October is domestic violence awareness month. The Boone County Safe Shelter is holding a series of events throughout the month to raise education and awareness about the dangers of domestic violence and those trapped in violence can get help. Today marks the start of the "Be The Messenger" campaign which encoruages everyone to talk to one person today, whether it be by phone, text message, email or face to face conversation about the dangers of domestic violence. The shelter's philosophy is that we cannot solve the problem of domestic violence if we cannot talk about it, so the month's activities promote the healthy discussion of domestic violence.
The month's activities also include a project done by the shelter and the MU RSVP center, Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention center, where a clothesline of t-shirts will be displayed in Lowry Mall on the MU campus. Each t-shirt was made by a woman expressing her emotions about domestic violence. Also the 3rd annual "Love Shouldn't Hurt" essay contest deadline is Friday. Middle school and high school students in Columbia are encouraged to write an essay about dating abuse or healthy relationships. This message is important. I enjoyed seeing what other steps the community is taking to spread the word about getting help if you are in a violent home or relationship situation, since it directly connects to my story last week for Hispanic Heritage month.
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