Tips for Getting Involved to End Domestic Violence

How to help

Volunteer to be a Reader at the annual Unveiling Ceremony.

Host a Silent Witness display in your area.

Partcipate in fundraisers to raise money for domestic violence prevention and shelters.

advocate

Advocate for better domestic violence legislation in Ohio. Check out ActionOhio.org for the latest updates.

Choose non-violent solutions in dealing with conflict in your personal life and hold your friends and family members accountable when they engage or support domestic violence.

"It is very tempting to take the side of the perpetrator. All the perpetrator asks is that the bystander do nothing. He appeals to the universal desire to see, hear, and speak no evil. The victim, on the contrary, asks the bystander to share the burden of the pain. The victim demands action, engagement, and remembering..." -Pamela Cooper-White

Donate money to your local Silent Witness program.

Donate money and/or non-perishable goods to local shelters.

help

Offer to set-up for the Unveiling Ceremony in October.

Sponsor a Silent Witness Display and help raise awareness about domestic violence.

"Non-violence can truly flourish when the world is free of poverty, hunger, discrimination, exclusion, intolerance and hatred--when women and men can realize their highest potential and live a secure and fulfilling life. Until then, each and every one of us would have to contribute--collectively and individually--to building peace through non-violence." -Anwarul Chowdhury