During National Crime Victims' Rights Week this month, an interactive art exhibit at the OC Transportation Center encouraged passersby to reflect upon those individuals unable to return home for dinner because their lives were lost to crime.
WTLC partnered with Crime Survivors Inc., Mariposa, The Muckenthaler, and Waymakers for this project, which highlighted the impacts of crimes such as domestic violence, human trafficking, gun violence, sexual assault, and violence against children.
Visitors were encouraged to respond to the exhibit by writing and drawing reactions on canvases that were set up nearby. By the end of the week-long event, each canvas was covered with words of support to survivors, as well as commitments to strive for a safer community.