Internet Week New York (IWNY) is an annual celebration of technology’s impact on business and culture. This year’s festivities will take place from May 19-25 and will attract more than 45,000 business professionals, working across all sectors, attending 250+ events produced in the IWNY HQ and 150+ organized by citywide event partners.
During our live conversation, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go to http://mixlr.com/drvibe/ tonight at tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page.
V. Sheree Williams of Cuisine Noir Magazine will on our show live tonight live at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific.
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More than 50 per cent of teenage girls in the Caribbean have been sexually abused; many by a family member. Karlyn Percil, a St. Lucian native who has been living in Toronto for the last decade was among them. She told her own story of child sexual abuse publicly for the first time last year on the OWN Canada TV show, Life Story Project. Since then she’s created the first sexual assault PSA for the Toronto Police Services and she is now an ambassador for UNICEF’s Break the Silence Campaign; a multi-pronged approach to end Child Sexual Abuse in the Caribbean. Through this platform she is championing a social media initiative seeking to get 500,000 pledges to end sexual abuse against women and children in the Caribbean and around the world. “A huge weight was lifted from my soul when I told my truth, and I want to encourage other women to face the elephant in their lives, whatever it might be,” says Percil.
UNICEF has put a focus on the Caribbean because the statistics are staggering. 40 per cent of children who are sexually abused are victimized by a parent or a step parent. And it’s estimated that 11,000 children under the age of 15 in the Caribbean are living with HIV/AIDS. Child sexual abuse is one of the main factors contributing to the spread of the disease among teenagers.
TAKE THE PLEDGE
This campaign runs from April 10th 2014 to April 10th 2015. It is targeted at Caribbean nationals living in their respective countries and who reside in North America or wherever they might be. When you sign the UNICEF online pledge you will receive the campaign’s icon; a tiny teddy bear with a band aid over its heart. The band aid will have your home country’s flag on it and you are encouraged to either post the image to your social media channels or change it to your profile picture. You will also be able to download a letter to email to your country’s consulate as well. The goal is to show authorities that people want change; they want the culture of silence to end.
WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE
The campaign targets three areas; education, health and legal. In many Caribbean islands, the statute of limitations on sexual abuse is only 4 years; we want to see that eradicated so that any child can get justice no matter when they come forward. We also want mandatory reporting, so that if a teacher or anyone else in authority is told about a case of abuse, they have an obligation to report it to police. Police officers also need to be trained in how to speak to children who have been abused, with sensitivity. We also want protocols to be put in place that when a child reports their story once, they don’t have to repeat it over and over to other parts of the system, and be violated again.
WHY SPEAK OUT
“I really believe there is a strong link between child sexual abuse and mental health,” says Karlyn Percil. “And it doesn’t matter what culture, all ethnic groups have low reporting rates of abuse or sexual assault. There is still a stigma that makes everyone afraid to talk about it. There is also a connection between sexual violence against women and how much it costs the community. That silence keeps women in a constant cycle of depression. It prevents them from building healthy relationships and creating a strong foundation for a loving family and often causes them to miss work and to hold back on ‘leaning in’ at the workplace and pursing their dreams,” says Percil.
Vernette Eugene, who is a member of the Break The Silence campaign team, recently appeared on our show. During our conversation, Vernette talked about:
– What the Break The Silence campaign is about
– How did the Bellemoun Community Network start
– How did her and Karlyn meet
– The stigmas and taboos associated with child sexual abuse
– Is child sexual abuse addressed different in North America versus the Caribbean
– The goals of the Break The Silence campaign and the Bellemoun Community Network and ways to help and support
You can find out more information and make a pledge to the Break The Silence Campaign via:
Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, persistent segregation and a school-to-prison pipeline suggest young black men still suffer. NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Colorlines editor Kai Wright.
“These are a variety of shows that are all about Life, Love, Dating, Self Development and Self Growth. Relationships are affected by the way we think and our ability to understand who we are. These shows will support your personal growth and encourage you to love yourself and others.. Enjoy the journey!!”
On the show Dr. Vibe appeared, the topic was about how women can find a real man. Some of the topics that were discussed by myself and the callers were: What is a real man? Is he strong, macho, a hero, larger than life or just your average guy out there doing his daily grind and being a good partner, husband, lover etc…? Where can these real men be found?
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Colorlines this week released the first installment of its new “Life Cycles of Inequity: A Series on Black Men.” The monthly series will explore how injustice shapes the lives of black men, from birth to death, using short films, investigative journalism, and infographics to illustrate the issues. Colorlines is a daily news site where race matters, published by Race Forward, a national racial justice organization.
Eight young men talk about how they navigate around implicit bias in the classroom–and as they build their lives. The series takes a look How Injustice Shapes Lives From Birth to Death.
D. Channsin Berry“The Black Line” profile of the African-American Women-Part 3 A Journey of Passion Truth and Race.
Filmmaker, D. Channsin Berry says that it was a divine calling which prompted him to create the documentary series, “The Black Line”. (A Profile of the African-American Woman) Part 3. The 75 minute documentary features a broad spectrum of other African-American women.
The Black Line, appropriately titled, is a film that provides insight into some of the thoughts, practices, and feelings of some African-American women, revealing a consistent thread distinguishing them from women of other ethnicities. The documentary highlights shared truths and experiences touching each of the featured participants regardless of their socio-economic standing. Berry painstakingly probes the commonality among his subjects, crossing regions, religions, sexualities, and professions.
The Black Line-Part 3 delves into the reasons why some younger African-American women may, according to their elders, be the way they are today. Through dialogue with distinguished women, possible solutions to the young black women’s dilemma come to fore. From voices and memories of these women, Berry explores the African-American women’ survival and destiny from the 1920’s to the present. Using the various institutions of marriage, mothering, racism, careers, education, religion, and sex, he guides the viewer through a journey of exploration and discovery of the history and future of African-Americans as a people.
Mr. Berry is the Founder of the D. Channsin Berry Foundation, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to raise funds for LUPUS awareness.
During our live conversation, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go to http://mixlr.com/drvibe/ at tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page.
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The Black Line Part 3 trailer
You can find out more information about “The Black Line”. (A Profile of the African-American Woman) Part 3. via:
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go to http://mixlr.com/drvibe/ tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page.
