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<div><div style="display:none;display:none !important;line-height:1px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;height:0;width:0;font-size:0px">Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Announces Nat'l DV Awareness Month</div><div><div><div align="center"><div align="center" style="max-width:602px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="" width="1" height="5" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif"></td><td align="center" valign="top" width="600"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_left.png"></td><td><a href="http://s.rs6.net/t?e=K5CHF5MtKlQ&c=1&r=1"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_fb.png" style="border:0"></a></td><td><a href="http://s.rs6.net/t?e=K5CHF5MtKlQ&c=3&r=1"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_twit.png" style="border:0"></a></td><td><a href="http://s.rs6.net/t?e=K5CHF5MtKlQ&c=4&r=1"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_linked.png" style="border:0"></a></td><td><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_divider.png" style="border:0"></td><td><a href="http://s.rs6.net/t?e=K5CHF5MtKlQ&c=5&r=1"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_more.png" style="border:0"></a></td><td><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_right.png" style="border:0"></td><td style="padding-left:5px"><a href="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/October-is-National-Domestic-Violence-Awareness-Month.html?soid=1103413547828&aid=K5CHF5MtKlQ#fblike"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_btn_like_sm.png" style="border:0"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><img alt="" width="1" height="5" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><img src="http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?a=1103413547828&r=3&c=681214d0-50f2-11e3-80e1-d4ae52a459cd&d=1129029342555&ch=6910e730-50f2-11e3-81ab-d4ae52a459cd&ca=c7f6fe3b-bc79-4911-9dd2-70f68087cd32&o=https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/s.gif" height="1" width="1">
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</div><div style="color:#326185;font-size:26pt;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:#4c0171"><strong>Assemblymember </strong></span></div><div style="color:#326185;font-size:26pt;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:#4c0171"><strong>Rodneyse </strong></span><span style="color:#4c0171;font-weight:bold;font-size:26pt">Bichotte</span><span style="color:#4c0171;font-weight:bold;font-size:26pt"> </span></div><div style="color:#326185;font-size:22pt;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:#4c0171"><strong>Announces October </strong></span></div><div style="color:#326185;font-size:22pt;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:#4c0171"><strong>as </strong></span></div><div style="color:#326185;font-size:20pt;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:#4c0171"><strong>National Domestic Violence Awareness Month</strong></span></div><div style="color:#326185;font-size:20pt;text-align:left" align="left"><br></div><div style="color:#4c0171;font-size:20pt;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif">Have you noticed purple -- purple ribbons, clothing, and lights -- and wondered why?</span></div><div style="color:#4c0171;font-size:20pt;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="color:#4c0171;font-size:20pt;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif">Purple is the color chosen to represent the fight against domestic violence.<br></span></div><div style="color:#4c0171;font-size:20pt;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="color:#4c0171;font-size:20pt;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif">Each year, a specific day in October -- usually the third Thursday -- is designated as <strong>"Wear Purple Day,</strong>" in which all New Yorkers are asked to join the national effort to raise awareness by wearing purple. The <strong>2017 "Wear Purple Day" </strong>is<strong> Thursday</strong>, <em><strong>October 19</strong></em>. <br></span></div><div style="color:#4c0171;font-size:20pt;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="color:#4c0171;font-size:20pt;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif"><strong>Did you know:</strong></span></div><div style="color:#4c0171;font-size:20pt;text-align:left" align="left">
<ul><li style="color:#4c0171"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif">Nearly one in four women in the United States reports experiencing violence by a current spouse or boyfriend at some point in her life.</span></li></ul>
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<ul><li style="color:#4c0171"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif">Almost half the women murdered in New York State are killed by their intimate partner</span></li></ul>
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<ul><li style="color:#4c0171"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif">Help is available. Call <strong>1-800-942-6906</strong> for information and referral.</span></li></ul>
</div><div style="color:#4c0171;font-size:20pt;text-align:left" align="left"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif">Being aware of the problem is the first step to doing something about it. It's likely that someone you know has been, or will be, a victim of domestic violence. Domestic violence affects all of us -- women, men, and children. Take a stand against domestic violence.</span></div><div align="left">
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<div>Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte represents the 42nd Assembly District in the New York State Assembly representing Brooklyn communities of Ditmas Park, Flatbush, East Flatbush and Midwood. She is currently the <strong>Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs), and serves on the following committees: Housing, Government Operations, Economic Development, Small Businesses, Banks and Social Services</strong>. She also sits on <strong>Governor Cuomo's Domestic Violence Advisory Board</strong>. </div>
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<div>As the current Assemblymember and District Leader, Rodneyse Bichotte has been outspoken advocate on issues concerning immigration, unemployment, education reform, health care access, senior citizen centers, affordable housing, women's and LGBTQ rights, as well as other issues affecting the quality of life in the community.</div>
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<div>Rodneyse Bichotte by visiting her website at <a style="color:#7f34a4;text-decoration:underline" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001wZkQ40wHAm7R0AP6yzg5nZhaTbGYqnCG2PeKACRL9RHa7D7EQZJMtFDLLwlOKZF52LqBMxfg7xfBo26waqcMz0lAOffnqJrHzh9S-c3OIBy10LRUahfv8KGDn8rZCiql5JgYvKRyMNjqogXnvMwyOYHGtrzTir5XPTuBXVPjvpdvI3h7N3mU41oH4wiRv_C0gMYsk2lQyKCOMlMXeYRmw08lEjVWP-IePc7rStdtEjiaPEoweK3cMs0YuxhaLqjq-aEfXHqzaXuMOd6rraQUUPfLwiBRKx4VF8Lf6twatSPSdHLnxSriogyldBaP8bXAOH2lqSLBYuw=&c=qOQok8i_ZqSekxNl4bHyxDJSU3_Ipk29W_IWnC2sQPXdDIk6n8oI4A==&ch=oyrLMz7LLhux39JZ5j-qqzVPGUQtUnip3eyZQ46cdmWc7fEt1SVM4w==">www.rodneysebichotte.com</a> or <a style="color:#7f34a4;text-decoration:underline" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001wZkQ40wHAm7R0AP6yzg5nZhaTbGYqnCG2PeKACRL9RHa7D7EQZJMtPCXZk8d7oyLwlkfYySJHdwzhRIz4UO0kRWkvqLiPlJCVaci5SuabvQkgDo14TsUwqHZ3hg_gc_6mTqnJ4eO-ZmzO5ngvkOFqY39Kh-CxkhhJqDDVnXT9vyEMvEPe-JtW5isMiyfxb4jDZ1b3M4dJxgBCY-TSxvMCceMMJin_czqyGRPFj2UtU2X5p105zjVZAoBS0fQQftExO5Zle6P0TEfHSl6Boux3GTpw4QTy6QZ2B1I0HqrmPfMC60hrauERz2x8-du0LUOxlvVvnJ6hgJjNTROlP6alBB1ayA2tKYJAW-UGCu8_40=&c=qOQok8i_ZqSekxNl4bHyxDJSU3_Ipk29W_IWnC2sQPXdDIk6n8oI4A==&ch=oyrLMz7LLhux39JZ5j-qqzVPGUQtUnip3eyZQ46cdmWc7fEt1SVM4w==">http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Rodneyse-Bichotte </a></div>
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