Alumna Alex Wiersma, sophomore business administration major Caroline Zanteson and senior biology major Janine Blackmur, raise awareness about domestic violence at Iota Delta’s Clothesline Project event in Sneaky Park Tuesday. The Clothesline Project began in 1990 when a member of the Cape Cod’s Women’s Defense Agenda learned that around 51,000 American women were killed by their partners in domestic violence acts during the Vietnam War. / photo by Celeste Drake
The University hosted a virtual roundtable on immigration relief for non-citizen survivors of violence to make them aware of the resources that are available to them.
As many cities, states and countries continue to urge their citizens to stay at home during the global coronavirus pandemic there has been a resulting spike in domestic abuse worldwide.
The House of Ruth welcomed members of the community to share personal stories about overcoming domestic violence Oct. 23 at their annual candlelight vigil.