Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2013
A Demonstration of Our Unity and Strong Commitment to End Domestic Violence
October 24, 2013 - Saint Paul Fire Station 1, Saint Paul, Minnesota
We will:
Reach even further to touch the victim who is so paralyzed by fear that she is unable to seek help,
Connect even closer with a range of community programs, so no gaps will exist in linking our services, and
Spread our message even further, until every member of our community becomes a conduit to help, and an instrument of hope.
Today we stand as a community in saying "no more." "No more beatings, no more terror, and no more searching for help ... for we are here to help you."
St. Paul & Ramsey County Intervention Project Executive Director Shelley Johnson Cline and St. Paul Fire Chief Tim Butler
Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman
Saint Paul Chief of Police Tom Smith
Saint Paul City Attorney Sara Grewing
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi
Ramsey County Sheriff Matt Bostrom
Saint Paul/Ramsey County Public Health Director Rina McManus
Saint Paul Fire Chief Tim Butler
Ramsey County Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt and Saint Paul City Council President Kathy Lantry remember the members of our community murdered as a result of domestic violence in 2012
St. Paul & Ramsey County Domestic Abuse Project Advocates
Singer Brittani Senser
Chief of Metro Transit Police John Harrington and Ramsey County Sheriff Matt Bostrom
T-shirts from the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women's Clothesline Project to commemorate Minnesotans murdered as a result of domestic violence in 2012
Photos courtesy of the Saint Paul Fire Department
We remember the members of our Ramsey County community who were murdered in 2013 by a current or former intimate partner, or while attempting to protect a family member or friend from harm.
Sherell Montrese Craighead, 30
Staff Sgt. Brandon Horst, 25
Anna Hurd, 16
Manya Johnson, 32
Kong Meng Lee, 18
Perry Paulson, 49
Kira Steger, 30
Nancy A. Sullivan, 57
Mark Urang, 50
Joseph Yang, 33
Panhia Yang, 27