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Welcome to the March 2006 edition of the
SAHELI e-Newsletter!
1) From the Family Advocate
2) From the Community Educator
3) Review: Lyrically Speaking by Riddhi Mukhopadhyay
4) Upcoming Events
5) Welcome New Volunteers
6) Volunteer Kudos
7) SAHELI Walk 2006 - Send us your best Walk Memory!
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From the Family Advocate:
During February 2006, SAHELI received 13 calls and
1 email for assistance, including calls on the helpline, as well
as calls/emails directly to SAHELI advocates and staff. Calls are
usually from victims/survivors, existing clients, family members
or friends of victims, advocates from other agencies, potential
volunteers, and others who want more information about SAHELI.
Furthermore, SAHELI staff and advocates provided
8 face-to-face sessions for 2 clients in the month of February.
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From the Community Educator:
During the month of February, SAHELI reached over
80 people through community education presentations.
SAHELI presented to a group of lawyers that specialize
in Family Law. We presented on general best practices when working
with Asian clients, including cultural competency issues. We received
great feedback and interest in further training on this issue.
SAHELI was the proud beneficiary of two events in
February: A performance of the Vagina Monologues at PLAY! Theater
was a huge success. The event was sold out both nights, and it was
a great opportunity to inform the Austin community about SAHELI.
Lyrically Speaking was another successful event, drawing over 100
people for this night of poetry, spoken word, song and advocacy.
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Review: Lyrically Speaking:
Contributed by Riddhi Mukhopadhyay
On March 8th, the Copa Bar and Grill opened its
doors to a night of poetry, song, spoken word and advocacy to benefit
SAHELI. The event Lyrically Speaking featured two nationally recognized
artists on the cutting edge of Asian American urban art –
Ed Bok Lee, a poet and author from Minneapolis, and Cynthia Lin,
a singer/songwriter from Chicago.
Lyrically Speaking also showcased local talent with music from Angell
Tsang and poetry and humor from local playwright Soo Jin Lee. Organized
by Pura Vida Group, L.L.C, the evening’s performances were
not only filled with energy and humor, but also raised awareness
about SAHELI and the need for our services in the Asian American
community.
You can find out more information about Ed Bok Lee
at www.edboklee.com and Cynthia Lin at www.cynthialin.com.
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Upcoming Events:
Please join us for our upcoming Spring Family Festival!
This festival, celebrating healthy relationships will feature family
entertainment, food, arts and crafts vendors, children’s activities,
and peer theater! Come support SAHELI and healthy families!
Do you like playing with children? We still have
volunteer opportunities for those interested in helping with children’s
activities!
Spring Family Festival will take place at Brentwood
Elementary, on Saturday, March 25th, from 10am-4pm. Please call
512-356-1565 with any questions. Or visit www.saheli-austin.org
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Welcome New Volunteers:
SAHELI’s first volunteer training of the year
was held in February.
SAHELI welcomed 14 new volunteers. We look forward to working with
you all!
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Volunteer Kudos:
Many thanks to all the dedicated SAHELI volunteers
who continue to contribute their valuable time to SAHELI, helping
us work towards building a world based on healthy relationships.
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SAHELI Walk 2006 is Fast Approaching!
The Walk for Safe Families and Safe Streets, hosted
by SafePlace, raises awareness about domestic and sexual violence.
This family-friendly event also helps SAHELI and SafePlace raise
money to support the growing services we offer. The Walk is SAHELI’s
biggest annual fundraiser and awareness campaign. Our organizational
goal this year is $25,000. Please, help us turn this goal into a
reality!
The Walk for safe families and safe streets is Saturday,
April 22nd. Join a walk team, volunteer, be on the committee...make
a difference! Start with checking out our website at www.saheli-austin.org
or email walk@saheli-austin.org
If you are also interested in fundraising for SAHELI
please contact walk@saheli-austin.org
to receive a Walk brochure.
Send us your best Walk Memory!
Over the years, many memories have been collected
about this event.
Please send us your favorite memory, funny moment, or paragraph
on what the walk means to you. We will publish them in our semi-annual
newsletter.
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