OPBSI 3-2-1 Countdown: Fight to End Violence Against Women!
NEW YORK, New York… October 1, 2008. Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated (OPBSI) launches its annual project dedicated to their national philanthropy, raising awareness of violence against women, with its first ever “3-2-1 Countdown: Fight to end Violence Against Women” campaign. As part of OPBSI’s National Philanthropic efforts, the campaign will also aim to raise funds to contribute to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV).
During this national effort, the devoted women of OPBSI’s National Council of Officers, local chapters, and colonies will host three programs, two community service endeavors and one fundraiser in honor of their national philanthropy. Individual members will also collect monetary donations that will aid NCADV in its continued efforts to provide information for and assistance to those in need. OPBSI hopes to exceed its monetary goal of $2,000 by collecting $10 donations from its membership, friends and supporters. "The annual campaign will also include a five-minute moment of silence at 7:17am/pm on the first Monday in October, in observance of NCADV's Day of Unity that honors DV survivors and advocates", says Shaeina Bailey, Director of Community Service, National Council of Officers.
Violence against women is a global epidemic. In the United States alone, a woman is raped every 6 minutes and battered every 15 seconds. There is a greater risk of a woman being made a victim of violence by someone she knows. DV is a violation of a woman's right to physical integrity, to liberty, and all too often, to her right to life. The 3-2-1 Countdown: Fight to End Violence Against Women campaign is an amazing project that demonstrates OPBSI's commitment to end violence against women.
Donations in the form of check or money order can be sent to:
Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
P.O. Box 3352
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163
Attn: 3-2-1 Campaign – Raising Funds Against DV
Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, a NALFO organization member, is a Latina-oriented sorority founded on March 15, 1989, at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Seventeen women of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds came together to defy the injustices suffered by women, particularly women of color, in the academic, professional and political arenas. The purpose of OPBSI is to serve and educate people of diverse backgrounds through sisterhood, leadership, and guidance. As positive role models, we promote unity of all cultures, focus on the empowerment of our gender and raise the standards of excellence in our academic, social, and personal endeavors. For further information visit:
www.OmegaPhiBeta.org
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is comprised of people dealing with the concerns of battered women and their families. We represent both rural and urban areas. Our programs support and involve battered women of all racial, social, religious and economic groups, ages and lifestyles. We oppose the use of violence as a means of control over others and support equality in relationships and the concept of helping women assume power over their own lives. We strive toward becoming independent, community-based groups in which women make major policy and program decisions. For further information visit:
www.ncadv.org
