Us Department Of Justice Official Release - 02789-221 Txt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1995

VAW (202) 616-2771 TDD (202) 514-1888

DIRECTOR OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE TO PARTICIPATE IN A SESSION WITH VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AT BANGOR CITY HALL ON WEDNESDAY Media Availability To Follow Washington, DC -- Bonnie Campbell, in her first trip as director of the Department of Justice's Violence Against Women Office, will participate in a "Speak Out" session with victims of domestic violence at City Hall, in Bangor, on Wednesday, April 19, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Ms. Campbell comes to Bangor to address the issue of domestic violence as Congress ponders cutting funds for the 1994 Crime Law and its Violence Against Women Act. At the session, Ms. Campbell will be joining United States Attorney Jay McCloskey; Francine Stark, the Director of the Spruce Run Shelter; Sarah Marion, Executive Director of the Rape Crisis Coalition. Following the session, Ms. Campbell will hold a brief media availability in the City Managers Office, adjacent to the Council Chambers, from 2:30 to 3:00 pm. WHERE:

WHEN:

City Council Chambers 3rd Floor City Hall, Bangor, ME Wednesday, April 19, 1995 1:30 - 2:30 pm (speak out session) 2:30 - 3:00 pm (media availability)

Before participating in the victims "Speak Out" , Ms. Campbell will tour The Abused Women's Advocacy Project in Lewiston on Wednesday at 10:00 am. Ms. Campbell's visit to Maine is the second stop on a three state tour that also includes Rhode Island and Vermont. The Violence Against Women Office was created to lead the Administration's effort to implement the Violence Against Women Act, along with the Department of Health and Human Services. Ms. Campbell oversees the Justice Department's efforts to combine new federal criminal laws with assistance to states and localities to fight violence against women. ### 95-221