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On Thursday, April 25th, Mr. Ulester Douglas \u2013 Internationally Recognized Activist, and Interim Executive Director of Men Stopping Violence \u2013 An organization based in Atlanta, of social change dedicated to ending men\u2019s violence against women, addressed the Rotary Club of West Nassau on the topic \u201cMen Stopping Violence.\u201d The meeting was held at the Poop Deck Restaurant at Sandy Port.<\/p>\n
About Ulester Douglas Ulester Douglas, a native of St. Kitts, has extensive and specialized training in working with individuals, families and communities affected by violence. In addition to his work at Men Stopping Violence, Ulester is a licensed psychotherapist with an independent practice in metro Atlanta. He was awarded a National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship in 1990 while completing his graduate work at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Recently, Ulester completed his first year as an instructor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n
Ulester was honored by Lifetime Television for Women and the National Network to End Domestic Violence in 2003, and in 2012 by The Ford Motor Company, for his work to end violence against women.<\/p>\n
He has also received numerous awards including the National District Attorneys Association\u2019s Stephen L. Von Riesen Lecturer of Merit Award in 2010, and the National Black Herstory Task Force\u2019s Comrade Salute Award in 2004. He has been interviewed by several local, national and international media including CNN, HLN, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, The Al Sharpton Show, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Atlanta\u2019s V103.<\/p>\n
Ulester has authored and co-authored articles and curricula on family violence and other human rights issues, including the article \u201cDeconstructing Male Violence Against Women: The Men Stopping Violence Community-Accountability Model\u201d (2008, Violence Against Women, Sage Publications); the curriculum Men at Work: Building Safe Communities (2008, Men Stopping Violence, Inc.); the article \u201cViolence Against Women: The State of Batterer Intervention Prevention Programs\u201d with Ileana Arias, Juergen Dankwork, Mary Ann Dutton and Kathlyn Stein (2002, The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics); and the book chapter \u201cAfrican-American Men Who Batter: A Community-Centered Approach to Prevention and Intervention\u201d (2008, Family Violence and Men of Color: Healing the Wounded Male Spirit, Springer Publishing Company).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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