Captain Phil filling in for Jim Dexter this Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 from 6am to 8am featuring an interview with Kelli Owens Executive Director of the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
Please note this interview will repeat on May 7th, 2020 on Captain Phil's Planet in the 4 pm hour.

Also enjoy a new Morning Story from Walt Williams (www.wbj-williams.net) as he shares a Sonnet he wrote for his wife on the occasion of their 29th wedding anniversary.

Featured artists on Tuesdays show include Steve Hackett, Advent, Renaissance and Rorie Kelly.

Walt Williams www.wbj-williams.net

W. B. J. Williams holds advanced degrees in anthropology and archeology and is an avid historian, mystic, poet, and author who manages an information security program at a prominent New England company. He is noted for his bad puns, and willingness to argue from any perspective. He is endured by his beloved wife and two daughters, and lives in Sharon Massachusetts. When he is not at home or at his computer, he can often be found haunting the various used bookstores of Boston.
He is the published author of two books, The Garden at the Roof of the World, a novel with Dragonwell Publishing published in 2013, and Security for Service Oriented Architecture, non-fiction with Auerbach published in 2014. An excerpt from The Hacker of Guantanamo Bay under the title "The InfoCoup" has been published by Abyss and Apex in their October 2019 edition, and will be included in their Anthology, The Best of Abyss and Apex volume 3 in 2019. He is a frequent author panelist at ReaderCon and Arisia, and was a panelist at Boskone in 2018. He has conducted readings from his novels and works in progress at ReaderCon, Arisia, Boskone, and other venues.

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The New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
https://opdv.ny.gov/index.html

For Your Safety:
TEXT us at 844.997.2121
CALL us at 800.942.6906

The Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV), created in 1992, is the country’s only executive level state agency dedicated to the issue of domestic violence. It replaced the former Governor’s Commission on Domestic Violence established in 1983. Our mission is to improve New York State’s response to and prevention of domestic violence with the goal of enhancing the safety of all New Yorkers in their intimate and family relationships. OPDV is located in Albany, New York.

Our Mission:
To improve New York State’s response to and prevention of domestic violence with the goal of enhancing the safety of all New Yorkers in their intimate and family relationships.

Our Vision:
To create a State in which communities and systems are committed to supporting and promoting equality, dignity and respect so that individuals can feel safer in their intimate and family relationships.

Call 911 if you are in immediate danger and the police will respond.
Seek treatment at a hospital emergency department if needed. Hospitals are open and a safe place to go for medical care.
Add NYS resource info (above) under a fake contact name to avoid suspicion.
Create a code word for friends and family that will tell them you need help.
Know the areas in your home with a lock on the door.
Prepare a go-bag with important documents, medication and extra clothing.
Tell your family and friends where you will flee if you need to leave urgently.
Talk with your children about safety so they have a sense of acceptable situations.
Advocates are available to help you days, evenings and weekends.
Be an Ally:

Listen without judgment.
Support their decisions – they made their choices for a reason.
Remind them that it's not their fault – there is no excuse for abuse.
Let them know all services are still up and running – 911, shelters, healthcare
Refer them to the services above – text, chat or call an advocate.
Help them brainstorm other places they can stay.
Remind them that they are not alone.
Build on their strengths – they've survived.
Talk about their options.
Ask how you can help and what they need.
Don't tell them what to do. It’s time they have control over their own life