The 110 Institute: Mark Your Calendar

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Memphis Business Academy

Men Against Domestic Abuse, in partnership with the YWCA of Greater Memphis, hosts the First Semi-Annual "Teen Dating Violence" & Abuse Prevention Conference

A Unique Public-Private Collaboration:
Men Against Domestic Abuse (MADA)

A Community-Collaborative for The YWCA Abused Women Program & Emergency Shelters

Prepared by:
The 110 Institute – Memphis


Public Awareness Campaign

The 110 Institute is committed to the prevention of Domestic Abuse, and to educating the public, especially urban boys, about the issue of domestic violence in the homes of single Mothers and women throughout the metropolitan area. Tony Nichelson serves as the Public Affairs Director for the Citadel-Memphis Radio Group, and is a frequent Editorial writer for the Tri-State Defender newspaper. These roles provide extraordinary access to a wide listening audience and readership. There can be only one message… END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE TOWARD WOMEN, NOW!


Domestic Violence Training and Orientation for Boys

The issue of Domestic Violence is taboo in almost every segment of our society and culture, yet it touches so many lives every day. Young boys see their mothers, aunts and sisters violated by abusive men, and are often unable to help the women they love fight-off these brutes. The long-term impact on these boys is significant however, and the retaliatory feelings they have can carry-on for decades. The result is often a repeated cycle of violence in their own adulthoods, or a serious hatred for any man who looks like their mother's tormentor. The boys are angry with their mothers for allowing this creep to stay in the home, and they're angry with the men for being so outrageous. The boys are angry with themselves for not being able to do more, and they're angry with society for allowing such behaviors to go on, seemingly unchecked.


Advocacy for Stronger Orders of Protection

The 110 Institute.com recently launched a full-scale domestic violence prevention Campaign for 2010. The core of the initiative is to support the work of the YWCA Abused Women's program and Emergency Shelter, and the work of the Exchange Club, along with other Domestic Violence prevention efforts. The 2010 Campaign will train young boys to protect the women and girls around them, and will advocate for legislation that puts teeth into Protective Orders filed against violent men. We recommend that all women master basic self-defense, and that we establish "distress signals" for women who literally can't get away from their abuser for even five-minutes. We must break the cycle of urban boys seeing abuse and violence early in their lives, and then turning out to be abusers themselves, due largely to unresolved anger toward their mothers and the abusive men they're involved with.


Community Support for Battered Women’s Shelters

This support Agreement targets community resources, individuals and agencies for in-kind contributions, volunteer support, and financial grants that assist in the development of Abused Women's Shelters operated by the YWCA. In addition, The 110 Institute seeks the assistance of professional carpenters, plumbers, technicians and others to help maintain Abused Women's Shelters throughout the metro area.