YWCA Supports Week Without Violence, October 17-22, 2022

For nearly 30 years, YWCA has set aside one week in October as a week without violence—a week when YWCA joins as part of a global movement to end gender-based violence— and will be participating in local activities to raise awareness.

“YWCA Greater Green Bay’s focus on gender-based violence—which recognizes a spectrum of violence, including but not limited to, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and harassment, and which is too often compounded by experiences of racism and racial violence—allows us to address, educate, and take action around myriad issues that impact survivors and communities,” states Amy Schaeuble, YWCA Greater Green Bay’s Executive Director.

YWCA Greater Green Bay invites the community to participate in daily events:

• Daily Facebook live Leaders are Readers
• Facebook live Stand Against Racism event with Wise Women Gathering Place
• Keynote Speaker-We Need to Talk…A Frank Discussion on the Spectrum of Abuse with New York Times Best Selling Author, Janine Latus on Wednesday, October 19 at 6pm
• Self Defense Workshop with the Green Bay Police Department on Thursday, October 20, 5:30pm
• Boutique Pop Up Shop benefiting Golden House 12-1pm (bring in an item from Golden House’s wish list and receive a free clothing item all day)

YWCA believes that everyone deserves to be safe and free from violence, abuse, and threats. However, compounding issues of gender-based violence and racism continue to impact the lives of countless women and their families across the United States. Women and girls of all ages, income levels, racial and ethnic communities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and religious affiliations experience violence in the form of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and trafficking, which is compounded by experiences of racism and racial violence. Please join us to raise awareness in the Green Bay community and beyond.

For information about participation or sponsorship for Week Without Violence, please contact Marla Sparks at 715-851-1412 or via email at [email protected] or register at bit.ly/3DEcLut