The Susan Schechter Social Action Seminar
Susan Schechter brought vision, compassion and vast intellect to the pursuit of ending violence against women and children, and was among the first to seed what has become a worldwide movement. She was one of the most accomplished and respected leaders in the field of domestic violence prevention. Since 2004, the Susan Schechter Leadership Development Fellowship has honored susan and advanced the work she cared about by supporting four Fellows.
In collaboration with Simmons College School of Social Work, the Family Violence Prevention Fund are pleased to announce the expansion of the Susan Schechter Leadership Development program to now include a new course titled, Leadership Development in Anti-Violence Work: The Susan Schechter Social Action Seminar. This groundbreaking social action seminar was offered this Spring as a three credit elective course at Simmons College’s School of Social Work in Boston, MA. Fourteen students of various disciplines came together to learn about Susan’s innovative work and have learned how to develop their own voice, ask new questions and test their leadership skills. Over the semester students delved into emerging questions in the field of violence against women and children and the connection to topics such as youth organizing, reproductive health, substance abuse, homelessness, the faith based community, and many others. The course culminated in a poster session presentation where the students presented their action plans and the process they went through in developing their project.
For more information about the Susan Schechter Fellowship program, please email fellowship@endabuse.org
