February 8,2012

Forced Marriage: Impact of Honor and Shame

(3 DVS Credits, Race & Culture)

10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Workshop Presenter: Vidya Sri, Founder, Gangashakti

Location: New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women
1670 Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Road
Trenton, New Jersey 08690

A unique workshop that uses the power ofl personal narrative to create context for the intersections of cultural identity, "honor" violence, forced marriage and domestic violence, from an American perspective. Participants in this workshop will be able to distinguish "forced" from "arranged" marriage, identify so called "honor" violence and its impact within the home and community, understand the aspects of family honor and shame that challenge acculturation today in homes across America and increase domestic violence.