The event is called Stand Up and Stride, and organizers say around 1,300 participants took part -- dancing, walking and running through the finish line.
“I’m a survivor, or, as I like to say, a warrior,” Blum said.“It’s definitely not an easy situation,” Blum said. “To have so many people who have experienced the same things, and you can go to them and talk to them about it, and they’re there for you -- it means a lot.”“Today is about hope,” Sherlinski said.
“Unfortunately, the majority of domestic violence in this country is perpetrated by men against women,” Sherlinski said. “We’re against violence in all its forms, but because so much of domestic violence is perpetrated by men against women -- it’s that much more important that we be out here supporting survivors and being part of the solution rather than part of the problem.”
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