Take Back the Night from Sexual Abuse – Wayne County
Cooperage ProjectFeaturing: What Was She Wearing: A collection of outfits based on what survivors were wearing when they were sexually abused. Shoe Project (Wayne Co.): Stories of sexual abuse. Clothesline Project: T-shirt artwork created by survivors.
Take Back the Night from Sexual Abuse – Pike County
Community HouseFeaturing: What Was She Wearing: A collection of outfits based on what survivors were wearing when they were sexually abused. Clothesline Project: T-shirt artwork created by survivors.
Roll Red Roll Movie Discussion
Virtual Zoom MeetingJoin VIP advocates for a guided discussion on Roll Red Roll, a documentary that sheds light on sexual assault among high school students and the important part that social media plays in these incidents. Register by emailing cf@vipempowers.org with name and age. You will receive [...]
Red Sand Project
Pike County Courthouse 412 Broad St, MilfordIf you’re taking a trip to Milford on Thursday, July 30th, you may notice red sand filling up the sidewalk cracks at the Pike County Courthouse. This sand, poured into the cracks we step over every day, is used to symbolize the millions of trafficking [...]
Silent Witness Project
Wayne County Courthouse 925 Court St, Honesdale30 years ago, the Silent Witness Initiative was born in Minnesota, by a group of female artists and writers. They created life-size silhouettes, in red, to represent each individual homicide of a woman who was murdered by her partner. A silhouette was also created to [...]
Purple Thursday
EverywhereShow support for domestic violence awareness by wearing purple. Use your clothing to start conversations with others about domestic violence. Share photos online of yourself wearing purple, and use the hashtag #PurpleThursday.
Vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Honesdale Central Park Court St, HonesdaleThe vigil is a time for Wayne County residents to come together to commemorate the lives taken too early as a result of domestic violence. We will begin this brief event with a few words about DVAM and DV homicides. VIP advocates will then read [...]
Wear Blue Day
Blue Campaign is a national public awareness campaign, designed to educate the public, law enforcement and other industry partners to recognize the indicators of human trafficking, and how to appropriately respond to possible cases. Need some inspiration? Here are a few ways you can participate in #WearBlueDay on January [...]