[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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             HONORING YWCA OF YONKERS WEEK WITHOUT VIOLENCE

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 1998

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to a laudable 
program of the YWCA of Yonkers in which a week-long series of events 
will highlight the struggle against violence.
  This is the fourth year in a row in which the `Y' is sponsoring a 
``Week Without Violence'' program to inspire people to consider 
alternatives to violence by demonstrating that people from all 
communities can live together without violence in their homes, schools 
and neighborhoods.
  From October 18 through October 24 the `Y' is sponsoring a series of 
programs and remembrances with the support of the Police Department, 
the Public Schools, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission for 
Nonviolence, My Sister's Place, and Cluster's Conflict Resolution 
Program.
  The series includes a public education campaign to identify and 
activate practical alternatives to violence. It also includes a day of 
remembrance in memory of Yonkers residents who lost their lives to 
violence, most especially the Biller family and Frederick Pagliara.
  The week includes programs which treat violence against women as well 
as violence against men and the scourge of race and hate crimes.
  The `Y' program, by spotlighting violence and the harm it does to all 
of us, and by offering alternatives, such as conflict resolution, gives 
positive recommendations to help the community. It is part of a 
nationwide `Y' program we all should join to reduce the epidemic of 
violence in America and make our country secure for all.

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