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September 25, 2007
Right here, it will hereby be proclaimed
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
This important awareness campaign begins a few days early in Darien and it'll start this Thursday, the 27th at 11 a.m. right here at the Library when First Selectwoman Evonne Klein will read the proclamation.
As a result of the efforts of the Darien Domestic Violence Task Force, the powerful Silent Witness exhibit will be on display at the Library this Thursday and Friday, and at Town Hall next Monday and Tuesday.
The Connecticut Silent Witness Exhibit is a traveling tribute to women in Connecticut who were murdered as a result of domestic violence. Featuring 13 silhouettes, the exhibit includes the names, ages, and histories of 11 women who were murdered in 1996 by their husbands, former husbands, or partners. The 12th figure represents the women whose deaths were not recognized as being caused by domestic violence, and the 13th figure represents women whose lives continue to be at risk unless appropriate assistance and intervention is made available.
The Library will open this Friday evening, the 28th, from 7 - 8 p.m. for a special viewing of this exhibit.
Then, at 8 p.m., we'll be showing the film Waitress downstairs in the Program Room. This is a wonderful story about finding hope within hopelessness. It's a real crowd-pleaser of a film and we are very pleased to bring this film to town as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
(Click on the image to visit the website and watch the trailer.)
Posted by BarbaraT at September 25, 2007 08:24 PM