Venue to be announced

Facilitated by Donald Arsenault

CAAR has seen major growth as a Coalition in the last 2 years. We are now incorporated and have received charitable status. And we have benefited from the Investors Group Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser for a third year. We have a full time Outreach Worker, and in partnership with Family Service Moncton offer Moving Forward, a program for children who have witnessed intimate partner violence between the adults in their home. So, after 3 years of growth and development…

Strategic planning is a way of thinking about an organization and how to run it.  It defines in advance where the organization is heading and how it will get there.

All in all, strategic planning is a cyclical process which helps the leaders of an organization reflect and make decisions by answering five basic questions:

1. Where are we?

2. Where do we want to go?

3. What do we have to do to get there?

4. How will we accomplish this?

5. How will we know if we are succeeding?

In keeping with our efforts to reach out to victims, as well as the victim serving community, we are excited to be hosting this 2 day workshop highlighting the challenges faced by those who have experienced trauma.  The research is fascinating and Dr. Joseph and Dr. Zettl’s ability to provide practical implications for this information will be invaluable in our work with all those who are struggling to deal with the effects of PTSD. Please find attached the workshop overview as well as the registration form.  Feel free to distribute amongst your agencies and contacts as you see fit.  But remember, space is limited so register early!!

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April conference The Psychophysiology of PTSD (1)

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REGISTRATION FORM PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PTSD

Approximately 130 of you brave walkers took part to Walk a Mile in Her Shoes on October 21, 2011. With your support, the organizing committee for the fourth annual IG Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® event in Moncton presented a cheque for $10,400 to the Coalition Against Abuse in Relationships Inc. (CAAR)!

A special thank you goes out to all of the volunteers; Honorary Chair, Dave MacDonald; our Title sponsor, Investors Group; Silver sponsors, Second Cup, Champlain Place, and the City of Moncton – you were all a huge part of our success!

Other sponsors and supporters who helped make this event happen were John Gunn, Jeff Mullin, Junction Design, Subway, C103, XL96, Fingers Faces & Feet, Crowne Plaza, Daca Graphics, Geldart’s Warehouse and Cartage, ItaCast and KnowMoncton.com. We graciously thank you all!

Pictured from left (standing) are Angela Arsenault, CAAR; Amber Richards, Event Chair; Stephanie LeBlanc, Investors Group (event Title sponsor); Kristal LeBlanc, CAAR; Paulette Levesque, CAAR President; and Kristen Barnes, CAAR.

Pictured from left (seated) are Suzanne Bibeau, CAAR; Gabrielle Maillet, CAAR Founder; and Melissa Baxter, CAAR.

Absent from photo were Julie McCabe, Terrance Trites, Janice Tilley, Flora Ryder, Joanne Boucher, and Angela Gates – all CAAR Board members.

In commemoration of the 2011 Investors Group Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® event, sponsors and walkers, the organizing committee has created a 2012 calendar filled with photos from the Walk, special days of interest, statistics on issues of rape, sexual assault and gender violence, and a help card with contact information for those in need.

If you are in a situation with these issues, please don’t hesitate to contact the CAAR Outreach Worker at (506) 855-7222. www.coalitionagainstabuse.com

Calendars are 8.5”Wx11”H when fully open and are available for $8 each at the Investors Group office, 1255 Main Street, Moncton. We would love it if you would be so kind and help us with these by selling ten at your location. If you can do this, please contact Amber at (506) 962-7112 or pick some up at Investors Group during regular business hours, or the Crowne Plaza Downtown Moncton, Fingers Faces and Feet on Mountain Rd, or Second Cup in Champlain Place.

Next year’s Walk will be held Friday, October 12, 2012. www.walkamilemoncton.ca

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Through evocative lighting, theatre, music and multi-media, the ballet captures the memory of these silent victims and tells stories of their struggles, their hopes, their joys and our loss.”

Link: http://atlanticballet.ca/en/repertoire/ghosts-of-violence/

Link: http://www.silentwitness.ca/