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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, the Somerville Commission for Women, and RESPOND, Inc. are honored to invite residents to join the annual Domestic Violence Vigil on Monday, October 30, 2023, commemorating Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year’s vigil aims to remember those who lost their lives to domestic violence in the last year, celebrate survivors’ resilience, and recommit ourselves as a community to ending domestic violence.
The vigil and community art-making event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at The Dojo @ Somernova (15 Properzi Way, Somerville). The event is free and all are welcome to attend. There will be American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at the event.
Domestic violence is a life-threatening public health and social justice issue that impacts one in three women and one in four men in the United States annually.
For more information about the vigil, please contact Latoya Saulters, Commissions Coordinator at lsaulters@somervillema.gov or (857) 274-2719.
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2023-10-30 18:00:00
2026-04-02 00:30:12
Annual Candlelight Vigil in Honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, the Somerville Commission for Women, and RESPOND, Inc. are honored to invite residents to join the annual Domestic Violence Vigil on Monday, October 30, 2023, commemorating Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year’s vigil aims to remember those who lost their lives to domestic violence in the last year, celebrate survivors’ resilience, and recommit ourselves as a community to ending domestic violence.
The vigil and community art-making event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at The Dojo @ Somernova (15 Properzi Way, Somerville). The event is free and all are welcome to attend. There will be American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at the event.
Domestic violence is a life-threatening public health and social justice issue that impacts one in three women and one in four men in the United States annually.
For more information about the vigil, please contact Latoya Saulters, Commissions Coordinator at lsaulters@somervillema.gov or (857) 274-2719.
The Dojo at Somernova
15 Properzi Way Somerville
Somerville, MA 02143
United States
Latoya Saulters
saulters@somervillema.gov
America/New_York
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