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Silent Witness Exhibit
The
Silent Witnesses represent women and children who were
murdered in acts of domestic violence in the Kansas
City Metropolitan area. Each personal story is displayed
on the witnesses silhouette. The goal of the Silent
Witness Exhibit is to STOP domestic violence by:
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Heping
you visualize the problem of domestic violence. |
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Moving
you and the community to action. |
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Protecting
all women and children. |
If
your company or organization is interested in providing
the space and set-up for the exhibit so it could be
viewed by your employees or membership, we are eager
to accommodate. Your exhibit can feature some or all
of the witnesses.
Please
contact Jennifer
at 816-474-6446 x224 to make the arrangements. In addition,
speakers are available to educate groups about the Silent
Witness exhibit and/or domestic violence.
History
of the exhibit
The
idea of the Silent Witness project began in 1992 with
a group of women artists,the Minnesota's Women's Consortium.
They created 27 red silhouettes representing women who
had died as a result of domestic violence in Minnesota
the previous year. Each silhouette included a plaque
memorializing each victim by telling her story. Since
1992, all 50 states have developed a Silent Witness
Project.
The Kansas City initiative is a collaboration among the National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Kansas City Section; the Metropolitan Family Violence Coalition comprised of Newhouse, Hope House, Rose Brooks Center, SAFEHOME, Synergy Services and Joyce H. Williams; and the Lee's Summit Business Professional Women. The exhibit represents named victims killed by their intimate partner as well as telling the story of the last silhouette who represents the unknown victim.
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