Greetings!

I am reaching out to let you know about an exciting event we have planned this fall! Mark your calendars — on Saturday November 20th, we invite you to join in Voices Empower: Walk to Break The Silence.

Every year, Women’s Crisis Services hosts an event to raise awareness and funds during Woman Abuse Prevention Month. This past year has been especially difficult for women facing domestic violence. During this time, domestic violence has escalated and rates of femicide have increased.
By July 2021, the number of femicides in Ontario had already surpassed the total number of femicides that occurred the previous year. We must continue raising awareness and funds to prevent these tragedies from happening.

This November, we invite you to join in Voices Empower: Walk to Break The Silence. This self-directed 6 km walk will take place on Saturday November 20th. We encourage you to get a team together, wear your best purple outfit, and walk to show your support for women and children experiencing domestic violence.

Leading up to the walk, there will be lots of opportunities to fundraise, donate and raise awareness. Stay tuned — we will be sharing more details in the coming weeks about how you can get involved!
Quick Facts & How You Can Help

Every 6 days in Canada, a woman is killed by her intimate partner.

  • Walk 6 km on November 20th to honour the many women we have lost to femicide.

Purple is the official domestic violence colour.

  • Wear purple to show your support for women and children experiencing domestic violence. 

It costs $100 to provide one day of care to a woman and children in shelter.

  • Register your team and encourage team members to raise $100 each to support women and children living in shelter.
In Case You Missed It!

Are you caught up on the latest episodes of She Is Your Neighbour? Check out this episode called Learning From Domestic Homicides with Dr. Peter Jaffe.
Dr. Peter Jaffe is one of Canada’s top researchers on domestic homicides, serving as a member and co-founder of the Domestic Violence Death Review Committee. In this episode of She Is Your Neighbour, Dr. Jaffe talks about the process of reviewing domestic homicides and explains how we can use these findings to prevent future tragedies.  
Thank you so much for your support! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Have a great day,
Jenna Mayne (she/her)
Communications and Fund Development Manager
24 Hour Support: (519) 742-5894 | (519) 653-2422
700 Heritage Drive, Kitchener ON N2A 3N9