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It is with great pleasure that I would like to inform you that Merrimack College in collaboration with Delamano Inc. and the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations will be hosting a training/workshop on Domestic Violence and the Faith Community.  This training is intended for faith community leaders. 

The training will be held Wednesday April 11, 2018 from 9-12 PM.  Registration and light breakfast will begin at 8:00 AM.

The training will be conducted by Reverend Traci Jackson Antoine. Please note that space is limited.

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Reverend Traci Jackson Antoine is the Project  Executive Director of the Domestic/Sexual Violence Project for the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.  This culturally specific program is designed to improve outcomes for African-American victims and survivors of both domestic and sexual violence; while improving each partner agencies capacity to provide culturally relevant services. Prior to this role, Traci was a Technical Assistance Provider for the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).  A native of Boston, Traci received her education at both the Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts.

In addition to her work at Urban League, Traci serves as a National Consultant and Curriculum Specialist for the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVAAC), Reverend Antoine leads the Institute’s African American Domestic Peace Project (AADPP) Boston team.  Traci is a Cultural Competency and   Domestic Violence lecturer at Northeastern University School of Law.  She also provides Cultural Competency and Domestic Violence training for the Boston Police Academy, and Advocates and Shelter Workers statewide.