FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Raymond Worrall
PHONE: (201) 795-6400 Ext. 6737
EMAIL: rworrall@hcpo.org
TWITTER: @HCPOProsecutor
WEB: hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org
DATE: Thursday, October 19, 2017
PUBLIC INVITED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FORUM AT ST. PETER’S UNIVERSITY IN
JERSEY CITY ON OCT. 30
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has announced that the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor and the Guarini Institute for Government and Leadership is inviting the public to an empowerment forum on domestic violence titled “Women Standing Against Violence.” The event will be held at St. Peter’s University from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017.
This free event is open to the public and will be held at Dinneen Hall in McIntyre Rooms B & C on the SPU campus. Dinneen Hall is located at 2641 John F. Kennedy Boulevard and parking is available at 686 Montgomery St. in Jersey City. Light refreshments will be served.
The forum is being held in October to coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month and will feature a guest panel that will explore domestic violence issues and how our society can empower people to fight this serious epidemic.
Panelists will feature Margaret Abrams, WomenRising Inc.; Beth Adubato, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at St. Peter’s University; Pamela Johnson, Executive Director of Jersey City Anti-Violence Coalition Movement; Najma Rana, Assistant Prosecutor for the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor; Bertha Reels, Sarah’s Daughters Ministries; and Sarah Davis, Administrator of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.
Additional remarks will be made by Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, N.J. State Senator Sandra Cunningham, guest speaker Cathy DeFazio McBride and Tamika McReynolds from the Jersey City Department of Recreation.
For additional information, contact Roua Mohamed at 201-761-6049 or rmohamed15@saintpeters.edu.