HUSH HUSH BOOK TOUR

Keynotes, Presentations & Book Signings:

NEW YORK:

November 19, 2009
Book Signing & Sexuality Religion Discussion
CONNECT Interfaith Theological Roundtable
Location: CONNECT NY, Manhattan, NY

April 15, 2009
Book Signing & Play Presentation
Purchase College, Wellness Center
Location: 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY

November 25, 2008
Book Discussion & Signing @ 6:30pm - 8:00pm
College of New Rochelle - Brooklyn Campus
Skylight Gallery, 3rd Floor
Location: 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY

November 3, 2008
Television Interview: Greenburgh Access Television
Traditional Healing with Dr. Deborah Khoshhali
Airs on Greenburgh cabel Channel 75 through November

October 1, 2008 - POSTPONED
Radio Interview on WHVW 950 AM @ 10:00am - 11:00am
Program: Life Talk , Hosted by Jude Smith
Location: 316 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY

August 30, 2008
Queens Book Fair @ 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Jamaica Farmers Market
90-40 160th Street, Jamaica Queens, NY

July 19, 2008
Harlem Book Fair @ 11:00am - 6:00pm
Location: 135th St. between 5th & 7th Ave, Manhattan, NY

June 26, 2008
Radio Interview on WBAI 99.5 FM @ 7:00am - 8:00am
Program: Wake Up Call , Hosted by Esther Armah
Location: 120 Wall Street, Manhattan, NY

January 10, 2008 - Private Event
Women's Book Discussion Group @ 6:00pm - 8:00pm
YWCA of Yonkers, NY
Location: 87 South Broadway, Yonkers, NY

December 1, 2007
Book Discussion & Signing @ 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Louis Reyes Rivera's Writers Workshop
Location: 456 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY

November 29, 2007
Radio Interview on WBAI 99.5 FM @ 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program: Perspective,
Hosted by Louis Reyes Rivera
Location: 120 Wall Street, Manhattan, NY

October 27, 2007
Workshop & Book Signing @ 12:40pm - 1:40pm
Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services
Location: 100 Marymount Avenue, Tarrytown, NY

October 19, 2007
Radio Interview @ 9:00pm - 10:00pm
BlackPoweradio.com

October 13, 2007
Book Discussion & Signing @ 4:00pm
Body & Soul Essentials Inc.
Location: 20 North Broadway, Yonkers, NY

October 5, 2007
Book Release Party & Signing @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Harlem Tea Room
Location: 1793A Madison Avenue, Manhattan, NY

SOUTH AFRICA:

July 3-5, 2007

National Association of Child Care Workers 15 th International Conference
Conference Presentation
Location: Durban

NEW YORK:

June 16, 2007
Louis Reyes Rivera's Writers Workshop
Location: Brooklyn , My Sista's Place

June 7, 2007
Volunteer Recognition Event, “Volunteers Plant the Seeds of Healing”
Keynote Address
Sponsored by: Victim Assistance Services
Location: White Plains

PRAISE FOR HUSH HUSH:

" Kudos to the Peterson family, along with DeShannon, for serving as a mirror to show us how we fall short when it comes to providing our children with the information they need."

Lori Robinson, Author of I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse

"This collection of interviews will leave you thinking more deeply about your experiences, thoughts and feelings regarding sexuality. The stories told in Hush Hush can inspire readers to make more informed choices in the ways they approach intimacy, parenting and mental health."

Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University and Author of Thriving in the Wake of Trauma: A Multicultural Guide

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Our limited understanding of sexuality is what author, DeShannon Bowens, believes has led to the misunderstanding, repression and abuse of sexuality. Hush Hush examines the following questions:

• What thoughts and beliefs give rise to the way we express our sexuality?

• Where did our sexuality thoughts and beliefs come from?

• Does sexuality programming and conditioning help support a culture that
_seldom breaks the silence surrounding child sexual abuse in families?

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