Flanfire

th  from 4 to 9 pm for a benefit concert to raise funds to commemorate the work of two amazing women and their monumental efforts to build the largest collection of materials on domestic violence in the country.

Nancy Flanakin built the collection from the ground up while she was at the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence.  Assisting her was Dr. Patricia Cole who served as the Associate Director of NCDSV until her death in 2001. The Library has been housed at the UT-School of Social Work since 2006, and Nancy continued to protect and grow the collection until her death in 2007.

Anniversary in October 2008, the National Center decided to donate the collection to the University of Texas in cooperation with the schools of Law and Social Work. Books, DVDs, videos and other materials that may be helpful to students will go to the UT Library system, and include a plate acknowledging these two incredible women. In addition, NCDSV will establish the Flanakin and Cole National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence Collection at the University of Houston Women’s Archives to preserve the items in the library deemed historical.

th benefit concert kicks off fundraising efforts to secure $25,000 for a work-study student to help determine where each item goes and help get the collection to its appropriate spot. Duggan Flanakin, Nancy’s husband, has arranged for an incredible line-up of remarkable bands and performers to entertain you at Central Market at 40th and Lamar. For more event details, visit:

www.flanfire.com

Can’t attend but would still like to support the project? Go to

http://www.ncdsv.org/images/NCDSV_Support%20Us%20web%20Form_Designate_2009.pdf

www.ncdsv.org

UT School of Social Work / IDVSA will provide more updates about the event and looks

forward to seeing you there!