be completed approximately November 20, 2012. The dates that have been listed may change, due to other activities that might become available throughout the semester. Also the Social Media Blogs are continuous throughout the semester; there is no specified deadline as of now.
1. Invite people for the Brown Bag Lunch-In October 3
2. Make flyers for Tell Amy’s Story October 8
3. Social Media Advertising October 12
4. Brown Bag lunch-In October 17
5. Tell Amy’s Story October 24
I have already met with Abigail Malick, the UCF Campus Coordinator of Mentors in Violence Prevention, to discuss volunteer opportunities available this semester. In addition to contacting her regularly, I will be helping to organize, as well as attend, brown bag lunches and be involved in organizing and advertising for the screening of “Telling Amy’s Story.”
Timeline:
The Service Learning Project will be completed approximately November 20, 2012. The dates that have been listed may change, due to other activities that might become available throughout the semester. Also the Social Media Blogs are continuous throughout the semester; there is no specified deadline as of now.
1. Invite people for the Brown Bag Lunch-In October 3
2. Make flyers for Tell Amy’s Story October 8
3. Social Media Advertising October 12
4. Brown Bag lunch-In October 17
5. Tell Amy’s Story October 24
6. Invite people for
Brown Bag Lunch October 31
7. Brown Bag Lunch November 14
7. Brown Bag Lunch November 14
8. Social Media Blogs
(no specified date)
Works
Cited
Kirk, Gwyn, and Margo Oazawa-Rey. Women’s Lives: Multicultural Perspectives 5th ed. New York:McGraw-Hill,2010.
"MVP | Mentors in Violence
Prevention National Program." MVP | Mentors in Violence Prevention
National Program. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2012..
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