Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Silhouettes carry message of abuse prevention
B y L eslie M itts
S pilyay Tymoo
The red, wooden “people”
you see around town have a
message behind them: a mes
sage about Domestic Vio
lence Awareness Month.
The wooden silhouettes
will be distributed throughout
Warm Springs and in various
locations in Madras this
month, and many will move
around in attempt to contact
as many people as possible,
according
to
Mark
Matthews, director of Vic
tims of Crime.
Each wooden cutout fea
tures a sheet of paper that
explains domestic abuse or
relates a personal account of
someone from Oregon.
Matthews adopted the idea
as part of the Silent Witness
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Jacklyn Langley reads the domestic violence message at the
Post Office.
National Initiative.
In 1990, a group of women
in Minnesota founded the pro-
gram to speak out about domes-
tic violence.
They came up with the idea
to use the free-standing, life-
sized wooden figures in order
to commemorate the women
\*ho had lost their lives due to
domestic violence.
In addition, community
members may see a lot of
purple in town this month as
Victims of Crime uses the
purple ribbon campaign to
spread awareness.
The campaign began in
1994 with the goal of elimi
nating interpersonal violence.
Supporters wear purple
ribbons to support the end
of domestic violence—
something that creators of
the International Purple Rib
bon Project believe leads to
violence outside the home.
Matthews said they also
hope to do a presentation
about domestic violence at
the high school.
Victims of Crime will cap
off Domestic Violence
Awareness Month with a
family conference on Oct.
20 .
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Victims can also receive
financial support by apply
ing to the Crime Victims’
Com pensation Program ,
and advocates can assist
them through the process
when it applies to their situ
ation.
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Safety information and infor
mation on what to do in certain
situations is available to victims,
as well as assistance with going
to food banks or soup kitch
ens.
Advocate Ina Wainanwit said
Victims of Crime is an excel
lent resource for those who
choose to seek help.
She said, “Some people don’t
know where to look. They just
keep letting it happen, or they
feel like they don’t have any
where to go.”
“We’re here to help them and
not to judge them,” she said.
Receptionist
Simone
Danzuka echoed Wainanwit’s
sentiments.
“I think that the people
who come here are stronger,”
she said.
“I think it’s a big leap for
them to come to Victims of
Crime to get help.”
Conference on domestic
violence prevention Oct. 20
Families are invited to attend
a conference about domestic
violence on Oct. 20 as part of
Domestic Violence Awareness
Month.
While the subject matter is
serious, organizers of the event
hope to bring incorporate some
fun family time with a family
night of entertainment.
The conference will focus on
family violence and family
wellness.
Registration begins at 8 a.m.
at the Community7 Center.
After a general session at 9
a.m. with speaker (and tribal
member) Caroline Cruz from
the State Office of Mental
Health and Addictions Services,
the group will split into several
different sessions.
Featured speakers will in
clude Dr. Locker, Rachel Smith
and Wilson Wewa.
Before a session begins, door
prizes will be awarded through
out the day.
Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert
Resort is responsible for donat
ing the door prizes.
The afternoon features addi
tional sessions with speakers
Elizabeth Nava and representa
tives from Best Care and Com
munity Counseling. During this
time a session on how family
violence was dealt with in the
past will feature speakers
George Aguilar, Sr., Tessie Wil
liams and Adeline Miller.
After dinner that evening,
Carolyn Harvey will lead a rub
ber-band family exercise.
Finishing up the event will be
a “family fun night” with Indian
entertainer Mitch Factor begin
ning at 7 p.m.
So far, Matthews said, they
expect a fairly decent turnout.
According to Matthews, Jo De
Goudy is helping to recruit
about 40 teenage community
members to attend the confer
ence.
I.H.S., CHET, CPS, Commu
nity Counseling, Culture and
Heritage, the Senior Program,
Victims of Crime and the State
Office of Mental Health and
Addictions Services will host the
event.
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