Current Activities
The Awareness Months of April and October are meant to draw attention to the broad and local issues concerning Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence and to celebrate the survivors; primary, secondary, children, adults, men, and women.
January | This Month!
Speak Your Peace--The Civility Project: Everyone makes a declaration of their 'New Year's Resolution' in January! Why not make "Speak your Peace" part of your resolution!? The Speak Your Peace Civility Project is a community based campaign to urge the citizens of Duluth and Superior to communicate in a more respectful way. To do this, here are 9 tools you can use to create more civility in your community!
1. Pay Attention 2. Listen 3. Be Inclusive 4. Not Gossip 5. Show Respect 6. Be Agreeable 7. Apologize 8. Give Constructive Criticism 9. Take Responsibility |
April
| Sexual Assault Awareness Month Activities
- The VPC hosts a Take Back the Night march that includes a silent vigil. Please join us for this rewarding, moving event. Check back for an exact time and location as the month approaches.
- Liberal use is made of our local ISP, Boreal Access, and Cook County's own radio station, WTIP, to present and discuss this nationwide Awareness Month as well as the local resources we have to offer.
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October | Domestic Violence Awareness Month Activities
- The VPC illustrates just one of the effects of domestic violence through visual art entitled 'Empty Place at the Table'. These displays, a dining table set for one guest . . . but with a chair that will remain eternally empty, are available for the public to view and discuss in at least two locations in Grand Marais during the month.
- Then, please join us for Minnesota's own 'Vigil for Remembrance and Peace': an outdoor, candlelit celebration that includes the reading of the year's Femicide Report (a list - complete with names, ages, and hometowns - of the women, children, and men who have died in Minnesota during the last year due to Domestic Violence). Attendants are encouraged to light a candle for someone who they believe may be struggling with domestic voilence . . . or in memory of a person lost. Vigils in the past have included music apropos to the ceremony. Check back for an exact time and location as the month approaches.
Come help us CELEBRATE our 25th Anniversary in style! |
Our Mission:
To serve individuals and families in Cook County affected by domestic and sexual violence and to act as a catalyst in building healthy relationships and developing a community where violence is not tolerated.