Take Action: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

SUM Prevent of Gun Violence & Violence Against Women Working Group C2A

THE ISSUE

More than 10 million men and women are abused by an intimate partner each year in the U.S. In Maine, a domestic violence assault is reported to law enforcement every 1 hour and 52 minutes and nearly half of all homicides are the result of domestic violence, according to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. Communities around the state are holding events during Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October to draw attention to intimate partner violence and rally support for prevention efforts. See below for a list of events and support centers.

THE ACTION

• Attend an event! See below for a full list. Know of an event we missed? Email us at suitupmaine@gmail.com.
• Join MCEDV in the Take Action Maine month-long action:
  • Step 1: Print our PDF sign and write your reason for acting to end domestic abuse and violence. Get it here.
  • Step 2: Snap a photo and post it Facebook (@MCEDV) and/or Instagram (@mcedv1977).
  • Step 3: Tag MCEDV in your post, and use the hashtags #TakeActionMaine, #DVAMinME18, and #EndDV.
  • Step 4: Ask your friends to do the same!

EVENTS

Month-long events

• Waldoboro: Healing Through Art display at the Waldoboro Public Library at 958 Main Street.

October 16

• Bangor: End Domestic Violence Days Walk and Event, 11am-3pm in Downtown Bangor. Register here. Hosted by Partners for Peace.
• Bath: In Her Shoes, 5:30-7 pm at Patten Free Library at 33 Summer Street. Hosted by New Hope for Women.
• Richmond: Empty Place at the Table, 2-7 pm at the Richmond Public Library at 164 Main Street #3. Hosted by New Hope for Women.

October 17

• Boothbay: Empty Place at the Table, 2-7 pm at the Richmond Public Library at 164 Main Street #3. Hosted by New Hope for Women.
• Lewiston: Fall Mixer & Community Partner Awards, 5-8 pm at Bates Mill Atrium, 36 Chestnut Street. Hosted by Safe Voices.
• Malisset: 21st Annual Candlelight Vigil, 6 pm at the Maliseet Riverside Gym at 568 Foxcroft Road. Hosted by the Malisset Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy Center.

October 18

• Damariscotta: Empty Place at the Table, 9am-5pm at the Skidompha Public Library 184 Main Street. Hosted by New Hope for Women.

October 19

• Waldoboro: Empty Place at the Table, 10am-5pm at the Waldoboro Public Library at 958 Main St. Hosted by New Hope for Women.

October 21

• Hinckley: Second Annual Race to End Domestic Violence, 9 am at Good Will-Hinckely Campus on Route 201. Register here. Hosted by the Somerset County Domestic Violence Task Force and the Family Violence Project.

October 23

• Bath: Empty Place at the Table, 10am-6pm at the Patten Free Library at 33 Summer St. Hosted by New Hope for Women.

October 25

• Biddeford: Survivor Stories Project , 6-7:30 pm at the Engine Gallery, 128 Main Street in Biddeford. Hosted by Caring Unlimited.
• Ellsworth: Shine A Light, 6:15-8pm at Knowlton Community Park on State Street. Hosted by Next Step Domestic Violence Project.
• Topsham: Empty Place at the Table, 9am-5pm at the Topsham Public Library at 25 Foreside Rd. Hosted by New Hope for Women.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCACY CENTERS IN MAINE

• Caring Unlimited, serving York County
• Family Violence Project, serving Kennebec & Somerset Counties
• Through These Doors, serving Cumberland County
• Safe Voices, serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties
• New Hope for Women, serving Waldo, Knox, Lincoln & Sagadahoc Counties
• Partners for Peace, serving Piscataquis & Penobscot Counties
• Next Step DV Project, serving Hancock & Washington Counties
• Hope & Justice Project, serving Aroostook County
• Wabanaki Women’s Coalition, serving Maine’s five Wabanaki Tribes
• Indian Township Passamaquoddy Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy Center, located in Princeton
• Maliseet Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy Center, located in Houlton
• Micmac Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy Center, located in Presque Isle
• Passamaquoddy Peaceful Relations Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy Center, located in Pleasant Point
• Penobscot Nation Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy Center, located in Indian Island