JANUARY
JANUARY 12 -- Bell Gardens, California
Bell Gardens High School: Assembly, classroom visits
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 2 -- Los Angeles, California
A Window Between Worlds Art for Healing: Guest speaker, auctioneer, booksigning
FEBRUARY 26-28 -- Washington, DC
National Network to End Domestic Violence 2nd World Conference of Women’s Shelters: Keynote, media, booksigning
MARCH
MARCH 4 -- Los Angeles, California
Joyful Heart at the House of Blues: Presentation and media with son Eli Rivas
MARCH 7 -- Memphis, Tennessee
YWCA Annual Luncheon: Keynote, media, booksigning
APRIL
APRIL 10 -- Ridgefield, Connecticut
Leir Family Center, The Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County, Inc., & the Fairfield Police Department : How Men Can Become a Solution to Domestic Violence: Conference keynote, Q&A, booksigning
APRIL 26 -- El Paso, Texas
Child Crisis Center of El Paso: Protecting Our Children, Preserving Our Future. Keynote, booksigning. www.childcrisiselp.org
MAY
MAY 3 -- Manhattan Beach, California
Mira Costa High School Pace Assembly: Keynote, Q&A classroom visits.
MAY 8 -- Fort Myers, Florida
ACT (Abuse Counseling & Treatment) Pace, and Children’s Advocacy: Speak Up, Breaking the Cycle of Abuse. VIP reception, keynote, booksigning, media. www.actabuse.org
MAY 21-22 -- Cheyenne, Wyoming
Boys & Girls Club of Cheyenne Back-a-Kid Breakfast. Keynote, media, booksigning. www.bgcchey.org
JULY
JULY 18 -- Baskin Ridge, New Jersey
Verizon Foundation Media, presentation, interview. A New Campaign to Prevent Domestic Violence with James Brown. http://www.verizonfoundation.org/yourvoicecounts
AUGUST
AUGUST 12 -- Torrance, California
Rowdy Ridge Camp Summerfest Benefit. www.scottnewmancenter.org
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER 19 -- Los Angeles, California
Cal State University Dominguez Hills. Lecturer, booksigning. www.csudh.edu/
OCTOBER
OCTOBER 3 -- Concord, California
STAND FOR FAMILIES FREE OF VIOLENCE. VIP gathering, keynote, booksigning. standffov.org
OCTOBER 7 -- Santa Barbara, California
Domestic Violence Solutions of Santa Barbara Country Keynote, media, Q&A, booksigning.
OCTOBER 11 -- Winston Salem, North Carolina
Children’s Law Center of Central North Carolina, Family Services, Inc., Wake Forest University: Home Safe. Keynote, Q&A, booksigning.