Anne DePrince presents 'Every 90 Seconds'

Schedule

Mon Feb 06 2023 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

Location

Third Place Books | Seattle, WA

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An urgent examination of how violence against women is inextricably linked to other issues that stoke our greatest passions.
About this Event

Third Place Books welcomes distinguished professor and advocate Anne DePrince to our Ravenna store! DePrince will be discussing her timely call to action Every 90 Seconds: Our Common Cause Ending Violence Against Women. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required in advance.

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About Every 90 Seconds. . .

Every 90 seconds a woman is sexually assaulted. In that same minute and a half, another is a victim of domestic violence at the hands of a current or former intimate partner. Every sixteen hours, one of those intimate partners shoots and kills a woman. Nearly two in ten women are stalked, while one in sixteen is raped during her first sexual experience. Despite these jaw-dropping statistics, collectively we are well practiced at seeing such acts as someone else's problem. And yet, violence against women is tangled up with the most frequently discussed and debated issues of our time: healthcare and education access, immigration, gun policies, economic security, and criminal justice reform-issues that impact us all, nearly every day.

In Every 90 Seconds, Anne P. DePrince argues that to end violence against women, we must fundamentally redefine how we engage with it-starting by abandoning the idea that violence is a problem involving only those who abuse or are abused. Instead, DePrince illuminates how violence against women is inextricably linked to other issues that stoke our greatest passions. For instance, each time a woman requires emergency medical attention as a result of violence and abuse, our overburdened healthcare system bears an entirely preventable cost. Meanwhile, the threat of violence is a significant cause of pressure on the US southern border, driving women and their families to seek safety far from home. Violence against women also takes a stunning toll on the US economy by contributing to widespread poverty. Drawing on these and other complex examples, DePrince builds the case that this very complexity offers an opportunity for mobilizing ordinary people to work to stop violence against women in a way we never have before. DePrince's call to action arises out of the reality that when we address violence against women, we can make progress on a range of other significant issues that we care deeply about too.


Anne DePrince is a distinguished university professor of psychology, expert in trauma and intimate violence, and author of Every 90 Seconds: Our Common Cause Ending Violence against Women. As a clinical psychologist, community-engaged researcher, and Associate Vice Provost for Public Good Strategy & Research at the University of Denver, Anne champions community-university collaboration for public problem solving. The recipient of the U.S. Department of Justice Vision 21 Crime Victims Research Award for her contributions to the nation’s understanding of crime victims, she invites you to discover your self-interest in working together to end violence against women and girls.


About Third Place Books

Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.

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