Southcentral Foundation recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness and Action Month with annual march.
The latest digital headlines from Alaska's News Source.ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Led by a group of Native drummers, dozens of people left the Alaska Native Health Campus on Wednesday to march down Tudor Road in an annual event that recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Marchers carried signs showing support for victims and calling for an end to domestic violence.
Speakers at the event emphasized that violence is preventable. Vice President of the Southcentral Foundation Michelle Baker said it was important for community members to take a stand. Baker said Southcentral offers programs that treat the whole family which, in her view, is critical to breaking the cycle of abuse. She said there is also reason to be hopeful.
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