October: DVEA PAJAMA PROJECT for National DV Awareness Month

PAJAMA PROJECT for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

DVEA has been busy creating and putting up a display for October. Parishioners have been bringing in p.j.'s which will be donated to Women's Advocates, the St Paul shelter which the group supports.

DVEA will continue the drive until Thanksgiving and deliver the clothes to the shelter before Christmas.

Judge Mary Louise Klas

June DVEA Speaker: Joint Physical Custody

Retired Ramsey County Family Court Judge, Mary Louise Klas, spoke at St Cecilia’s about a controversial issue, one with deep implications for Domestic Violence activists. The question of Joint Physical Custody is expected to come before the legislature again next session. Judge Klas is well known for her  local and national work in the area of Domestic Violence. She heads a DV Task Force which has studied the Joint Physical Custody issue for the past two years.

Parishioners were invited to hear Judge Klas, who spoke, then took questions from several people who attended.

Readers with questions about the topic may ask a member or contact Judge Klas: 

mlklas@msn.com

Meeting Minutes

(To see Minutes, click a link below)

DVEA Minutes: June, 2013

DVEA Minutes: February, 2013

 DVEA Minutes: January, 2013

DVEA Minutes: December, 2012

DVEA Minutes: October, 2012

DVEA Minutes: September, 2012

Mother of Young Victim Tells Daughter’s Story

Excerpt from MCBW Femicide Report, 2002
Brooke Thompson, 22 Brooklyn Park
August 14

Edward Johnson, 26, was charged with second-degree intentional murder….Johnson pleaded guilty in February 2003 to second-degree intentional murder. He gave no reason in court as to why he committed the murder.

Lori Thompson spoke on Sunday, May 19, telling Brooke’s story.Over 30 parishioners stayed after 10 o’clock Mass to hear this compelling presentation.
Brooke’s Photos – 10 Total — click to download.

DV in MN & U.S. Media

THE TRUTH: Domestic Violence in Minnesota is not merely a few isolated cases.

June, 2012                 February, 2013                   May 2013

In The New Yorker: July 22, 2013: “A Raised Hand” – Journalist and novelist Rachel Louise Snyder writes about a new High Risk team in Massachusetts.

2012 MN Femicide Report

Click to read the 2012 Femicide Report