Smart Talk: NO MORE Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Week
What to look for on Smart Talk Friday, March 13, 2015:
NO MORE is a two-year-old campaign designed to bring attention and awareness to domestic violence and sexual assault. NO MORE Week runs until Saturday and we’ll learn more about it on Friday’s Smart Talk.
Scott Lamar wearing the blue No More pin
The statistics alone should get attention.
One in three women and one in four men experience violence from their partners in their lifetimes. One in five women are survivors of rape. One in four women and one in six men were sexually abused before the age of 18.
Those numbers may or may not be entirely accurate because often incidents of both domestic violence and sexual assault go unreported.
However more often today, survivors of past abuse and incidents are coming forward to tell their stories as the public is better educated and aware.
Appearing on Friday’s program are Peg Dierkers, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Kristen Houser, Vice President, Public Relations for the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.
Peg Dierkers and Kristen Houser
Also, WITF’s Capitol Bureau Chief Mary Wilson joins us for Capitol Week-in-Review.
If you want more information about services or about volunteering please visit: pasaysnomore.com
