Womenspace strives
for abuse awareness
By Stacy Ivie
Emerald Associate Editor
The realities of violence to
ward women will be the focus
of educational seminars and
displays sponsored by
Womenspace throughout Octo
ber as part of Domestic Vio
lence Awareness Month
"It's clear that there is do
mestic violence on campus.'
said Pearl Wolfe, of
Womenspace. "lust because
people are being college edu
cated does not mean that they
are exempt. Domestic violence
happens at the University, at
Lane Community College, in
the dorms, off-campus and to
American and international
students. It happens every
where."
Womenspace, a non-profit
organization that provides
emergency shelter, counseling
and safety to 500 women and
their children annually in Lane
r
County, is participating in the
local activities taking place
throughout October.
■‘We want the victims of do
mestic violence to realize that
there is help," Wolfe said.
Womenspace began in 1975
when a group of survivors of
domestic violence got together
and began taking calls and
sheltering abused women and
children in their homes.
In 1977. the organization ex
panded to a a 24-hour hotline,
emergency shelter services for
women in abusive relation
ships. a confidential shelter for
women and children, and be
gan offering counseling, sup
port groups, transportation and
children’s services
"We try to get women back
on their feet and out of abusive
relationships. We get them le
gal advice, medical help, and
aid in finding jobs and hous-„
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