| February 11-13 2001 |
| Oregon Hate Crimes Conference 2001 (Eugene, Or)
"Eliminating Bias Crimes - Healing Our Communities"
Keynote Speaker: Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard, (Hate Crime Murder Victim, Wyoming, 1998)
Former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts, Oregon State Senator Gordon Smith and Judy Shepard enthuiastically endorse Hands Project by taking Pledge.
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See Judy Shepard's Purple Hand Pledge:
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| March 21, 2001 |
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| Florida "Pledge for Peace" Luncheon
Read about the luncheon in The St. Petersburg Times:
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| April 4, 2001 |
Congresswoman Darlene Hooley of Oregon is joined by Civil Rights Leader, Congressman John Lewis of Georgia in taking the Hands Pledge on April 4th in Washington D.C.
Read the Press Release:
Read our letter to the Oregon State Legislature:
Salem-Keizer Public Schools in Oregon take part in National Day Without Violence. Read the article:
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| April 18-20, 2001 |
 Child Abuse Summit: 2001
Children from Learning Tree School, Lake Oswego, Oregon perform and lead Conference participants in the Pledge during the Child Abuse Summit: 2001 sponsored by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Department. Larger Picture |
| September 13, 2001 - An Open Letter to Our Nation |
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| November 1-3, 2001 |
| National Middle School Conference - Washington D.C.
The Hands Are Not For Hurting Project was presented at the National Middle School Conference in Washington D.C. on November 2, 2001 by: Vikki Deuel, Principal and staff from Walnut Middle School, Grand Island, Nebraska, Ann S. Kelly, Founder/Executive Director and Marcia Dennis, Hands Project Board Member and Crime Prevention Specialist, city of Portland, Oregon.
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| October 2001 |
Purple Hands Pledge launched in San Diego
Over 28,000 San Diego City and County employees were asked to take the Purple Hands Pledge. Many school children along with local community leaders such as the Mayor, members of the City Council, San Diego County Supervisors, firefighters, professional athletes from the San Diego Padres, radio personalities and city and county residents participated in the Pledge.
Gael Strack, San Diego Assistant City Attorney and Casey Gwinn, San Diego City Attorney launch the Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Pledge in the City and County of San Diego. |
| Image from Hands Week 2001 |
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Grandmother and Grandson embrace each other as they take the Pledge together to end abuse and violence in Salem Center Mall (Salem, OR)
More pictures in our photo gallery!!
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| October 2001 |
 Press Conference in front of Portland City Hall to kick of Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting WeekFormer NFL star, Neil Lomax wtih Portland Police Chief Mark Kroeker tracing hand and taking The Pledge in front of City Hall at the press conference to kick-off Hands Week in Oct 2001.
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| October 14-21, 2001 |
National Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Week
National School Safety Week
YWCA's National Week Without Violence
The Hands Are Not For Hurting Project, based in Salem, Oregon, has partnered with the Salem YWCA for their Week Without Violence campaign for the past four years. This year we extended our partnership to include the Portland YWCA.
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Portland Events:
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Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber issues Proclamation declaring the Fourth Annual HANDS & WORDS ARE NOT FOR HURTING WEEK - October 14-21, 2001 in Oregon
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Read the Governor's Proclamation:
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Mayors and City Councils of Salem and Portland together with other Oregon cities officially proclaim 4th Annual HANDS & WORDS ARE NOT FOR HURTING WEEK
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Read the Salem City Council's Proclamation:
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools Superintendent/School Board present Proclamation joining Salem and Oregon public officials. All Salem-Keizer public schools asked to participate district wide (k-12) in the Purple Hands Pledge during the week. A variety of activities took place in schools in Salem, throughout Oregon and around the country showing unity as we join Hands to end violence, one person at a time, one day at a time.
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The Statesman Journal's series during the Week Without Violence:
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Editorial in the Statesman Journal after the Week Without Violence:
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Editorial in the Statesman Journal about the Hands Project & Week Without Violence:
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