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University of Texas Students Rally Against Domestic Violence

October 15th, 2009

2184608394Students at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas kicked off Domestic Violence Awareness Month this past Wednesday.  Voices Against Violence, a program organized by the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center put together the event. Program coordinators, workers, and volunteers passed out 2,000 carnations attached to stories of Texans who died in 2008 because of domestic violence.  An arch of purple balloons was set up on campus where students read aloud some of the stories, discussed warning signs of abusive relationship and gave spoken-word performances. Click here to read more about this amazing event.

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teen dating abuse display in Wilton, CT

February 14th, 2008

The Wilton bulletin published this story today about a powerful teen dating abuse display created by students at Wilton High School.  Last week was National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Week, but this is a great way to spread awareness of teen dating abuse as an issue any time of the year.

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