2021-10

In their quest to further understand domestic violence, it far reaching effects, and viable solutions, teens Melissa Peruch, Artina Turokh, Tanisha Gunby, and Viviene Carjaval, interview Esther Neill, a  Domestic Violence Victims Advocate for Victims Assistance Program (VAP)of The City of Los Angeles.  If you or anyone, you know, is a victim of domestic violence, StrengthUnited, of CSUN, also has a 24/7 hotline. 818-886-0453.  The national domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7 2 3 3).    Thank you Joe Foldes for mastering the audio recorded off of Zoom and handling our post production. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Produced by Betsy Foldes Meiman Teens Leading Change facilitated by Librarians (yes, capital L) Marcia Melkonian at the  Canoga Park Branch and Elisabeth Calla at the Encino Tarzana Branch  and Samantha Guevera of StrengthUnited, a CSUN Community Agency   

We're back with the Los Angeles Public Library! This time Librarians (yes, capital L) Marcia Melkonian at the  Canoga Park Branch and Elisabeth Calla at the Encino Tarzana Branch are helping Teens Leading Change realize their plans for The Domestic Violence Awareness Project. The concept for a graphic novel and a podcast was developed over eight classes with Samantha Guevera of StrengthUnited, a CSUN Community Agency (and CA Non profit of the year!) This episode highlights specific types of domestic abuse  as reported by Melissa Peruch, Estephanie Paz, Viviene Carjaval, Artina Turokh, Tanisha Gunby, and Isabelle Saeedy.        Thank you Joe Foldes for mastering the audio recorded off of Zoom and handling our post production. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Produced by Betsy Foldes Meiman