takebacknightJamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News, Univ. of Jamestown) — October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and the Jamestown community is invited to participate in the “Take Back The Night ®, Walk,” on Monday October 28, 2013, at 7-p.m., at the University of Jamestown, Voorhees Chapel.

The walk is co-sponsored by the University of Jamestown, SAFE Shelter, the Jamestown Zonta Club, and the Jamestown Martial Arts Academy.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, University of Jamestown, Student Advocacy Coordinator, Caleb Grossman said the University is partnering to bring awareness of domestic violence, to the community and to the University campus.

He said the event starts at Voorhees Chapel at 7-p.m.  Attendees will view a video, “Why I Take a Stand,” featuring members of the University of Jamestown community and produced by Caleb Grossman.

Guest speaker Cindy Grimm of the Life After Fear Organization will follow. A walk from the chapel to the campus main entrance will conclude the event. Attendees will carry 115 pairs of shoes during the walk to symbolize last year’s 115 victims of domestic violence in Stutsman County. The shoes have been placed around the University of Jamestown campus and will be on display at the Buffalo Mall Nov. 23-25, sponsored by Zonta.

Also on our show, SAFE Shelter’s, Sexual Assault Services Coordinator, Mary Thysell said the walk has not been held in the Jamestown area for a few years, and this year’s event will help bring a new generation of community support, for victims of domestic and sexual violence, along with awareness.

She pointed out that in the past year, SAFE Shelter in Jamestown served 90-families, along with 100 children, and 16 sexual violence victims in Stutsman and Foster Counties.

She added the majority of victims are abused by someone they know.

The 24 hour SAFE Shelter hotline is 701-251-2300.