AIMED AT ENDING RELATIONSHIP ABUSE IS NOW HOLDING AN EVENT NEXT MONTH AT THE MARYLAND ZOO FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO ENJOY. AND JOINING US MORE WITH MORE INFORMATION IS. HALL WITH THE ONE LOVE FOUNDATION AND RILEY THURMAN FROM BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE. LADIES, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU, JEN. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO GO AHEAD AND TELL US ABOUT THIS EVENT. FIRST OF ALL, WONDERFUL. THE MOOD FOR LOVE EVENT IS OUR COMMUNITY RALLY FOR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. WE ALL NEED HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, ESPECIALLY NOW. AND ONE LOVE HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2010, WORKING TO END RELATIONSHIP ABUSE AND CREATE A COMMUNITY OF HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIP. AND SO THE EVENT AT THE ZOO, WHAT DOES THAT INVOLVE? SO THAT’LL INVOLVE ALL OF OUR ONE LOVES FAMILIES, FRIENDS, STUDENT LEADERS LIKE RILEY EDUCATORS AND ANYONE WHO IS COMMITTED TO HELPING US END RELATIONSHIP OF VIOLENCE IN THE CITY AND IN THE COMMUNITY. WE SHOULD ALL COME OUT. IT’LL BE A FUN DAY OF A KIDS ZONE FESTIVAL. WE LOVE FESTIVALS IN BALTIMORE, SO THIS WILL BE A FESTIVAL WITH KIDS GAMES WITH GAMES FOR ADULTS, WITH FOOD, WITH FUN, WITH WAYS TO LEARN ABOUT HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. FOR US ALL TO ENJOY. WE’LL HAVE ELSA AND THEY’LL BE PRINCESS LIZ AND THEY’LL BE PICTURES AND THEY’LL BE FACE PAINTING. WHO DOESN’T LOVE THAT? I KNOW IT’S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING DAY. THAT’S GREAT. AND RILEY, TELL US ABOUT THE WORK YOU DO AT CITY COLLEGE. YEAH. SO I RUN A ONE LOVE CLUB AT MY SCHOOL, BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE. AND WE WORK TO TEACH THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE 20 CORE SIGNS OF EACH. AND WE TRY TO KEEP EVERYONE INVOLVED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, THROUGH FUNDRAISING AND THROUGH OUR CLUB MEETINGS WHERE WE PLAY GAMES AND WE DO DISCUSSIONS WHICH IS REALLY THE FOUNDATION OF THE ONE LOVE ORGANIZATION ITSELF IS THE DISCUSSIONS AND THE PSA. IF YOU’VE EVER SEEN THEM. AND IT’S REALLY A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT WITH TEENS TODAY IN OUR SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF HOW SEVERE THE AND HOW PREVALENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS IN BALTIMORE CITY ITSELF, WHICH IS WHY WE THINK IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE MORE IN BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE, TEENAGERS, THEY DON’T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP LOOKS LIKE, EVEN IF THEY’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. SO ARE YOU ALWAYS SURPRISED WHEN YOU START TO GO THROUGH THE DIFFERENT CORE CHARACTERS AND AND YOU MIGHT SEE THAT SPARK IN A YOUNG WOMAN OR A YOUNG MAN? MEN CAN BE ABUSED AS WELL TO. WAIT A SECOND. THAT’S ME. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO FOR TEENS IN HIGH SCHOOL, THERE’S A LOT OF TIMES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR FIRST RELATIONSHIPS. SO YOU MIGHT NOT REALLY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT OR WHEN IT’S YOUR FIRST RELATIONSHIP. YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT IS HEALTHY AND WHAT IS UNHEALTHY BECAUSE NO ONE EVER TOLD YOU AND YOU’VE NEVER BEEN IN A RELATIONSHIP BEFORE, WHICH IS WHY WE THINK IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO TEACH THESE SIGNS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. SO WHEN YOU’RE GOING INTO THAT FIRST RELATIONSHIP OR EVEN YOUR FRIENDSHIPS OR YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR FAMILY, YOU KNOW, HEY, THIS ISN’T OKAY. AND YEAH, THIS IS OKAY WITH ME. DO YOU HELP TEACH STRATEGIES ON HOW TO GET YOURSELF OUT OF A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TEACH BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. BUT WHAT WE TRY TO REALLY TEACH THE PREVENTION IN THE FIRST PLACE, THESE FIRST COUPLE SIGNS SO YOU CAN SEE IMMEDIATELY FROM THE JUMP THIS PERSON IS NOT THE PERSON FOR ME IN THIS RELATIONSHIP IS NOT HEALTHY. THE ONE LOVE FOUNDATION HAS JUST GROWN SO MUCH. LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW IT GOT STARTED WITH YARDLEY LOVE. YEAH, ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO DURING THIS MONTH, WHEN PEOPLE ARE CELEBRATING GRADUATIONS AND SHOULD BE BEGINNING NEW, EXCITING PARTS OF THEIR LIVES, YARDLEY LOVE WAS MURDERED TRAGICALLY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA BY HER EX-BOYFRIEND. HER PARENTS AND FRIENDS DIDN’T KNOW THE SIGNS. AND SO WHAT WE’VE DONE SINCE THEN IS TO CREATE A FOUNDATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE RILEY KNOW THE TEN SIGNS OF AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP, KNOW AND CAN SPOT THE SIGNS OF A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP, CAN HELP THEIR FRIENDS NAVIGATE THESE, CAN NAVIGATE ENDINGS, CAN UNDERSTAND CONSENT AND BOUNDARIES, UNDERSTAND HOW TO ACCESS RESOURCES AND SO WE’VE EDUCATED OVER 2.3 MILLION NATIONALLY, CLOSE TO 450,000 IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND 100,000 THIS YEAR IN SCHOOLS LIKE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BALTIMORE COUNTY AND AROUND AROUND THE THE STATE. AND TO YOUR POINT, RILEY, YOU TALK ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS IT CAN BE WHEN YOU’RE TALKING TO SOMEONE ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP AND GETTING THEM OUT OF IT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DO WITH ONE LOVE IS YOU DO WORK WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ON THE PROPER WORDS TO SAY, AH, THE WAY TO INTERACT SO THAT YOU’RE NOT CLOSING THE DOOR WITH YOUR LOVED ONE. AND KEEPING THAT OPEN. YEAH, THE KEY IS TO NOT BE, AS RILEY KNOWS, DON’T BE JUDGMENTAL AND REALLY IDENTIFY THE SIGNS. SO WHETHER IT’S SABOTAGE OR MANIPULATION OR BELITTLING OR DEFLECTING RESPONSIBILITY, GASLIGHTING, RIGHT? WE WANT PEOPLE TO FOCUS ON THE BEHAVIOR AND THE SIGNS RECOGNIZE PERSON AND NOT THE PERSON. RECOGNIZE THAT YOU MAY NOT GET OUT OF A RELATIONSHIP OR A FRIEND THAT YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT MAY NOT COME OUT OF A RELATIONSHIP OVERNIGHT. IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL TIMES. BUT BECAUSE YOU’RE A LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE FRIEND FOR THEM, FRIENDS REALLY ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THIS ISSUE. AND YOUNG PEOPLE. RIGHT. I KNOW YOUNG PEOPLE. WE JUST BELIEVE RILEY’S ON THE FRONT LINES OF THIS ISSUE AND HER COLLEAGUES HEAR YOUR GRACE AND YOUR MATURITY IS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING. AMAZING. AND WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO HELP OTHERS LIKE YOU IS IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE. SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO GO TO THIS EVENT, WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO? YES. SO SIGN UP AT JOIN. I’M SORRY. THAT JOIN ONE LOVE. THAT’S FOR ONE LOVE. AND THEN WE MOVE FOR LOVE. DOT ORG. ALL RIGHT. AND AGAIN, THE DATE OF THIS IS SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH. WE’RE GOING TO CROSS OUR FINGERS FOR GOOD WEATHER FOR YOU BOTH. THANK YOU. AND FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. LADIES, THANKS FOR COMING. WI