HANDS AND WORDS ARE NOT FOR HURTING PROJECT

Como cada año, invitamos a celebrar el 14 de febrero adquiriendo un compromiso contra la violencia. Se trata de una campaña que nació en 1977 en Oregon, E.U. y que desde hace 12 realizamos con el apoyo de nuestros estudiantes, sus familias y la comunidad. Cada persona invitada por nuestros estudiantes debe dibujar su mano en una hoja de color morado al tiempo que se compromete con la frase: 

¨No usaré mis manos, ni mi voz, para lastimar a otros o a mí mismo¨  

 debe recortar la mano y escribir su nombre y edad dentro. Esperamos lograr la meta este año otra vez: reunir 1000 compromisos. Al término de la campaña (del 13 al 17 de febrero) reuniremos las manos para realizar una ofrenda en algún lugar público.

Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Project®, founded in 1997, 

is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization located in Salem, Oregon.

An Effective Tool in Abuse & Violence Prevention Education.

http://handsproject.org/

End Abuse and Violence in our homes, schools, and communities around the world.
Mission Statement: To educate each person in every community about their moral and legal right to live free of abuse and violence. The Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Project is an effective tool and a key piece in the puzzle of abuse and violence prevention education. 

This Project began in February of 1997 with the participation of the Salem-Keizer Public Schools In Salem, Oregon. The initial vision was to demonstrate visually that we are making a difference in stopping abuse and violence.

The Purple HANDS Pledges represented our efforts to educate Oregon’s children and adults about abuse and violence and what each one of us can do to stop violence in our own lives and in the world. In just seven weeks, over 11,000 students (K-12) and staff submitted their Pledges for display at the 3rd Annual Domestic Violence Conference for Professionals held at the Elsinore Theatre in Salem, Oregon on April 24 & 25, 1997.
Due to the overwhelming positive response, it was clear that we must pursue this endeavor. A handful of dedicated people formed what is now Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Project. Although the Project started with the Salem-Keizer schools, it has expanded to other schools and communities throughout the entire 50 states and 11 foreign countries.
In addition to reaching schools, the Hands & Words Project has expanded to include government agencies, the business community, places of worship, battered women’s shelters, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, day care centers and birthing centers for parents of newborns. This Project is for everyone!