Lewiston – Safe Voices Awareness Month Vigil Oct 5

Safe Voices Welcomes Survivor Speakers and Community Members to Domestic Violence Awareness Month Vigil
Safe Voices will hold their annual memorial vigil in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Monday, Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. in Dufresne Plaza on Lisbon Street. The vigil is held annually to honor those who have lost their lives to domestic abuse and violence, offer hope to those still facing abuse, and support those who have survived.
The candlelit vigil will include guest speakers from the community, survivor stories, and a remembrance ceremony. All are invited to attend and show their support.
Each year, about half of all Maine homicides are linked to domestic violence. Domestic Violence Awareness Month and events like the memorial vigil are opportunities to recognize domestic abuse and violence as community issues, representing danger not just to those who live with the abuse but to the community at large. Safe Voices invites friends and neighbors to join together to show that the effort to end abuse must also be a community one. For a full listing of the agency’s DVAM events, please visit bit.ly/SV-DVAM.
Safe Voices is the domestic abuse and sex trafficking resource center serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties. Last year, the agency worked with over 2,677 unique survivors in these counties to help them safety plan, access shelter, work with civil and legal advocates, and work through emergent crises as well as the ongoing, long-term effects of domestic abuse and sex trafficking. The agency has been doing this work in Maine since 1977. Those experiencing or impacted by domestic abuse and needing to reach out should call the agency’s 24-hour helpline at 1-800-559-2927.
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