Feeling the Love

Thank you to everyone who came and talked to us at the One Billion Rising event on Valentine's Day! We really enjoyed our first official event, and gave out lots of buttons! Wear your eye when you go out, and if you see anything, report it! You can Join the Watch by emailing downtowncommunitywatch@gmail.com. Thank you so much to Perfect Day for the design work!

Volunteers Needed for February 14th!

Downtown Community Watch

1 Billion Rising Table-Sitting Signup

Hey! The Downtown Community Watch will participate in its first public event on February 14th, when we take part in 1 Billion Rising, 4-10 pm at the Knight's of Columbus Hall on St. Clare Avenue. We need your help!

We will have a table at the bazaar, and are looking for volunteers to sign up to sit at the table for an hour or two, ideally two at a time. We will have buttons to give out and a signup sheet for people to Join the Watch...please come and participate and then enjoy the food, dancing and entertainment!

Sign up at this link for an hour of table-sitting:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B4BA5AA2EA64-1billion

Info From One Billion Rising:

Join us for 1 Billion Rising St. John's! Valentine's Day, Thursday, Feb14th. 4pm - 10pm Knights of Columbus Hall St. Clare Ave. A free community event happening around the world! Entertainment, food, raffles, information tables, networking & dancing!

Description

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Vagina Monologues, author Eve Ensler created "1 Billion Rising". She's asking 1 billion women & men across the globe to dance in the streets, in their workplaces, schools or homes to raise awareness about violence against women and to celebrate the work we are all doing to end this violence. Check out their website. It's pretty neat! www.onebillionrising.org

We're answering the "call" in St. John's Centre and invite you to join us at "1 Billion Rising St. John's", 

an indoor community bazaar! Starting at 4pm, there'll be information booths, food by the Mulicultural Women's community, raffles, auctions, entertainment, and dancing with the Salty Dolls starting at 7pm.

Open to the public, admission is free! 

First Meeting of The Watch!

7 pm, Thursday, January 31st, at Marguerite's Place in St. John's!

Come and listen/participate/ask questions/help brainstorm ideas!
Everyone welcome.

CBC Radio Cross Talk on Drug-Related Assault

See this link for the recording of the hour-long Cross Talk with Sara Tilley and Leslie McLeod, Executive Director of Marguerite's Place on drug-related assault in St. John's.

http://www.cbc.ca/radionoonnl/2013/01/24/coming-up-on-crosstalk-thurs-jan-24-2013/

Share Your Stories With Us!

If you have experienced drug-related assault and want to help us compile a list of cases to show the depth of this problem in St. John's, you can email us at downtowncommunitywatch@gmail.com with your experience. We do not intend to use names in this document. 

Join the Watch!

This group arose out of a conversation many of us have been having about how we as a community can counteract date-rape drug-related assaults in St. John's. We are interested in grassroots ideas to try and make our city safer. If you are interested in joining us, we'd love to have your input! 

Join the Facebook group Downtown Community Watch St. John's, or email us at downtowncommunitywatch@gmail.com.