By DeDe Jones
In case you didn’t know, October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and the Women’s Center is really passionate about preventing domestic violence! In fact, we have an event on Friday, October 10th from 11 am- 1 pm in the Miller Nichols Learning Center lobby, which is all about ending and raising awareness for domestic violence. The event is entitled the “I Can, We Can Day of Action” and you have the opportunity to create a small piece of art work that can go a long way in helping to end violence.
Domestic Violence Awareness month first began in 1981 and was built around the first Day of Unity. It began with the intentions to connect battered women’s advocates across the country. It then turned into a week full of different activities to bring awareness and now we work to bring awareness for a full month! Almost 20 people a minute experience physical violence by an intimate partner in the United States. As a campus and community, we must work together to decrease this statistic.
I encourage every student, faculty member, and staff member to become involved in the events the Women’s Center has planned to raise awareness during Domestic Violence awareness month, including the “I Can, We Can Day of Action.” TAKE A STAND AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE! Here is a link to our Facebook event for the “I Can, We Can Day of Action”: https://www.facebook.com/events/448870841921106/
Reference:
<http://www.ncadv.org/takeaction/DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth>