October is the month for National Domestic Violence Awareness. With the purpose of raising awareness of domestic violence, National Week of Action kicked off today Wednesday, October 19th, at Saint Xavier University. Throughout this week, several events will take place to educate students about this type of abuse. These events are sponsored by Saint Xavier Council (SXC) and Student Life.
Domestic violence is defined as “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner.” It can be either emotional, psychological, economic, sexual, or physical. According to CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, approximately 12 million individuals are victims of domestic violence every year.
Below, you will see a list of events that will occur, starting from October 16th to October 21st.
Events obtained from SXC’s National Week of Action 2016 flyer. For more information, you may contact Student Life at 773-341-5060.
Sunday 16th: Sunday Mass in the McDonough Chapel at 8pm.
Monday 17th: SXC will have a photobooth in the diner from 11am to 1pm to spread awareness. Share the pictures on social media with #DVAMweekofaction.
Tuesday 18th: Learn about the red flags in relationships from 11am to 1pm in the diner.
Wednesday 19th: Be informed about the No More Campaign and share why you say no more. Join SXC from 11am to 1pm in the diner.
Thursday 20th: Wear purple to support domestic violence awareness and upload them to social media with #PurpleThursday.
Friday 21st: Watch the documentary entitled Love You to Death. This film is about dating violence in teenagers and will be screened in the Mcguire Hall at 4pm.
Miryam Villarreal
Senior News Editor