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WHEN: Sunday, February 27, 2005
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The paper also focuses on legal mandates, policy
recommendations, and promising practices to help prevent the problem. Carr, PhD, chair of the ACHA Campus
Violence Committee. "Prevention programs are the key, and successful ones
require commitment from health professionals and administrators. "Children need to
feel safe., publisher of
Collin County Kids.XpressPress. In recent
years, West Hollywood has received a lot of national media
attention for the City Council's leadership in the protection
of animals.

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How Our Kids Can Help Katrina's Kids

ADVISORY/Socially-Conscious City of West Hollywood to Co-Host Star-Studded Oscar Gala and Pay Tribute to Academy-Award Nominated ``Hotel Rwanda'' Writer /Direct

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org/info_resources/guidelines. for the last twenty years has been unprecedented and
it will continue to have an impact for many years to come.

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Be a Friend
Find a way to be friends with the children affected by Hurricane Katrina,
even if it's something as simple as taking them to activities. Many of these
displaced children have lost everything, including the friends they once had.com/ud_public. at Robert De Niro's West Hollywood restaurant AGO,
8478 Melrose Avenue. Although the City of West Hollywood is less than
two-square miles, its impact on the public policy agenda in
the U.

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Data from the Spring
2004 ACHA-National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA) indicates that out of
a sample of 47,202 students, 15. The event, described as the "party with a
purpose," focuses on human and civil rights, while honoring
creative excellence. to
protest apartheid in South Africa and prohibit doing business
with companies that had ties to the country.

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The complete list can be found online at http://www.
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Organizations, publications, and people who ally themselves with the causes of GLBT people, regardless of their own sexual orientation.

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The City has led
the fight to prohibit discrimination against Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) persons.

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The term "campus violence" includes shootings, murder-suicide, homicide,
suicide , rape, dating violence, harassment, assault, stalking, hazing, arson,
and hate crimes based on gender , race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation."
The White Paper is available online at
http://www .

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ADVISORY. For more than twenty
years, West Hollywood has been a leader in the fight against
AIDS and has provided unprecedented support to people with the
disease, including adopting one of the first laws in the
country to prohibit discrimination against people with HIV and
AIDS and providing much needed funding to social service
agencies.

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According to the U.3% of men reported being in a physically
abusive relationship and 1. Her house burned down
when she was in the seventh grade, and she had to deal with many of the same
issues of loss and displacement that the hurricane survivors are now facing.
According to licensed professional counselor Jennifer Leister, "Not only
is this a time to reach out to children that need our help, but this is also a
great opportunity to teach our kids about the importance of helping others. If
we want our kids to grow up to be people who give back to the community, it's
important that we teach them how to get involved in charity now.

Eat Lunch Together
Start a buddy system at your school to pair new students with existing
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ACHA-NCHA data
also revealed 2.acha.

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WHAT: The City of West Hollywood, one of the most
socially-conscious cities in the country, and the Lee
Strasberg Film and Theater Institute will honor "Hotel Rwanda"
Writer/Director Terry George and Actor/Activist Martin Sheen
at the 3rd Annual Celebration of Artistic Freedom Oscar Gala
and silent auction on Oscar Night, Sunday, February 27, 2005
at 4 p. George will be presented the ARTISTIC FREEDOM
HONOR by Paul Rusesabagina , the former hotel manager who
sheltered about 1000 people at the Hotel des Milles
Collines in Kigali, Rwanda, played by Don Cheadle in the
film.

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For more information, visit http://www. Donate it to your church, family services center, or
other organization that is sponsoring evacuees.prnewswire.

The Celebration for Artistic Freedom will honor Terry George,
Writer/Director of the critically-lauded film "Hotel
Rwanda." Mr.

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Ongoing
efforts such as the Campus Violence White Paper and ACHA-National College
Health Assessment help the association advocate for student health by
integrating the critical role of college health into the mission of higher
education.org.
As the publisher of a child-focused newspaper and the mother of two,
Riordan has created a special list of 11 things kids can do to help the
children affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Make a Birthday Box
Because many children will be having birthdays while living in shelters or
temporary housing, create a "Birthday in a Box" by putting together a party
for eight with decorations, cups, plates, napkins, hats, party favors, and a
gift for a girl or a boy.
Minette Riordan, Ph." It also has a large
Russian-speaking community , many of whom moved to this country
from the former Soviet Union to escape oppression.S.

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Department of Justice's Violent Victimization of
College Students survey, between 1995 and 2002 students ages 18-24 were
victims of approximately 479,000 violent crimes annually."

Following are three examples of things kids can do to help Katrina's kids. Twenty years ago,
the City adopted one of the first Domestic Partnership
Ordinances in the country and has continued to fight for the
expansion of domestic partnership and gay marriage rights
nationally.

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For more information, visit
http://www.

WHO: Leonardo di Caprio; Al Pacino; Danny Glover; Martin Landau;
Harrison Ford; Jake Gyllenhaal; Ed Harris; Julie Delpy; Mira
Sorvino; Anjelica Huston; Khandi Alexander; Ellen Burstyn;
Rebecca De Mornay; members of the West Hollywood City Council
and many celebrities and prominent leaders.

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This release was issued through The Xpress Press News Service, merging
e-mail and satellite distribution technologies to reach business analysts and
media outlets worldwide.

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WHERE: AGO Restaurant
8478 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood

CONTACT:

Imee Gacad, Public Information Officer
(323) 848-6431 (office/voicemail message center)
(323) 533-8900 (cell phone)

Editor's Note:

Since its incorporation in 1984, the City of West
Hollywood has been at the forefront of civil rights, human
rights and the struggle to help those who are less fortunate.

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American College Health Association White Paper Examines Violent Acts on College and University Campuses

2% of men report being in an
emotionally abusive relationship within the last school year.4% of women and 1.
ACHA is committed to deconstructing campus violence through the
circulation of its White Paper and by tapping into its members' experiences in
addressing this issue. PLANO, Texas, The needs of children victimized by
Hurricane Katrina are different than the needs of adults. West Hollywood has one of the strongest rent
control laws in the country, provides a large array of social
services to Seniors and people with disabilities and has been
a strong advocate for a woman's right to choose by proclaiming
itself a "Pro-Choice City.

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The
White Paper analyzes the patterns of these violent incidents, methodological
problems with collecting crime data, and underlying issues, such as sports
culture and alcohol use.0% of men reported being in a
sexually abusive relationship within that time frame.acha.

Not only do their parents need to reassure them, but they also need
to feel accepted by other children," says Minette Riordan, Ph.

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BALTIMORE, In an effort to confront the issue of
campus violence at college and universities, the American College Health
Association (ACHA) has released a White Paper that chronicles the scope of the
problem, presents significant data, and recommends models for prevention.jsp?userid=10002895

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The American College Health Association , the nation's principal advocate
and leadership organization for college and university health, represents a
diverse membership that provides and supports the delivery of health care and
prevention and wellness services for the nation's college students.D.S.

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0% of women and 9. "Campus violence can seriously affect student learning
and their mental and physical health, making it a health problem that requires
immediate attention," said Joetta L.CollinCountyKids.
For more information, contact Minette Riordan at Collin County Kids at
972-612-7123.
West Hollywood was one of the first cities in the U.

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This way, you can make sure the displaced children feel included and are
not sitting alone or eating lunch alone. Proceeds from the viewing party and
silent auction will benefit Amnesty International and the ACLU
Foundation of Southern California.

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. Martin Sheen will be presented with the Artist of
Conscience Award for his unwavering commitment to equality
and dignity for all communities. West Hollywood recently joined efforts to call
attention to the problem of AIDS in Africa.