The case for more women cops
Friday Opinuendo: ASSOCIATION’S HIGHEST HONOR
Laura Goodman, a veteran of 26 years in law enforcement that included work with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department, was honored last month with an award from the International Association of Women Police.
St. Catherine’s former public safety director honored internationally
Inter-Parliamentary Union
131st Assembly
October 14, 2014
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Michael Paymar addressing the 131 Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. In his remarks, Michael identifies solutions and challenges parliamentarians to use their leadership roles and positions of power to end violence against women internationally. He lays out strategic steps for parliamentarians that are clear and achievable.
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Honorable Rep. Michael Paymar, co-founder of the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (Duluth Model), accepts the World Future Council Gold Award. The Duluth Model was recognized as being the best policy in the world.
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With Impunity Selected for St. Paul International Film Festival!
With Impunity has been selected for the Minneapolis St. Paul
International Film Festival. This documentary, which explores how
culturally ingrained beliefs about manhood allow men to exploit and hurt women
with impunity, was co-produced by tpt MN and Education for Critical Thinking.
With Impunity will compete in the festival’s “Minnesota-Made” category, which features a diverse range of films that represent “the abundance of and diversity in local filmmaking.”
International Film Festival. This documentary, which explores how
culturally ingrained beliefs about manhood allow men to exploit and hurt women
with impunity, was co-produced by tpt MN and Education for Critical Thinking.
With Impunity will compete in the festival’s “Minnesota-Made” category, which features a diverse range of films that represent “the abundance of and diversity in local filmmaking.”
With Impunity Nominated for Emmy!
With Impunity: Men and Gender Violence a documentary developed by Michael Paymar and Ellen Pence has been nominated for a Upper Midwest Regional Emmy© Award for Best Topical Documentary. With Impunity: Men & Gender Violence - Twin Cities Public
Television.
With Impunity Receives Local Film Award
With Impunity will compete in the festival’s “Minnesota-Made”
category, which features a diverse range of films that represent “the abundance
of and diversity in local filmmaking.” Its festival screening will take
place Sunday, April 21 at 6:15 PM at St. Anthony Main Theater, located at 115 SE
Main Street in Minneapolis. Tickets to attend the
With Impunity screening, as well as any other festival screenings, will
be made available to the public for purchase on Thursday, April 4.
Duluth Model News
Duluth celebrates February 13, 2014 as Michael Paymar Day
The weather outside was frightful, but the Greysolon Ballroom was decked out in Valentines red on Thursday, February 13, 2014. More than 200 people braved the snowstorm to celebrate and thank Michael Paymar for his more than 30 years of activism to end violence against women. His work as a co-founder and trainer with DAIP, and as a state legislator has helped to effect significant changes in our society and in how the criminal justice system works to hold offenders accountable and keep victims safe, not only here in Minnesota, but worldwide! Sponsors of the luncheon were Essentia Health, Hanft Fride, US Bank, North Shore Bank, Republic Bank, Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, and the Sheraton Duluth Hotel. They along with donors in attendance showed their appreciation for Michael by giving more than $14,000 to support the ongoing work of DAIP. Thank you! To see more pictures, go to DAIP Facebook page.
Duluth celebrates February 13, 2014 as Michael Paymar Day
The weather outside was frightful, but the Greysolon Ballroom was decked out in Valentines red on Thursday, February 13, 2014. More than 200 people braved the snowstorm to celebrate and thank Michael Paymar for his more than 30 years of activism to end violence against women. His work as a co-founder and trainer with DAIP, and as a state legislator has helped to effect significant changes in our society and in how the criminal justice system works to hold offenders accountable and keep victims safe, not only here in Minnesota, but worldwide! Sponsors of the luncheon were Essentia Health, Hanft Fride, US Bank, North Shore Bank, Republic Bank, Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, and the Sheraton Duluth Hotel. They along with donors in attendance showed their appreciation for Michael by giving more than $14,000 to support the ongoing work of DAIP. Thank you! To see more pictures, go to DAIP Facebook page.
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The film, With Impunity: Men & Gender Violence will be featured on the statewide MN Channel. The film program will be repeated many times in the coming year, statewide, on the MN Channel. To receive over-the-air broadcasts, viewers will need a digital TV or a digital conversion box. It will also be generally available to all cable and DirecTV households.
The next statewide digital MN Channel showing is scheduled for: Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 3:00 AM Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 9:00 PM |
The Advocates for Human Rights recently selected With Impunity: Men and Gender Violence for its spring Women's Human Rights Film Series.The film will be shown on February 24th at 7 p.m. at the St. Anthony Park Library moderated by Cheryl Thomas and developer Michael Paymar.