[act-ma] 2/14 JASON LYDON - "When Love Becomes Abuse: Domestic Violence, its Roots, and What We Can Do"

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THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BOSTON
SUNDAY SPEAKERS FORUM presents...

Sunday, February 14, 2010
11:00am

JASON LYDON
"When Love Becomes Abuse: Domestic Violence, its Roots, and What We Can Do"

Domestic violence/intimate partner abuse occurs in all kinds of
relationships and impacts people across all communities with all identities.
Because we live in a culture that normalizes power-over systems such as
racism, capitalism, patriarchy, classism, heterosexism, ablism, etc. as
individuals we internalize the legitimacy of this structure of
relationships. We will discuss what domestic violence is, how it impacts our
communities, what we can do, and how we must connect ending domestic
violence to all of our struggles for collective liberation.

Jason Lydon is the Congregational Director at the Community Church of
Boston. Jason uses some of his volunteer time with The Network/La Red, a
social justice based, survivor led domestic violence organization that works
with lesbian, bisexual, gay, queer, transgender, polyamorous, and BD/SM
communities.

Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
www.communitychurchofboston.org


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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS

10:00am 'Truth & Justice Radio' live w/ coffee, tea and bagels
11:00am Sunday Speakers' Service/Forum (2nd floor)
12:30pm Luncheon


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NEXT WEEK'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FORUM (2/21)

RICHARD BECKER
"Palestine, Israel and the U.S.Empire"


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LUNCH ON SUNDAYS, 12:30PM

On Sunday after our morning programs, we have lunch with one another in the
Guatemala Room (3rd floor), prepared by our cook Luis Alonso Guzman. Enjoy a
delicious lunch with friends! A small contribution is requested to help
cover lunch expenses.


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DIRECTIONS/PARKING

The Community Church is located at 565 Boylston Street in Copley Square,
between Dartmouth and Clarendon Streets.

Parking is available on Sunday mornings at the Back Bay Garage (entrances on
Clarendon Street or St. James Ave.). We can provide a sticker to affix to
your parking receipt, and you will be charged $5.00 for 3 hours of parking.

By public transportation, take the Green line to Copley or take the Orange
line to Back Bay station. Community Church is a 2-minute walk from either
station.


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A PEACE AND JUSTICE CONGREGATION SINCE 1920

The Community Church of Boston is a free community united for the study and
practice of universal religion, seeking to apply ethical ideals to
individual life and the democratic and cooperative principle to all forms of
social and economic life.


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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US

Jason Lydon, Congregational Director
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 266-6710
(617) 266-0449 (fax)
info at commchurch.org
http://www.communitychurchofboston.org