Membership

What is the National Institute of the Study of Violence?

Simply, the National Institute of the Study of Violence is an organization whose primary goal is to prevent violence against women.

We believe this objective can be reached through research and the collection and the dissemination of information throughout the country. We publish a newsletter, a magazine, and conduct seminars on issues of violence. Our seminars are designed to include all segments of the society.

The National Institute of the Study of Violence' main focus is prevention. We feel that our work is important, and will make a difference in the lives of women and the community. Our secondary goal is to focus attention on the violence experienced by women in America. The National Institute of the Study Of Violence' main focus is prevention. Everyone is an interested party in the cause we are fighting. The prevention of violence directly affects the stability of families and the productivity of the nation. There are very few companies in America that can say none of their employees have ever been murdered.

April 1993 the former United States Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop, said the rising level of violence should be classified as a national health emergency. C. Everett Koop felt that defining violence as a health issue would force the nation to take a broader look at the violence occurring throughout the country. His suggestion was ignored. It is now nine years later, and violence against persons is still at a record high. Women are being murdered at home and at work. This year we have read or heard about the murders of:

*Chandra Levy May 22, 2002 body found
Nancy Ludwig 41 February 27, 2002 man charged
Margarette Eby 55 February 27, 2002 man charged
Body of young woman found May 5, 2001 unknown (river)
*Bonny Bakley May 4, 2001 to death
*Erin Johnson 21 April 28, 2001 body found
Kirstie Rumsey 7 February 12, 2001 to death
Brittany Whalen 11 February 12, 2001 to death
Dylan Rumsey 9 February 12, 2001 to death
*Brenda Hernandez 30 February 11, 2001 to death
*Sharon Randolph July 21, 2000 husband charged
Cynthia Jacques 22 April 21 ,2000 shoved into a train
Allissa Jacques 2 April 21, 2000 shoved into a train
*Candace Wertz 20 April 21, 2000 shoved into a train
John M. Cortez 2 April 21, 2000 shoved into a train
Anita Gordon 63 April 19,2000 to death

As you can see many of the victims of domestic violence are children. *The husband or the boyfriend is suspected in the murder. We know the above information is disturbing and unpleasant and a subject most people want to ignore but we offered these brief cases to demonstrate the need for your help.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Why is the year 1492 important?

2. What occurred in 1920?

3. What happened July 4, 1776?

4. What is the Magna Carta?

5. Why is the year 1964 important?

6. What happened in 1865?

7. What is the Bill of Rights?

Your answers should be:

1. Christopher Columbus found America.

2. The 19th amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified granting women the right to vote.

3. The Declaration of Independence

4. A document forced from King John enumerating certain rights.

5. The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964.

6. The Civil War ended in 1865.

7. These are the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution.

Please answer the following questions:

1. What occurred on September 24, 1999?

2. What happened August 16, 1999?

3. What happened May 7, 1990?

4. Who was found February 18, 1991?

5. What happened April 27, 1988?

6. What occurred December 6, 1989?

7. What happened June 24, 1979?

The answers should be:

1. A young girl was abducted and raped.

2. A pregnant woman was and killed.

3. The body of a woman was found she had been inviscerated.

4. The body of a woman was found hog-tied and raped. Her throat had been cut.

5. The body of a woman was found she had been to death.
6. Fourteen female college students were gunned down none survived.
3. Two female teenagers ages 13 and 14 were abducted, raped and murdered. A woman assisted in the abduction.

If you are concerned because you could not answer the second set of questions we invite you to join the National Institute of the Study of Violence. We are certain after becoming involved you will be able to answer many questions knowledgeably and be proud that you can. Please send your name, address, (phone number or e-mail address optional), city, state, business card or any other information you would like to include to the address below. No cash please. Please include a self addressed stamped envelope. Once we receive your information the National Institute of the Study of Violence will begin sending you information. Your information regarding seminars and conferences etc will be sent as soon as your application is processed. . Thank you for joining our efforts to focus attention on the maladies of the American woman.

National New Membership Drive
Mail membership fee of $35.00 to
NIVS,
P.O. Box 242
Royal Oak, Michigan 48068-0242

A portion of your membership fee will go toward our "Silent Supporter Program".

The Silent Supporter program was designed to help provide women with information regarding domestic violence at locations where there is a large traffic of women. The information should help those women living in violent situations. The women can establish a dialogue with various organizations because she can read their information and not put herself at risk. She can learn what to do in an emergency, she can learn what she needs to do to prepare to leave. She will know transportation is available for her and her children if she has to flee her home.

Please remember our

National Women's Partnership Program

The program is simple. As we publish the eight volumes of "Do This In Remembrance of Me" we will donate 10% of the purchase price to a charity or non profit organization benefiting women and children. The purchaser will select the organization from a list provided. The book will be sold worldwide and on the Internet. The National Institute of the Study of Violence will continue to make donations to designated charities and women's organizations as long as the books are sold. Thank you for joining our efforts to focus attention on the maladies of the American woman.