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EXETER â The General Federation of Women s Club NH (GFWC-NH) held their second annual Evening of Unity on April 23. Tina Smith, GFWC NH Fundraising & Development Chairman, facilitated the virtual fundraising event. It benefited the Go Forth With Confidence New Hampshire Scholarship for survivors of domestic, sexual, and intimate partner violence. It is the first and only scholarship of its kind in the state.
The keynote speaker was Linda Douglas, Trauma-Informed Specialist, from the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
Congratulations to Debra Altschiller, for being the GFWC NH 2021 Unity Award winner! Debra is a State Representative on the NH Oversight Commission on Children s Services and NH Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force. Deb also serves as Community Liaison at HAVEN NH. Debra explained, The scholarship born of the true spirit of the General Federation of Women s Clubs, empowering women to take control their own destiny, is about to cha
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New Hampshire’s comprehensive campus sexual assault legislation serves as template to other states
Every Voice Coalition co-founders John Gabrieli and Ivy Lee speak at the Every Voice summit at Harvard Law School on Feb. 23, 2019. Courtesy of John Gabrieli
Published: 2/21/2021 4:28:16 PM
A comprehensive New Hampshire law passed last year relative to sexual assault in institutions of higher education that provides additional protections and services to victims is now serving as an inspiration to activists in other states who are looking to enact similar legislation.
Andrew Echols, a junior at New Mexico State University, became involved in New Mexico’s Every Voice branch just a few weeks before the legislation passed in New Hampshire last June, and he said seeing that happen was a big motivator.