On September 18th, I attended the Department of Treasury sponsored seminars for National Hispanic Heritage Month and Dispute Prevention Week. Both seminars were held at Treasury buildings in the District, the first in the Cash Room of Main Treasury Building, and the second in the main lobby of IRS Headquarters (a much nicer area than "main lobby" would lead one to imagine).
The Hispanic Heritage keynote speaker was John Quinones from Primetime Live and 20/20. One of my co-workers pointed out that the lady who introduced the keynote speaker signs our money.
The Dispute Prevention Week seminar focused on domestic violence prevention. The keynote speaker was Yvette Cade, who survived her ex-husband setting her on fire at her workplace. Other speakers included a detective from the Alexandria Police Department, the executive director of the National Center for Children and Families, and the public policy manager of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, who all gave good advice for helping victims of domestic violence.
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