Domestic Violence Awareness Month NA11229rh

October 18, 2011

What:   
News Conference
 
When:   
Thursday, October 20, 2011
12:30 p.m. Film Screening (Deaton Hall)
1 p.m. News Conference
   
Where:  
Police Administration Building Plaza  
100 W. First Street
Los Angeles, Ca 90012
 
Who:     
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Deputy Chief David Doan
Luis Cruz, Verizon
Cindy Southworth, Nat’l Network to End Domestic Violence
Patti Giggans, Executive Director, Peace Over Violence
  
Why:     
The Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security and Public Safety (HSPS) invites you to join Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LAPD Deputy Chief David Doan to a press conference and film screening in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Mayor’s Office has partnered with Verizon Wireless on this event, as part of the "Journey of Hope" tour (http://journeyofhope.org/).  Following the press conference, there will be a screening of "Telling Amy’s Story," a 20-minute documentary film and public service media project that seeks to help in the fight to end domestic violence.

Contact:
For further information, please contact Media Relations Section, at 213-486-5910.