The One Love Foundation will visit MSU to screen and pilot test the nation’s first relationship violence prevention educational video that highlights the central role technology, such as cell phones and social media, plays in the abuse process.
The video, designed specifically for colleges and universities, also breaks ground because it shows what abuse is like early on in a relationship - something that hadn't been done before, said Amy Bonomi, chairperson and professor in MSU's Department of Human Development and Family Studies.
MSU is one of four colleges and universities where the video is being piloted.
One Love Foundation founder Sharon Love and CEO Katie Hood will visit MSU on Nov. 3 to meet with MSU campus leaders and the community.
The One Love Foundation was established in 2010 by Sharon and Lexie Love, with family and friends, to honor the memory of Yeardley Love, who attended the University of Virginia and was killed by her boyfriend George Huguely in a domestic violence dispute. Huguely is currently serving 23 years in prison. The foundation aims to prevent relationship violence, before it occurs, by raising awareness about its warning signs among the nation’s 16-to-24-year-olds.
There will be a panel presentation open to the public from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 303 International Center on the campus of MSU.
Panelists include:
- Sharon Love, founder of One Love Foundation. Love had a 25 year career in the Baltimore City Public Schools teaching hearing impaired students before retiring in 2013 to work on the One Love Foundation full time. As the main spokesperson, Love has reached students at every age level, professionals in the relationship violence arena, and politicians across the nation.
- Katie Hood, CEO of One Love Foundation. Hood, who joined the One Love Foundation in 2014, is a philanthropic innovator, women’s leadership educator, and the former CEO of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
- Carolyn Jackson, senior vice president of Human Resources, Coca-Cola North America Group. Jackson leads the development and implementation of the people strategy for CCNAG. She is a graduate of MSU and former residence hall director.
Other panelists include Erica Schmittdiel, MSU Safe Place advocacy coordinator, and Detective Lieutenant Val O’Brien, MSU Police.
The panel presentation is sponsored by Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence, One Love Foundation, MSU Safe Place, MSU Center for Gender Studies in a Global Context, MSU Women’s Resource Center, MSU Department of Human Development and Family Studies, MSU Department of Psychology, MSU Department of Sociology and MSU School of Social Work.